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ITALY, SEPT 1943 - MARCH 1945

ITALIE, SEPTEMBRE 1943 - MARS 1945

War Diary - C Coy, SHC, 23 Apr - 7 Dec 1944, Book I

War Diary, (Unofficial) - C Company, 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 1944-1945 started by Stuart Allister McKim, CQMS in Italy (Book I) Typed transcripts. Book I was copied from Library and Archive Canada (LAC) by David Strachan on 23 February 2017 as Book I could not be found in the SHCMA Archives. No hard copy at this time. This part covers the period from 23 April, 1944 to 7 December 1944. 126 pages. The Diary of "C" Company,was written by Sergeant-Major McKim, now Inspector McKim of the RCMP. It was started early in 1944 and was kept up by several non-commissioned officers in the company until the end of the war. The original is with Inspector McKim, RCMP. SHC Bar code 001132. There is also a copy at Library Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa. Grand Forks, BC born McKim was a policeman before and after the war. He served in the BC Provincial Police from 1938 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1950 when the BCPP was amalgamated into the RCMP. He had regimental number 16380 and Officer number O.522. He served in BC, Ottawa, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan. He retired in 1973 with the rank of Superintendent. He died in Osoyoos, BC in 2001.
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