Booklet

Description: Booklet. “Information regarding mounting and wearing of decorations, campaign stars and medals” “Published by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Ottawa, Canada”. Paper booklet folded in half with two metal staples on sinister side. 12 pages total. Text and images in black ink. Blue ink lines hand-drawn on page 9 and 12. Publishing information on a sticker affixed to front cover.

Narrative: Jeanne Kitching Massey was corporal in the RCAF who was stationed in Claresholm, AB, Boundary Bay, and Patricia Bay. Ms. Massey was stationed at Boundary Bay Air Field from 1944-1945. During World War II, the Canadian Armed Forces set up several training bases across Canada to develop skilled pilots and field crew operations to assist in the war effort. Boundary Bay was one of those locations. The base figured prominently in the BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) and is now the site of Boundary Bay Airport. Towards the end of the War, the air field was part of a number of associated fields, and the transition and activities that remained at Boundary Bay during this time is less understood.

Current Condition: Paper is yellowed with many creases throughout. Cover is ripped along spine 8 cm in length. Stain on front cover. Edges of sticker on front cover are lifted and creased.