Uniform Permit

Fraser Philip of the 15th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (CFA), received this permit in order to wear his uniform in San Diego, California, on discharge in May 1919. The permit laid out rules that soldiers in uniform in public were required to follow, such as not drinking liquor in communal places.

Permit to Proceed to the United States in Uniform on Discharge or on Leave, H.Q. 1661, vol.3, #83925 F.D. Philip

permit, 32.8 cm x 20.7 cm
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory, and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
First World War