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A Brief Description of the Summer Palace of the Emperor Atwill
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A Brief Description of the Summer Palace of the Emperor Atwill

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3 pages, typed in paragraph form, and stapled in the top left corner. Narrative: Bertram Ellison (donor's uncle) was born on March 19 1909 in Montreal. He was born into a Jewish family, and was an insurance broker before the war. He joined the Canadian Army on June 5th 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Between 1941 and 1945 he rose to the rank of major, and received 6 medals, including the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire which he received on December 18t 1945. He was part of the 21st Army Group, which was formed on July 9th 1943 by the 2nd British and 1st Canadian Army for a North Western European Invasion. While apart of the 21st Army Group, he saw Bergen-Belsen. Bertram Ellison sailed home on the RMS Queen Elisabeth on December 3rd – 9th 1945.
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Ellison, Bertram
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Report : Paper : Ink : Black, White ; Ht: 33 cm x W: 20,5 cm
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A BRIEF DESCRIPTIONof theSUMMER PALACE OF THE EMPEROR ATWILL.You ask me to describe Colonel Atwill's Head Quarters. I am afraid I shall find it difficult.In my normal articles for "Motor Cycling" I exaggerate 'non-stop', but no exaggeration I can think of will in any way do justice to the establishment I will now do my best to picture to you.You approach down the long Tree lined Boulevard of a 'Big City' realising that you must be a long way away because no HQ. could be in such a setting. You are right - but not in the way you think. In time and kilometres, the Boulevard comes to an end. Trams discreetly fork away into the distance so that no noise so crude and suburban shall interfere with the peace and silence of the "Boulevard des Millionaires" - because that is where you are and that is where the HQ. is situated - 'in the Field', mark you. But the only fields you can see are the lawns kept, like greens of Golf courses, by the gardeners of the rich.The driver suddenly stops outside what I suppose must be called a 'House', anyway, a 'House' by Hollywood standards, and you ask him if he has run out of petrol; on the contrary, he informs you that you have 'arrived'. This looks pretty good and you think "I suppose the Colonel has taken the basement", but your wrong again - he's taken the whole Ruddy House.You go up to a very heavy and magnificent front door which, in spite of its weight, swings open at the slightest touch, so beautifully has it been hung, and you are in the Hall - and what a hall; panelled in oak, illuminated by hidden lights, thick soft carpets, a large open fire place - the Mantle piece of which is supported by two huge figures carved in polished Walnut, and in the corner a huge clock which chimes the quarter as you stand there gazing in wonderment like a child at its first Christmas Tree. On the left, one arch by a wall of white stone, is the door - or should I say the 'Golden Gates of Paradise' - it would be more accurate, solid black Ebony with chased and carved bronze designs, obviously Chinese.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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