Material relating to the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Holland (Bergen op Zoom) and Belgium in WWII. Includes certificates, a photograph of John Gartshore Martin shaking hands with the [Prime Minister of Belgium?], and a photocopied 1945 press clipping.

Passport for John Gartshore Martin for travel into the United States of America. Includes a photograph of Martin.

Material collected by John Gartshore Martin during his time in active service and kept on his person in a photograph case issued by the Canadian Active Service Force. Includes photographs of his mother, father, brothers, and fiancee Mary Ann Kabel; officer's ration cards; and clippings of wedding announcements, including one for his brother Wilson and his bride Doris. Includes one page of ms. notes containing addresses and records of the number of letters John wrote to his mother and father and to Mary Ann.

Information related to John Gartshore Martin receiving a 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation medal.

Group photographs of the Chicopee Tennis Club, probably at annual club events. John Alexander Martin is present in most of the photographs. Three of the photographs are incorporated in two Christmas cards. One photograph was taken at a 1928 Rotary Club picnic at Chicopee.

Snapshots, most of which are probably of the Kabel family and friends. Includes snapshots of Mary Ann Kabel (later Martin) and her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Art H. Kabel. Some photographs include identification on verso.

Four modern reproductions of 19th century portraits, perhaps of ancestors of Mary Ann (Kabel) Martin, mounted on cardboard. File also includes a small "gem" type photograph of a child mounted on thick paper.

Photographs relating to Jamie Martin's grave and memorial stone. Includes snapshots of the grave and cemetery at Beny-sur-mer near Caen, France, including some with John Alexander and Jessie Martin; a snapshot of a memorial stone for Jamie at the Grove Cemetery in Dundas, Ontario; and a photograph of cenotaph in Waterloo, Ontario.

Wedding portrait of Jessie Gartshore Martin, and a portrait of Jessie with a baby, probably her first son Wilson.

Four photographs of John Alexander Martin. Three of the photographs are of John and others in a car at the base of a tree in Vancouver, BC. One photograph (linen-backed) is of John and another man holding up a railway inspection car.

Mounted family portrait of Rev. William M. Martin, his wife Christena (Jamieson), and their children, identified on verso as Melville Martin, Beattie Martin, Alex Martin (John Alexander), Anna Gunn, and Nettie Cranston.

Portraits of Wilson, Jamie and John Martin. Two photographs (plus one duplicate) are of the brothers as young children, and one photograph shows them together in uniform.

Two copies of a photograph of men and women partaking in refreshments at an unidentified event.

Two portraits (plus one duplicate) of Margaret (Gartshore) Wilson, one including another woman, possibly a sister.

Portrait of Merne [Marion] and Madge [Margaret] Wilson as young girls.

Portrait of a group of young women, possibly a class of some sort. Includes no identification.

Three portraits of women. One (mounted) depicts a woman in a wedding dress. One woman is possibly Dorothy (Pequegnat) Martin, and the other two are possibly daughters of Richard and Margaret Wilson.

Contact print of a diagram showing operation "Blockbuster" of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment.

Six photographs of Normandy and Holland during World War II, probably taken by John Gartshore Martin. Photographs originally mounted in a frame with captions below each: Trun-Falaise gap Normandy 1944; Caen Normandy 1944; Road to Bergen-op-zoom Holland 1944; Trun-Falaise gap Normandy 1944; Kapelsche Veer Holland 1945; and Prisoners, Trun-Falaise gap Normandy 1944.

Material collected by John Gartshore Martin relating mainly to his experience in the war, including social and sporting events and regimental memorial services. Includes ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, a negative, a guide map of London, and a 1984 letter to John from a researcher regarding his scrapbook.

Clippings relate to the war and John's involvement in particular, and include the October 27, 1945 issue of The Maple Leaf (newspaper for the Canadian Forces, northwest Europe edition); a clipping about a post-war business trip to Europe by John Alexander Martin is also present.

Items probably collected as souvenirs. Includes a photograph album with a leather cover (empty); blank postcards depicting Clachaig (Scotland), a Vancouver parade, and the University of Toronto; business cards for a hotel in California; autograph booklets; and a print of a boy and a police officer.

Photographs of houses, including the Martin residence at 41 Allen Street East, Waterloo [?]; the home of Wilson and Dorothy Martin at 155 Dunrae Avenue in Mount-Royal, Quebec; the home of R.T. Wilson in Dundas, Ontario; the Kabel's 'restful home'; and other unidentified houses.

Snapshots of children, probably grandchildren to Mr. and Mrs. Art H. Kabel. Includes snapshots of twins Alistair and Cameron, and of three other children, probably John and Mary Ann Martin's children: Cathryn Jean, John Jamieson, and David Alexander.

Five portraits of Mary Ann Kabel.

Photographs of the Martin and Wilson families. Includes snapshots of John Alexander and Jessie Martin; their sons and daughters-in-law Wilson and Dorothy, Jamie, and John and Mary Ann; and their grandchildren. Includes snapshots of Jessie Martin's parents, Richard and Margaret Wilson, and her siblings; and of John Alexander's parents, Rev. William and Christena Martin, and other family members.

File also includes snapshots of other people, likely family friends. Most photographs are taken in Waterloo as well as other locations around Ontario.

Three portraits of Jamie Martin, two in uniform and one graduation photograph.

Six portraits of John Alexander Martin.

Seven portraits of John Gartshore Martin in uniform, and one portrait of him as a young boy.

Album containing snapshots of Jessie and John Alexander Martin and their children, Wilson, Jamie, and John, as babies and young children. Other relative are included in some photographs. Album also includes later photographs of the three brothers in uniform, and a photograph of John Gartshore Martin and his father visiting Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer cemetery.

