The end of the war! This expression, which means many things, elicits many different emotions for servicemen and women, depending on what happened to them. For many, combat ended with Germany’s surrender; many were also left in military cemeteries and others were sent to a military hospital.
Lucien Côté’s war ended in a military hospital. As an Able Seaman, he was posted to HMCS Arras, a warship based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, whose task was to patrol the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After nine months on board, Mr. Côté developed serious allergies caused by salt water, cold and the fabric used to make sailors’ uniforms. The dermatitis on his face and his asthma problems led to several stays at the military hospital in Halifax. After being demobilized in February 1945, and returning to Quebec City, he was admitted several times to St. Charles Hospital because of recurring allergy and asthma problems.
It was during his many stays at St. Charles Hospital, also known as the Naval Hospital, that he had the opportunity to make a unique craft work representing the emblem of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reser Read More
Lucien Côté’s war ended in a military hospital. As an Able Seaman, he was posted to HMCS Arras, a warship based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, whose task was to patrol the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After nine months on board, Mr. Côté developed serious allergies caused by salt water, cold and the fabric used to make sailors’ uniforms. The dermatitis on his face and his asthma problems led to several stays at the military hospital in Halifax. After being demobilized in February 1945, and returning to Quebec City, he was admitted several times to St. Charles Hospital because of recurring allergy and asthma problems.
It was during his many stays at St. Charles Hospital, also known as the Naval Hospital, that he had the opportunity to make a unique craft work representing the emblem of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reser Read More
The end of the war! This expression, which means many things, elicits many different emotions for servicemen and women, depending on what happened to them. For many, combat ended with Germany’s surrender; many were also left in military cemeteries and others were sent to a military hospital.
Lucien Côté’s war ended in a military hospital. As an Able Seaman, he was posted to HMCS Arras, a warship based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, whose task was to patrol the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After nine months on board, Mr. Côté developed serious allergies caused by salt water, cold and the fabric used to make sailors’ uniforms. The dermatitis on his face and his asthma problems led to several stays at the military hospital in Halifax. After being demobilized in February 1945, and returning to Quebec City, he was admitted several times to St. Charles Hospital because of recurring allergy and asthma problems.
It was during his many stays at St. Charles Hospital, also known as the Naval Hospital, that he had the opportunity to make a unique craft work representing the emblem of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Mr. Côté kept the work until 1998, when he donated it to the Naval Museum of Quebec.
- Fournier, Julie, « Lucien Côté ». Entrevues avec des vétérans canadiens-français de la Marine royale canadienne (Musée naval de Québec), [21 octobre 1998], 39 p. Lucien Côté’s war ended in a military hospital. As an Able Seaman, he was posted to HMCS Arras, a warship based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, whose task was to patrol the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After nine months on board, Mr. Côté developed serious allergies caused by salt water, cold and the fabric used to make sailors’ uniforms. The dermatitis on his face and his asthma problems led to several stays at the military hospital in Halifax. After being demobilized in February 1945, and returning to Quebec City, he was admitted several times to St. Charles Hospital because of recurring allergy and asthma problems.
It was during his many stays at St. Charles Hospital, also known as the Naval Hospital, that he had the opportunity to make a unique craft work representing the emblem of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Mr. Côté kept the work until 1998, when he donated it to the Naval Museum of Quebec.
- Fournier, Julie, « Germaine Perry ». Entrevues avec des vétérans canadiens-français de la Marine royale canadienne (Musée naval de Québec), [23 septembre 1998], 55 p.
- Nicholson, G.W.L., Canada’s Nursing Sisters, Toronto, Hakkert & Company, 1975. 272 p.
- Noppen, Luc et al., Québec trois siècles d’architecture, Québec, Libre Expression, 1979. 440 p.
- Tucker, Gilbert Norman, The Naval Service of Canada. It’s Official History. Activities on shore during the Second World War, Ottawa, King’s Printer, 1952. 579 p.
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Lucien Côté with HMCS Cornwallis. He is in the back row, second from left.
Lucien Côté Collection
© Lucien Côté Collection
Lucien Côté at St. Charles Hospital in Quebec City, weaving his craft work.
Collection Lucien Côté
© Collection Lucien Côté
October 11, 1950
Miss L. Montreul,
Supervisor,
Arts and Crafts,
Veterans’ Hospital,
Quebec, Quebec.
Dear Miss Montreul:
We are herewith enclosing cheque for five Dollars which is made payable to Mr. L. Cote. We wish to thank him for the Rug which we have had on Special Display and has since been returned to Miss Carpenter.
Would you be good enough to see that Mr. Cote gets this cheque.
Yours sincerely,
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION,
KATE AITKEN, Director of Woman’s Activities.
KA: sw
Encl.
Miss L. Montreul,
Supervisor,
Arts and Crafts,
Veterans’ Hospital,
Quebec, Quebec.
Dear Miss Montreul:
We are herewith enclosing cheque for five Dollars which is made payable to Mr. L. Cote. We wish to thank him for the Rug which we have had on Special Display and has since been returned to Miss Carpenter.
Would you be good enough to see that Mr. Cote gets this cheque.
Yours sincerely,
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION,
KATE AITKEN, Director of Woman’s Activities.
KA: sw
Encl.
October 11, 1950
Miss L. Montreul,
Supervisor,
Arts and Crafts,
Veterans’ Hospital,
Quebec, Quebec.
Dear Miss Montreul:
We are herewith enclosing cheque for five Dollars which is made payable to Mr. L. Cote. We wish to thank him for the Rug which we have had on Special Display and has since been returned to Miss Carpenter.
Would you be good enough to see that Mr. Cote gets this cheque.
Yours sincerely,
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION,
KATE AITKEN, Director of Woman’s Activities.
KA: sw
Encl.
Miss L. Montreul,
Supervisor,
Arts and Crafts,
Veterans’ Hospital,
Quebec, Quebec.
Dear Miss Montreul:
We are herewith enclosing cheque for five Dollars which is made payable to Mr. L. Cote. We wish to thank him for the Rug which we have had on Special Display and has since been returned to Miss Carpenter.
Would you be good enough to see that Mr. Cote gets this cheque.
Yours sincerely,
CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION,
KATE AITKEN, Director of Woman’s Activities.
KA: sw
Encl.
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Letter confirming that Lucien Côté was awarded $5.00 for his piece of work at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in 1950.
Lucien Côté Collection
© Lucien Côté Collection
Learning Objectives
The learner will:- Develop an understanding of the participation and role of Canadians in the World War II.
- Examine the contributions, sacrifices and experiences of individuals who participated on the home front during World War II.
- Identify key locations in which Canada’s military operated during World War II.
