Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.
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| Database ID | 25230 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | LXII | |
| File/Item Reference | LXII-42-DiaryOf (Box 60) | |
| Date of creation | 1885 | |
| Physical description/extent | 112 pages of textual material | |
| Number of images | 112 | |
| Historical note | Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC in 1915. | |
| Scope and content | Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed by Wadmore on May 1885, lyrics of the Infantry School Corps fight song, and a Victoria Daily Times article from 23 June 1944 about the remaining members of the Northwest Field Force and their experiences. David Ross, Military Curator of Parks Canada, writes that "this diary ...was donated to Fort Battleford National Historic Park, Parks Canada in 1973 by Lieutenant Wadmore's grandson Dennis E. Harris of Victoria, B.C. along with his N. W. Canada Medal. It is one of the many items of historical interest acquired by the Fort during the long and distinguished tenure of Mrs. Mabel Simpson as Superintendant of the Park. The diary itself is written in a small pocket note book, 4" x 6" with a metal clasp, black cloth covers and marbelized end papers. It is handwritten, mainly in blue or lead pencil, but some entries are in ink. Prior to the start of the diary entries on April 8, 1885 the notebook had been used for some notes on military exercises presumably at the School of Infantry (I.S.C.) in Toronto. Included in the diary are a number of sketches in pencil or ink, these are reproduced at the end of the diary entries." | |
| Contributer | Wadmore, R. Lyndhurst (author) Victoria Daily Times (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Diaries | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Other notes | Also known as Diary of N. W. Campaign 1885 from 8 April to 20 July. See LXII-43 for transcribed versions of diary. | |
| Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Treaty 10 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Infantry School Corps Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 Otter, William Dillon, 1843-1929 Sears, Lt. J.W. Victoria Daily Times Wadmore, Robinson Lyndhurst, 1855-1915 (Lieutenant) | |
| Subject | News and Reporting Northwest Resistance Warfare Military | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25230
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