Fonds 164 Gabriel Basly fonds

21 photographs

33 postcards

Date: 1911-1965 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Gabriel Basly’s personal papers: his electrician apprenticeship papers, the patent on his homestead in Big Valley on Pt. S.E. ¼ of Section 16, Township 36, Range 19, West of the 4th Meridian; correspondence with various government departments such as Veterans Affairs, National Revenue, Public Welfare and the Old Age Security Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare; receipts from his final years at Central Park Lodge and an Urban Preliminary List of Electors showing him resident at Central Park Lodge for the 1965 election. There are also 6 ration booklets from World War II, a photograph of Gabriel at about 75 years of age, and a photograph of him with his car.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

2 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Copy of a photograph showing Gabriel Basly, World War I Veteran and Peace Country farmer.

Gabriel Basly in his old soft-top car with the top down during the 1920s.

Date: 1906-1917 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of military papers including Mr. Basly’s registration with the French Army in 1906; his “Matricules militaires” from Caen in 1906; correspondence with the Consul General of France and the Military Government of Paris; certificate of completion for his training as a wireless operator; the dissolution notice for the 302 Infantry Regiment; day passes, postcards, and receipts including travel passes and permits to go from the Front to visit Big Valley for 3 weeks; his citation for receiving the “Cross de Guerre” in 1916; and copies of the passenger list of S.S. Canada of the White Star Dominion Line showing Gabriel Basly and four other French Soldiers returning to Canada on Leave. There are also 19 photographs and 33 postcards from World War I.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

19 photographs

33 postcards

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Adrien Ponthier de Chamaillard (1886-1916), Second Lieutenant in the French Army, standing in a World War I trench. Adrien served with Gabriel Basly.

Adrien Ponthier de Chamaillard (1886-1916), Second Lieutenant in the French Army, in full World War I uniform. Adrien served with Gabriel Basly.

Portrait of Adrien Ponthier de Chamaillard. The information on the back has been translated from French: Adrien Ponthier de Chamaillard, Second-Lieutenant 311 Infantry 13 Company, former 17th du 302th. Decorated Croix de Guerre and Legion d’Honneur. Mortally wounded at his command post the 14th June 1916, died as a consequence of his wounds at Chatelquyon (63 Puy-de-dome, France) 3rd July at the age of 30.

Gabriel Basly, with the French Army, in the trenches of World War I. He has a full backpack and pipe and walking stick in hand.

Gabriel Basly in World War I French Army uniform.

Gabriel Basly was a younger half-brother to Blanche Charbonneaux Pivert, shown here with her daughter Madeleine and husband Jules. Next to Jules is Marcelle, Rene, Gabriel in the background and Robert in front.

Gabriel Basly in World War I French Army uniform, pipe in hand.

Gabriel Basly with a group of eight men in some cattle corrals in Big Valley, southern Alberta.

Gabriel Basly and wounded friend in French Army Uniform.

World War I French troops in camp, with soldiers, officers, horses and wagons in the background.

Gabriel Basly in carriage pulled by two horses at Big Valley, Alberta.

Treed hillside – some have been cut and fallen to hide the caves or dug-outs which the soldiers live in. A French soldier, in World War I uniform, stands in the foreground.

Four officers from the French Army in World War I. Third from left is Adrien Ponthier de Chamaillard.

French soldier standing outside a sandbagged shelter in World War I.

Two portraits of Marcel Durieux in full French uniform, World War I.

Before and after photographs of French soldiers on duty. First shows men with beards, second clean-shaven with only moustaches.

Gabriel Basly at Martincourt: first man on left among French soldiers having dinner in the trenches.

Gabriel Basly (extreme right) with fellow soldiers in the trenches of World War I.

Photographic copies of a postcard with a pencil sketch by Marcel Durieux of the three types of French soldiers in World War: Legion, North African Trooper and Sharpshooter.

Postcards containing scenes of soldiers, equipment, transportation, and damage during World War I in France.

Reproduction of Matricules Militaires, Caen 1906 for Gabriel Rene Basly, numero matricule 1156. Written in French.

Date: 1942-1955 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Lease Documents showing that Mr. Basly rented land in the Flying Shot Lake area from Mrs. Margaret M. George from 1942 to 1949; Wheat Board, Wheat Pool and Cooperative Life Insurance receipts and circulars.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 2004 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a biography written by Gabriel Basly’s niece, Paulette Pivert Hrychiw, based on the personal papers in his collection, supplementary research, and Paulette’s memories of him.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published