John Aubrey Morphy in Uniform, Accompanied by a Horse
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard of John Aubrey Morphy in his military uniform, accompanied by a horse.
- Notes
- John Aubrey Morphy was born on 24 Jan 1891 to Henry Edmund and Miriam Maria Morphy (nee Pellatt). He attended the University of Toronto where he gained both a degree in Mining Engineering (1911) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (1912). Morphy enlisted in June 1915, and was a member of the 37th Battalion.
Upon returning from the war, he worked at the Pedlar People Ltd. until his retirement in 1961. After marrying Vera Nicholson, they had a son named John Denys (1923) and a daughter named Anne (1925), who died the same year. - Inscriptions
- "Reverse": 1917
- Date of Original
- 1917
- Date Of Event
- 1917
- Dimensions
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Width: 9 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Morphy, John Aubrey
- Local identifier
- LH2809
- Language of Item
- English
- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Copyright Date
- 1917
- Recommended Citation
- Photo courtesy of the Oshawa Public Libraries
- Terms of Use
- please credit Oshawa Public Libraries, Local History Collection
- Contact
- Oshawa Public LibrariesEmail:nadams@oshawalibrary.on.ca
Website:
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Nicole Adams, Local History and Genealogy Librarian
65 Bagot Street
Oshawa, ON L1H 1N2
905-579-6111 EXT 5253
