[BCMA] Pacific Coast Militia Rangers Object for Transfer

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Hello BCMA Colleagues,

The Sidney Museum has come across a leather collar case and some badges in
our storage room that was originally purchased from a thrift store and
given to the museum. As it has no local relevance to the Saanich Peninsula,
it was never accessioned.

The lid of the case no longer fits the body and has "RKB PCMR Grand Forks
B.C. 1940-1945" written in black marker on the top. Inside are badges
related to the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR). Please see the
attached images.

At the time the museum had a volunteer who "specializes in genealogical
puzzles" look into it. They found that while there are no longer any lists
of members for the PCMRs, a man named Richard Kenneth Bradley (1905-2012)
lived in Grand Forts during the first half of the 1940s and died in
Victoria. He was a teacher in Powell River and apparently been the type of
person who would have served in the PCMR and had no other military record.

https://www.grandforksgazette.ca/opinion/grand-forks-had-best-teachers-you-could-find-anywhere-4769980

https://www.prpeak.com/in-the-community/learning-for-teacher-was-constant-3393614

We would like to offer this object to another institution/organization who
would be interested in it and would ask that you cover the cost of shipping

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Best,
Charlotte


-- 
*Charlotte Clar* (she/her)
Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
Sidney Museum & Archives

2423 Beacon Ave L-3
Sidney BC  V8L 1X5
250-655-6355
outreach at sidneymuseum.ca
sidneymuseum.ca
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territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ People including the **BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin),
SȾÁ,UTW̱ (Tsawout), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) and W̱SÍḴEM
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