53. MACDONALD, James Edward Hervey RCA. OSA.The Group of Seven.[1873-1932]. Canada and the Call 1914.[Exhibition of Pictures Given by Canadian Artists in Aid of the Patriotic Fund.Under the Auspices of the Royal Canadian Academy]. 32 ¾ x 28 ¼ inches.colour lithograph on paper. framed. np: Royal Canadian Academy, [1914].                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $3,000 

 

A very early First World War poster depicting Canada as a woman adorned with patriotic symbols, carrying the Union Jack. She stands between marching soldiers and a farmer holding a plough, while in the background at the upper right ships carry troops and supplies to Britain's aid. As there was no centralized poster production at the beginning of the war, they were designed by military units and private organizations such as the Royal Canadian Academy. This particular one was designed by future Group of Seven artist, J.E.H. MacDonald, then a graphic designer with Grip Ltd. in Toronto.  

The poster is usually found with the full text noted above at the bottom. In this example the text has either been cropped or this is some kind of printer’s trial proof. When the work was originally acquired the print was in an old period oak frame.   

Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 81, illus. 24. 

 

 

 

54. STEVENS, Dorothy [1888-1996] (RCA, OSA & CPE). Ready for Shipment Aeroplane Factory No. 2.signed & titled with the number ‘14’ in pencil. [c1918-1919]. 30 x 38.2 cm (11 ¾” x 15”). etching.                                                                                                                                                                                                              $2,000 

 

This Toronto Strachan Avenue factory, first established in 1915 by the American firm Curtiss Company, was taken over by the Imperial Munitions Board in 1917. Renamed Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd., it was the only factory of its kind in Canada during World War One.  

Firth,Toronto in Art, pp. 108-109. 

 

 

 

55. JEFFERYS, Charles William [1869-1951]. [Departure of the Siberian Battery from Petawawa Camp 1919]. signed in pencil. signed & dated [19]19 in image. 57.6 x 48.2 cm (22 ¾” x 19”).transfer offset lithograph.                                                                                                                                                                                       $900 

 

Jefferys issued four prints of World War I training camps for the Canadian War Memorials Fund. This print “…is the most realized, depicting newly trained soldiers marching robotlike under a stormy sky, towards an uncertain fate.” (Tovell p. 147) 

Tovell, A New Class of Art, 58 & p. 147 (Fig. 169).  

 

 

 

56. ALDWINCKLE, Eric [1909-1980] (CSGA & OSA). Whatever Your Job May Be Fight. Printed in Canada.Issued By The Director Of Public Information Ottawa Under Authority OfThe Minister Of National War Services [1941-42].signed in stone. 76 x 51 cm (30” x 20”).colour offset lithograph (faint creasing to margins).                  $1,250 

  

During WW II Aldwinckle worked on camouflage in Eastern Canada for the RCAF, and became an Official War Artist from 1943-1945, with the rank of flight lieutenant. Overseas he recorded the activities of the Coastal and Bomber Commands in the British Isles and fighter squadrons of the 2nd Tactical Air Force in North-West Europe. He completed 126 drawings and paintings for the War Collection, and produced many war posters inspired by the Soviet School. Cloutier worked for the Government of Canada as Art Director for the Wartime Information Board [1941], and from 1943-46, was an Official War Artist with the RCAF. 

Choko, Canadian War Posters, p. 60, Illus. 47 (French version). 

 

 

 

57. CASSON, Alfred Joseph [1898-1992] (P-RCA. P-OSA.CSPWC.CPE.The Group of Seven.CGP).For King & Country. Members of Victoria School Who Have Volunteered for Active Service With Canada’s Fighting Forces.40 x 23 inches.colour silkscreen with school & names entered in manuscript. also bearing applied gold stars next to some of the names (assumed to mark casualties) initialed ‘A.J.C.’ in the screen. framed. Toronto: Sampson-Matthews Company c1945].                $1,400 

 

 

 

58. EVELEIGH, Henry Rowland[1909-1999] (Fellow, Institut International des Arts et des Lettres de Kreuslingen; Membre de la Société des Designers Graphiques du Québec).Let’s Go….Canada! Ottawa: Issued by the Director of Public Information, Under the Authority of Hon. J.T. Thorson, Minister of National War Services, Ottawa. 36 ½” x 24 ¼”.colour offset lithograph on paper.                                                                                                                                                                                         $800 

 

Recruitment posters were designed to inspire Canadians to volunteer for military service. Eveleigh’s poster shows a battle ready Canadian soldier with a fixed bayonet and a simple message, Let’s Go…Canada. “Posters were addressed to all Canadians and, with few exceptions, the same illustrations were used with different English and French texts… The Canadian army, like the country, was to be unified.” (Choko) 

Choko, Canadian War Posters,, p. 37, illus. 25. 

 

 

 

59. ROGERS, Hubert Reginald [1898-1982]. Ce qu’ilfaut Pour Vaincre. “Lorsqu’apercu pour la dernièrefois, le colonel Merrittramaissait des mitrailleuses Bren et Thompson et préparaît la position qui permit de couvrir avec succès le rembarquement” Extrait de la citation décernant la Croix de Victoria au lietenant-colonel Merritt, du “South Saskatchewan Regiment,” Dieppe, le 19 août 1942.Publié Par La Commission De L’Information de Guerre Imptimé au Canada UF-8.signed & dated ‘1943’ in stone. 36 ¼ x 24”.colour offset lithograph (horizontal & vertical folds, short tear to lower margin at fold).                                                 $650 

 

Rogers designed five posters for the Men Of Valor series showcasing the heroism of Canadians in World War Two. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt of the South Saskatchewan Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery and leadership at Dieppe on August 19, 1942. He was captured and sent to a German prisoner of war camp.  

cfChoko, Canadian War Posters, p. 84, illus. 76.  

