Correspondence

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0051.058

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 58
Total Parts: 69
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 20.4 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this letter dated Aug. 9, 1943
Canada: Unknown
Function: requests T.W. Christie to requrt to RCAF Medical Officer for examination in response to application for enlistment/ sent in envelope .059
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering reads: "[logo]/OUR FILE 27-1-C/REF. YOUR [blank]/DATED [blank]/ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE/R.C.A.F. G. 32H.--800M--7--42 (2459)--H.Q. 885-G-32H"; type written lettering reads: "OTTAWA, Ontario,/9th August, 1943./Mr. Thoburn Wesley Christie,/Billings Bridge,/Ontario./Dear Sir:/Reference is made to your appli-/cation for enlistment in the Royal Canadian Air/Force./You are requested to report to the/Medical Officer at this centre on Thursday, 12th August,/at 10 a.n. for a further interview./Yours truly,/[signature - illeg.] F/L/for (G.F. Chambers) Squadron Leader,/Commanding Officer,/#12 Recruiting Centre, R.C.A.F.,/132 Queen st.., Ottawa, Ont."
Missing: N/A
Finish: black printed & type written lettering on white paper; signature hand written in black ink
Decoration: RCAF logo on letterhead (top centre)

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