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First World War Soldier and Family - Schuyler
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Scott Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1916
- Storage Location
- Box 16, Envelope 7874
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Scott Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 107
- Storage Location
- Box 16, Envelope 7874
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- ca. 1916
- Publication
- November 8, 2022: Posted to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : glass plate
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of an unidentified First World War Soldier with the surname Schuyler and his wife and child. Several men named Schuyler from the Oneida, Muncee and Delaware first nations enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The most likely possible identifications for this man, based on his age and marital status are:
- Edward Schuyler, 739759. Born May 25, 1890 on the Oneida Settlement. Enlisted March 27, 1916 at Caledonia, Ontario. Next of kin: his wife, Angeline Schuyler. Assigned at enlistment to the 114th Battalion. Attestation papers: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=217427.
- Isaac Schuyler, 928998. Born August 15, 1896 in Middlesex County. Enlisted December 14, 1916 at St. Thomas. Assigned at enlistment to the 153rd Battalion. Attestation papers: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/list.aspx?k=RegimentNum%3a%22928998%22.
- Subject Access
- First World War
- First Nations
- Soldiers
- Military
- Aboriginal Peoples
- Native Peoples
- User Comments
- On November 8, 2023 Robert Clark commented on Facebook:
My great grandfather is Edward Schuyler he is not any of the men in these pictures but he did survive the war he served in France
- Website / Street View Notes
- URL directs to a social media post featuring the image, published on November 8, 2022.
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