https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/aba3c10cb6e70ae7d7c5a492dca1a192.jpg b9c06f29181cc54c0f34d70ed9dd198b Person An individual. Birth Date 1871 Birthplace Gaspé/North Shore, Canada Death Date 1939 Place of Death Montreal, Canada Occupation Clergyman; Military Chaplain; deacon; priest; Director of Canadian Chaplain Service; archdeacon; assistant curate Languages Spoken or Written English Biographical Text John Macpherson Almond was a Church of England military chaplain during the first world war, initially attached to the 1st artillery division. He was promoted twice, first to honorary major, then to lieutenant-colonel. During this time, he also was promoted to assistant director of the Canadian Chaplain Service (CCS). Later becoming director, he set about transforming the CCS to become a multi-denominational service, working to recover the service from his predecessor’s mismanagement. He removed some underperforming clerics, reinforced links to Canadian branches, and encouraged his padres to compete in educational and social work for the Canadian troops. He survived the first world war, continuing to work in aiding the veterans, including ensuring that they received a proper burial. After the war was declared in 1939, he once again volunteered for frontline service but passed away unexpectedly in his sleep 3 days later. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Kegan Rumig Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. John Macpherson Almond, photograph, Bay Chaleur Military Museum, accessed May 31, 2021, https://www.chaleurmilitarymuseum.com/memories/a.htm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Almond, John Macpherson (Military Chaplain in Europe, head of Canadian Chaplain Service) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1915-1919 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eastern Front Description An account of the resource John MacPherson Almond began his work in the location by fulfilling the duties of a battlefield chaplain, which namely included giving lectures and sermons, writing, and reading for illiterate soldiers, and caring for the soldiers’ religious needs. Once promoted, his work became more clerical in nature. He worked to keep the peace among the various denominations on the battlefield, ensure that many of the majority religions had representation among the chaplains, and establishing additional branches of the organization, to provide more support for those on the frontlines. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person