Isabelle Chesterfield on a Military Motorcycle
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a photo taken of Isabelle Chesterfield on a military motorcycle at Elmhurst. She is wearing her military uniform and a helmet in this photo. The motorcycle reads "4460338 / ARIEL" on the side.
Isabelle Florence Chesterfield was the youngest child and daughter of James Allen Chesterfield and Annie Wilson. She joined CWAC in November of 1941 and was one of 57 women who graduated the program in September 1942. This made her a Second Lieutenant at Corps Training Centre, though she was later promoted to Captain. Isabelle served for nearly 10 years, including some time spent overseas.
More biographical information on Isabelle Chesterfield and her family is available at the St. Marys Museum. - Inscriptions
- Back: "At Elmhurst / Sept, 44" and some illegible cursive below
- Date of Original
- September 1944
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Chesterfield, Isabelle
- Local identifier
- Kennedy132
- Collection
- Michael Kennedy Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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England, United Kingdom
Latitude: 52.70923 Longitude: -1.83768
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- Donor
- Michael Kennedy
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Michael Kennedy Collection. “Isabelle Chesterfield on a Military Motorcycle.” St. Marys Museum, Kennedy132.
- Location of Original
- St. Marys Museum Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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St. Marys, Ontario.
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