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Destrube family fonds
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1860 - 2013 (Creation)
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2.65 m of textual records and other materials
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The Destrube family lived at Rife, via Vegreville, Alberta. Georges, Guy, Paul, and Dan Destrube served in France during World War I, Guy and Paul dying in action in 1917.
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George Destrube was the son of Ernest Destrube and Elisabeth Farmery. He was a Canadian soldier who served in France as a private in the Royal Fusiliers. He served with the RAF and was injured in battle in the spring of 1916.
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The fonds consists of correspondence regarding World War I, 1915-1919, mostly letters and postcards from Georges Destrube in France, with a few from other family members and friends (some are in French). The subject of the letters is mostly about army life/war and the untimely deaths of Guy and Paul Destrube. Also included are clippings from "The Illustrated London News", from 1857 and 1870.
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Final
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Revised by JF, June 26, 2013.
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- English