Portrait Photo of Cullen Perry
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Cullen Hay Perry. It is labeled "Cullen PERRY" on black tape with gold coloured typeface directly on the photograph. This photograph was on the back of the second leaf of Alex Brown's album and located in the bottom right pocket. This leaf had 4 pockets for photos on each side. In the top left pocket was a photo of Michael Fallon. The top right photo was of Fred Hartrick. At bottom left is Lt. F A MacGrotty and bottom right Cullen Perry.
- Notes
- Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Cullen Hay Perry was born at Whitby on August 15, 1893. He was the second son of John Ham Perry and his second wife Louisa Hay. Cullen Hay Perry started work at the Dominion Bank at Cobourg in 1910 and later transferred to the Sterling Bank at Toronto. He joined the Queen's Own Rifles and went overseas with the First Canadian Contingent in 1914. He served in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and later joined the Royal Flying Corps. Cullen Perry was killed in a plane crash at Alexandria Egypt on February 3, 1918 and is buried at Chatley Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. - Date of Original
- c.1917
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 cm
Height: 15 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 15cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Alex_Brown_Page_002_Verso_004
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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