Also contained in the album are several press clippings relating to John's achievements in the war, John A. Wilson (cousin) who was killed in action, and the post-war careers of Wilson and John.

Album containing snapshots of members of the Martin family, including Wilson, Jamie and John in uniform posing alone and with other relatives and friends; Jamie with friends in Europe during the war; the three brothers as young children; and John Alexander and Jessie Martin. Album also includes photographs of Jamie's grave and the cemetery at Beny-sur-mer in France; John Alexander and Jessie visiting the grave; and other memorials and plaques dedicated to Jamie.

Album includes newspaper clippings mostly relating to the involvement of Wilson, Jamie and John in the war; Jamie's death and the memorial services for him; and Wilson's post-war career.

Album containing snapshots of John Alexander and Jessie Martin and their children as well as other relatives and family friends. Includes snapshots of Wilson in uniform posing with relatives, and of Jamie's grave at Beny-sur-mer, France.

Album also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia, including the telegram from the Department of National Defence regarding Jamie's death and Jamie's last letter home. Clippings relate to Jamie's death, Wilson's wedding, John Alexander Martin's career (including his appointment to rubber controller for Canada), and news of relatives and friends.

Album belonging to Mary Ann Kabel (later Martin) containing snapshots of her and her friends, friends' wedding photographs, and snapshots of John Gartshore Martin at the military school in Vernon, BC. Album also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia. Clippings relate to news and announcements about Mary Ann's friends and other men from Kitchener-Waterloo serving in World War II (including deaths, injuries, etc.) and the weddings of Mary Ann's friends.

Album containing snapshots and souvenir postcards from a trip to England and Scotland. The trip was probably taken by Margaret (Wilson) More and her husband William More [?], Richard S. Wilson, and other members of the Wilson family. Album also includes loose snapshots of members of the Wilson and Martin families and a photograph of Jamie Martin; a Christmas card; and an manuscript Poem.

Four photographs and a letter to John Gartshore Martin from his niece Ann Martin. One photograph (modern copy) depicts John Alexander Martin with his sons in uniform. In the letter, Ann asks John to identify the men and woman in the other three portraits. The woman is possibly John's maternal grandmother, Margaret (Gartshore) Wilson. One man is probably John's paternal grandfather, Rev. William M. Martin, and the other is probably John's uncle Alexander Douglas Wilson.

Photographs taken at the wedding of Mary Ann Kabel and John Gartshore Martin, on February 22, 1946.

Photographs relating to Alexander Douglas Wilson and his family. Includes snapshots of Alexander in uniform with his parents and some siblings at a train station, a snapshot of his children, a snapshot of a bride [his daughter?] and groom, and other snapshots of family. File also includes newspaper clippings, most relating to his death.

Four portraits of Richard Todd Wilson, his wife Margaret (Gartshore) and extended family members, including their children and grandchildren. One portrait includes an inset photograph of John Alexander Martin, and one portrait includes only the children of Richard and Margaret. Two portraits include identification on verso:

1. Inset: Alex Martin; Back row left to right: Clarke Wilson, Bill Wilson, Margaret Osgood, Alex Wilson, Dorothy Wilson, Madge More, Richard S. Wilson, Merne Wilson, Will More; Front row: Jessie Martin & Jamie, Richard Todd Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Milne Wilson, Anna Wilson; Seated: Jack Wilson, Wilson Marton, Beth (Wilson) Boehm, Margaret (Wilson) Rowan-Legg.

2. Back row left to right: Richard Steele Wilson (Bill Wilson's father), Anna Jacqueline Wilson, Alexander Dougas Wilson (Beth Boehm's father); Front row left to right: Marion Forrester Wilson, Margaret Helen More, Jessie Gartshore Martin. Six surviving children of Richard Todd Wilson and Margaret Gartshore Wilson, grandparents to Wilson, Jamie and John Martin.

Scrapbook created by John Gartshore Martin about his experiences in WWII. Includes snapshots, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and correspondence. Snapshots were taken during John's training in Canada and his time in Europe, and show sporting events; fellow officers and soldiers; towns, buildings, and countryside in Normandy, Belgium and Holland; tanks and other equipment; a post-war ceremony; and other subjects.

Scrapbook includes a telegram from John's parents informing him of his brother Jamie's death, ts. Information relating to battles, a letter to Jessie Martin regarding John's DSO, and other items. Clippings relate to John's involvement in the war and his decoration with the DSO by the Governor General Viscount Alexander. The scrapbook pages are not in order and have been left as found. Some pages contain identification for the photographs.

Photograph showing J.A. Martin and other members of the "Seigniory [sic] Club" at the American Transit Association Annual Convention, Lucerne, Que. June 5th, 1941.

Portrait photograph of John Gartshore Martin.

One group portrait showing members of Canada's Wartime Industries Control Board seated at a board room table:

• McKinnon, H.
• Symington, H.J.
• Paterson, W.Q.
• Rosenberry, D.
• Newman, W.A.
• Carswell, D.B.
• Martin, John Alexander
• MacKenzie, George J.P.
• Connell, F.H.
• Kilbourn, F.B.
• Brunning, E.J.
• Wren, W.
• Godsoe, J.G.
• Linkletter, H.C.
• Sterne, E.T.
• Lackwood, T.
• Cottrelle, G.R.
• Gray, George S.
• Haey, M.
• Brown, F.H.
• Birchard, R.
• Drewry, C.

Material relating to John Alexander Martin. Includes a command from Buckingham Palace regarding a medal, a biography, a letter from the president of the Rubber Association of Canada, R.C. Bukinshaw, regarding Martin's resignation from the association, and a photograph of Martin and Buckinshaw.