sketch-book

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Object Number 20140051-005
Event 1939-1945 Second World War
Affiliation --
Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Hall-Humpherson, Able Seaman David
The Hughes Owens Co. Ltd.
Date Made 1945

Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - United States of America, Municipality - Pearl Harbor
Continent - North America, Country - United States of America, Municipality - Pearl Harbor, Continent - Oceania, Country - Australia, Municipality - Sydney
Continent - North America, Country - United States of America, Municipality - Pearl Harbor, Continent - Oceania, Country - Australia, Municipality - Sydney, Continent - Asia, Country - China, Municipality - Hong Kong
Continent - North America, Country - United States of America, Municipality - Pearl Harbor, Continent - Oceania, Country - Australia, Municipality - Sydney, Continent - Asia, Country - China, Municipality - Hong Kong, Continent - Asia, Country - Philippines, Municipality - Manila
Category Communication artifacts
Sub-category Art
Department Art and Memorials
Museum CWM
Earliest 1945/01/01
Latest 1945/12/31
Inscription (cover/couvercle): WIRE-O BOUND / Sketch Book / A 726 / MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR / The Huges-Owen Co. Ltd. / MONTREAL – OTTAWA – TORONTO (THE ART METROPOLE) – WINNIPEG / 55 x 7 – 7 x 10 – 9 x 12 – 11 x 15 – 14 x 20 / D. HALL-HUMPHERSON – V-86074/H.M.C.S. “PRINCE ROBERT”/ 1945-5?/november/ 308 – 8X10/410 – 8x10 (inside cover/couvercle intérieur): Duty watch to muster (P1): PA70/P.H./Honolulu/Hawaii/U.S. Troop Transport – Sunday Afternoon Pearl H./didn’t finish – got mustered. (P2): HMAS/”MANOORA”/IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA./AUGUST 11th 1945. (P3): SUNKEN TANKER. HONG KONG/SEPT 9 45. (P4): ‘EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA/SEPT. 11th ‘45/OUTSIDE OF HONG KONG (P5): MANILA, PHILLIPINES, SEPT 29, 1945. (P7): St. bd. – Lookout (P8): CANTEEN (inside back cover/couvercle intérieur revers): ULYSSES/T.F. 111.2/INDOMITABLE/VENERABLE/SWIFTSURE/ANSON/4 DES/’BERMUDA’/ ’COLOSSUS’/‘SWIFTSURE’/‘P.R.’/BROOME/BLACK SWAN/PHEASANT/(“Lady’s Day”) / (“Mary Martin”)BATHURST/GAWLER/LAUNCESTON/ HONG KONG/TROOPER EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA/ HOSP. SH. OXFORSHIRE/N.Z. HOSP. SH. MAUNGANUI/ (CASTLEVAILE)/ANSON/SWIFTSURE/PRINCE ROBERT/ EURYALUS/ N.S. MAIDISTONE/6 DESTROYERS/7 MINESWEEPERS/6 SUBMARINES/1 TANKER/ 1 CARGO LINER/KEMPENFELT/WAVE EMPEROR/WAVE KING/”AORANG I/SMITER/WHIRLWIND/QUADRANT (back cover/couvercle revers): going/1945/LEFT VIC. JUL 4./ARR SANF. JUL 6/LEFT SAN F. JUL 20/ARR PH. JUL 26/LEFT P.H. JUL 28/ARR SYD. AUG 10/LEFT SYD. AUG 15 – V-J DAY/ARR. MANUS AUG 20 (AM)/LEFT MANUS AUG 20 (P.M)/ ARR LEYTE AUG 23/LEFT LEYTE AUG 24/ARR SUBIC BAY (LUZON) AUG 25/LEFT SUBIC BAY (LUZON) AUG 26/ ARR OFF HONG KONG AUG 29/ARR IN KONG KONG (KOWLOON) AUG 30/LEFT HONG KONG HARBOUR (+ ANCHORED OFF STANLEY) SEPT 11/AND RETURNED SEPT 12TH/coming back/LEFT HONG KONG SEPT. 26/ARR SUBIC BAY SEPT. 28./LEFT SUBIC BAY SEPT. 29./ARR MANILA SEPT 29./LEFT MANILA SEPT 29./ARR PEARL HARBOUR – 11TH OCT/LEFT PEARL HARBOUR 13TH OCT/ARR. VIC – 20TH OCT./PR SPEEED TRIALS/PR 306/PR307/PR308/PR309/PR310/PR312/PR336 (Cap’n.)/PR 337 – Commodore/ PR 338 – Admi.B./PR 339 – Admi B./PR 345 V-J Day. PO mess/PR 380/381/346/347/crossing the line/San Francisco/420 DHH/410 Shoobert/421 Moore/431 (undecipherable/indéchiffrable) large./ 503/504/505/506/Honk Kong/507/508/509/510/H.K./518/519/520/521/522/523/ (undecipherable/indéchiffrable)/ passed marianas OCT 8th 1945/423/424/425/426/427/POW’S
Medium pencil
ink
watercolour
Support paper
Materials Not applicable
Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
Unit HMCS Prince Robert
Measurements Height 26.2 cm, Width 18.0 cm