 

 

 

SECOND WORLD WAR DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 

WITH FIRST BAR & CANADIAN SERVICE MEDALS 

 

60. Charles AlphonsWONDOLOWSKI [1921 - Bridgeport, Connecticut – 2000 - Oakville, Ontario]. 415 SQUADRON RCAF, 524 SQUADRON RAF 

 

Distinguished Flying Cross. Obverse, airplane propellers placed upon vertical arms of the cross. Reverse, RAF & 1944 (date of issue). Violet & white ribbon 

 

First Bar dated 1945 (reverse, date of issue). Velvet & silk padded leather box lettered in gold “D.F.C.” with commendation slip & small slip with Wondolowski’s name 

 

Mounted on Bar: 

1939-1945 Star.  Blue, red and navy ribbon 

The Atlantic Star. Blue, white and sea green ribbon 

Defence Medal. Green, orange and black ribbon 

Canadian Voluntary Service Medal. Scarlet, green and navy ribbon  

Bar with Maple Leaf mounted on Canadian Voluntary Service Medal ribbon 

War Medal 1939-1945. Red, navy and white ribbon 

 

4 Original Boxes & 1 small envelope for Overseas Bar + Minister of the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Regarding Mounting And Wearing of Decorations, Campaign Stars And Medals. 12 pages.                                                                                                                                                                                               $10,000 

 

This Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to an American of Polish ancestry who joined in Canada and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. His post war country of residence was Canada: he was married in Kingston, Ontario and died in Oakville, Ontario. The DFC was awarded to 4,460 Canadian officers and warrant officers, including 256 first bars and six second bars. (Veterans Affairs Canada) 

Wondolowski enlisted in the RCAF at Montreal on August 13, 1941. After he completed his training, he was commissioned on September 5, 1942. He was promoted to flying officer on March 5, 1943 and was sent to the RAF overseas on May 16, 1943. On September 5, 1944 he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.  

Flying Officer Wondolowski’s RCAF squadron was No. 415 Squadron (“Swordfish”), Coastal Command. This squadron protected Allied Channel and North Sea convoys by patrolling and bombing German E-boats and other enemy vessels. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his skill and bravery as a navigator on August 4, 1944; his fellow crew member, Squadron Leader Hubert Keillor, also received the DFC. “As pilot and navigator respectively these officers have completed many attacks on enemy shipping. They have displayed a high standard of skill, courage and co-operation and have achieved much success. On one occasion they obtained a hit on a merchantman off the Dutch coast. More recently they have executed an attack on a number of E-boats, one of which capsized as a result of their accurate bombing. Squadron Leader Keillor and Flying Officer Wondolowski have set a fine example of devotion to duty.” (London Gazette) 

Flight Lieutenant Wondolowski was awarded his first bar to the DCO on January 23, 1945. Keillor and Wondolowski were flying with No. 524 Squadron, RAF when they attacked eight E-boats near IJmuiden, the Netherlands. “As pilot and navigator respectively, these officers have, within recent months, participated in several attacks on enemy shipping during which they have shown the highest qualities of skill, courage and determination. One night in November 1944, they attacked a force of eight E-boats near Ijmuiden. Two bombing runs were executed and a hit was obtained on the leading vessel. In spite of much fire from the ships, another attacking run was made. It proved abortive as the bombs failed to release. Undeterred, Squadron Leader Keillor made three runs over the target. Finally the remainder of the bombs were released and fell close to the enemy force. Squadron Leader Keillor and Flight Lieutenant Wondolowski set a fine example of determination and devotion to duty.” (Joint Citation) 

The Canadian War Museum has a full-length chalk and charcoal sketch of Flying Officer Wondolowski in his flying uniform by Eric Aldwinckle [1909-1980]. Commissioned as an official war artist in 1943, Aldwinckle sketched and painted RCAF Coastal Command operations, the Air crew officers and the 2nd Tactical Air Force.  

 

61. CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.The Canadian Army At War. 3 Vols.. (I) The Canadians in Britain 1939-1944. (II) From PachinoToOrtona: The Canadian Campaign in Sicily and Italy, 1943. (III) Canada’s Battle In Normandy. 8vo. pp. 172, [2]; 166; 159.numerous plates (some colour) & maps (1 folding map). cloth. dws. some chipping to dw. edges). Ottawa: [1945]-46.                                                                                                                                                                             $175 

First Editions.  

 

62. FEASBY, W[illiam] R. (Editor). Official History OfThe Canadian Medical Services 1939-1945…Illustrated with Paintings and Photographs by Canadian War Artists and Photographers… 2 Vols. 8vo. pp. 568; 537. 10 colour plates (incl. 2 frontis.), many b/w plates & maps (some folding). cloth (blindstamp on title & bookplate on pastedown of Vol. II, label removed from spine of Vol. 1) Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier…Queen’s Printer…, 1956.                                                                                  $200 

First Edition. 

 

63. GOODSPEED, D[onald] J[ames]. Battle Royal A History of the Royal Regiment of Canada 1862 – 1962. 8vo. pp. [18], 703.many illus. (1 colour) & 24 folding maps. index. hard-grained leather. [Toronto]: Royal Regiment of Canada Association, [1962].                                                                                                                     $175 

First Edition. 

 

64. TUCKER, Gilbert Norman. The Naval Service of Canada Its Official History… 2 Vols. [Volume 1: Origins And Early Years. Volume II: Activities On Shore During The Second World War]. 8vo. pp. xii, 436; xiii, 579. 2 colour frontis., numerous plates (several colour) & maps.  indexes. cloth. dws. Ottawa: Minister of National Defence, 1952.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $250 

First Edition.