Funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Hurt Sitwell, Calgary, Alberta.

First military funeral of high ranking officer in Calgary, Alberta. 78th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery gun carriage used. Colonel Sitwell served in Africa, serving in the Durhan Light Infantry and the Rhodesia Horse, before South African War, joined Canadian Militia in 1904 and transferred to staff in 1910. He returned to Calgary, Alberta in 1899. Was stationed at Calgary at this time at the local headquarter's as permanent staff. Sitwell was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1869.

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Date 1918-01-31

Creator Unknown

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Calgary, Alberta--Events, Canadian Army--Officers, Canadian Army--Uniforms, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Horses in transportation

Archival Information

Repository Glenbow Archives

Fonds/Collection Ernest William Bavin fonds

Reference code CA ACU GBA F2226

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/ernest-william-bavin-fonds

Unique identifier CU1156518

Legacy Identifier na-853-14

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Attribution "Funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Hurt Sitwell, Calgary, Alberta.", 1918-01-31, (CU1156518) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.