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Fred McGuinness in traction in hospital

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1941-1942
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.114
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1941-1942
Physical Description
2.5" x 3" (b/w)
History / Biographical
On 23 September 1940, McGuinness was seriously injured in a naval accident when his ship ran aground; McGuinness’ leg was broken when the ship’s tow cable snapped and he spent the next 11 months convalescing at Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While in hospital McGuinness contracted scarlet fever and diphtheria and developed osteomyelitis as a complication of his femur facture. McGuinness returned to Winnipeg to continue his convalescence at Deer Lodge Hospital and was ultimately discharged from the navy in 1941.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness in traction in a hospital bed, possibly at Camp Hill Hospital.
Name Access
Fred McGuinness
Frederick George McGuinness
Royal Canadian Navy
Subject Access
World War II
uniforms
military
military people & associations
military personnel
ships
hospitals
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
BR #3 Family pictures
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