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Contains a series of photographs and documents detailing Elroy Edgar's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Includes original, hand drawn cartoons and caricatures by a friend and fellow serviceman, Garry Filewod/Filewood.
Donated to the Air Force Museum of Alberta by Karen Laugher, daughter of Elroy Edgar.
Donated to the Air Force Museum of Alberta 1 December, 2020 by Karen Laugher, daughter of Elroy Edgar. Accessioned and organized in 2020 by Curator Alison Mercer.
The Air Force Museum of Alberta Archives- Accession Number AF2020.023 (Elroy Edgar)
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Photo: "Roy + Gary 1940. 1929 Essex. Roy's first car." Roy and Gary stand in front of the Essex Coupe in military uniform. Dated 1940. Black and white, original.
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Photo: RCAF servicemen pose in uniform on a snowy porch in Lethbridge, Alberta. Dated 1943. Black and white, original.
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Photo: "The guy with me is Don McLean from Vancouver. We were about .25 miles from Cairo." Two men, one of whom is Mclean, pose together next to a tent in the desert. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Roy and Gary from the "Army Service Corp" pose together in front of a house in uniform. Dated 1941. Black and white, original.
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Photo: The Comox airbase. Dated 1945. Black and white, original.
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Photo: An airfield with a row of DC3s lined up on the runway. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: "Bring 'em back alive - they called me in these days." Two men stand in front of a tent in tropical uniforms. One is wearing a pith helmet. Dated September 10, 1943. Black and white, original.
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Photo: "AC2 Williamson R92154. Taken in Calgary. Sober as a judge! Don't forget to let me have one of you. Larry George." Williamson walks past the Bay in downtown Calgary in his RCAF uniform. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Three Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fly in formation. The aircraft have the 'Flying Tigers' nose art. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Five men pose together under the wing of an aircraft. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A postcard photograph of a First World War military parade. An arrow points to a man in the parade, "Bert Nankivell", who was Killed in Action. Dated 1915. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Two men in coveralls pose on the nose of an aircraft in Comox. Dated 1945. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A First World War youth military unit posed together in front of a building in full uniform. Circa WWI. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Roy + Garry pose together in a photo booth. One is in an RCAF uniform. Dated 1941. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A group of RCAF servicemen pose together on a truck at the Lethbridge airfield. The names of the individuals is written on the back of the photo. Dated 1944. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A crashed aircraft in a field, surrounded by ground crew. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Two men in coveralls pose on top of an aircraft. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: The Lethbridge airfield with rows of Avro aircraft. Dated 1945. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Aircraft on a tarmac. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A Lockheed Electra aircraft flying. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Two servicemen, one in an RCAF uniform and the other in coveralls, pose together next to an aircraft. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Commonwealth War Cemetery in Ypres Salient, Belgium. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: Gary in Egypt. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
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Photo: A photo of Roy Williamson posed in front of a monument in London, Ontario, in his RCAF uniform. Dated 1942. Black and white, original.
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Document: A newspaper article about Garry Filewood and his cartooning career. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A collage featuring photographs of George, Roy, and Williamson, alongside a newspaper clipping about their friendship. Circa WWII. Original documents.
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Document: A handdrawn Christmas Card made by Garry Filewood. Includes a drawing of an inhebriated Santa and a man opening a gift of a woman inside a box. Inside. Dated 1938. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features two frumpy soldiers meeting with a barrel chested sergeant. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn Christmas Card made by Garry Filewood. Sent to Roy Edgar. Features a wreath and a comic of a man shooting at Santa Clause thinking he's a varmint. Cover. Dated 1937. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features a cook berating a serviceman peeling potatoes. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Photo: A Christmas cartoon featuring Santa wearing a flight cap and holding out a bottle of alcohol. Written around the figure: "Merry Christmas Roy! And a Happy New Year!" Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features servicemen falling to the ground as a large aircraft flies overhead. The sergeant of the unit is yelling at the men to stand to attention. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn Christmas Card made by Garry Filewood. Includes a drawing of an inebriated Santa and a man opening a gift of a woman inside a box. Cover. Dated 1938. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn Christmas Card made by Garry Filewood. Sent to Roy Edgar. Features a wreath and a comic of a man shooting at Santa Clause thinking he's a varmint. Inside. Dated 1937. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features recruits carrying stacks of books while a sergeant yells at them. Drawn on YMCA paper. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features two servicemen trying to speak to a French woman in a park. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon of a serviceman who brought back an Egyptian woman in his luggage. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features "George settles down to a peaceful existence after the war". A car is in the driveway of a house and has been modified into an aircraft. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features an RCAF member getting picked up by a woman for an evening together. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features two army members planting a bomb in a hole next to a German latreen. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features LAC Edgar recieving his discharge and hugging the officer. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features a serviceman shining the shoes of a fellow serviceman who just recieved his Wings. Circa WWII. Copy document.
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Document: A hand-drawn Christmas cartoon. Features the artist of the cartoon jumping out of a box addressed to LAC Edgar. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features a man shaving, cooking, and getting dressed in the morning. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features AC2 Edgar attempting to perform maintenance on an aircraft, resulting in the engine and propeller flying off of the aircraft, narrowly missing an officer in the process. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features Garry, the artist, lamenting the fact that his friend, Roy, is dating a woman named Hilda. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features men standing in line for inspection while an officer walks down, unaware that another serviceman is going the other direction, distracted by cartoons drawn by Filewood. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features RCAF servicemen Roy, George, Bill, and Gary driving in a victory parade and having a good time. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features a man flying an airplane while playing polo. Circa WWII. Copy document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features men being pampered by women on the Williamson and Filewod's Armistice Cruise. Circa WWII. Copy document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Circa WWII. Copy document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features a German officer reading about British bomb power while his ship sinks around him. Circa WWII. Original document.
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Document: A hand-drawn cartoon. Features men in trucks attempting to keep dry in the wet and muddy field camp they are living in. Circa WWII. Copy, document.