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Oral History

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Recording

Object ID

SR-128

Title

Alfred Trattle oral history interview conducted by Paul Stortz on 26 Aug. 1988.

Extent

1 audio cassette.

Date

26 Aug. 1988.

Description

SR-128: Tracks 1 - 2 discuss the Trattle family, including Alfred William Trattle and Emma Elizabeth Wright, Wilfred Muench, and Edna Trattle.
Track 3 describes children's activities such as sports, dances, and May Day celebrations.
Track 4 discusses World War I and the death of Alfred William Trattle.
Track 5 describes Trattle's work in a sawmill, in relief camps during the Depression, and in war industry during World War II. The Trattles' café in Fort Langley is also described.
Tracks 6 - 7 discuss Japanese, East Indian, Native, and Chinese inhabitants of Langley.
Track 8 names a number of early businesses in Fort Langley and riverboats on the Fraser River.
Track 9 discusses the introduction of automobiles and telephone service.
Track 10 briefly mentions Trattle's religious history.
Track 11 continues to describe Trattle's work for Roger's Feed and in carpentry.
Track 12 discusses politics and the relationship between Langley City and Langley Municipality.
Track 13 briefly mentions World War II again.
Tracks 14 - 15 discuss the 1948 flood. The Fort Langley Fire Department is mentioned.

People/Subject

Chinese-Canadians

fire department

Langley's first fire department began as local neighbourhood "volunteer" fire departments in the 1930s. Previously, Langley residents were responsible for fending off fires close to their own properties. By the 1930s, however, "volunteer" fire departments became a necessity due to the growing population of Langley. Each neighbourhood's "volunteer" fire department enlisted the help of local men to answer emergency calls. Various neighbourhood departments included North West Langley, Murrayville, Brookswood, Fort Langley and Aldergrove. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Langley's volunteer fire departments partnered with local ratepayers to build new fire halls throughout the Township and purchase fire trucks with attached water hoses. To this day, the Township of Langley employees both paid full-time and volunteer forces.

Fraser River Flood of 1948

Refers to the large, Fraser River flood of 1948. Similar subject term, "floods and flooding" refers more generally to floods and flooding.

Japanese Canadians

Muench, Emma Elizabeth Trattle (nee Wright)

Emma Elizabeth Wright was born July 11, 1891, in England, to parents George John and Mary Ann Wright. She married Alfred William Trattle, from London, in 1910. The couple moved to Langley in 1911 with other members of the Wright family (Jessie). Emma worked as a nurse and midwife in Fort Langley. The Trattles had 2 sons, William and Alf. Emma's husband Alfred was a Private in the Canadian Infantry killed at Vimy Ridge on May 23, 1917. Mrs. Trattle was remarried 16 February 1924, to Wilfred John Muench (March 12, 1899-April 1, 1963). The couple had six children together: Heather, Viola, Joy, Ben, Larrie, Jack, and Claud. Emma died on March 23, 1979, and was buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery.

Native Peoples of North America

Roger's Feeds

Trattle, Alfred

Alfred George Trattle was born November 10, 1911 at Langley Fort, B.C. to Alfred William Trattle, Sr., who was killed in World War I, and Emma Elizabeth (Wright) Trattle, who was a community nurse and operated a maternity home from her house between 1919 and 1924. Alfred was christened February 1, 1912 at St. George's Church, Langley Fort. Alfred married his wife Edna (1910-1998) in 1940, and the couple owned the Edal Cafe located at 96 St. and Glover in Fort Langley. Mr. Trattle was a member of the Fort Langley Fire Department from 1954 until the mid 1970s In September 2003, Alf Trattle passed away.

Trattle, Alfred William, Sr. (1888-1917)

Alfred William Trattle was born March 11, 1888. He and wife Emma Trattle came to Fort Langley from London, England with Mrs. Trattle's parents and siblings c. 1910. Both families took up small acreages on the west side of Fort Langley. Alf Trattle Sr. also worked off the farm, as a labourer, for Mufford Brothers at Milner. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in New Westminster on 28 March 1916 (131st Overseas Canadian Infantry Battalion). He was transferred to the 47th Battalion and was killed in action on 27 May 1917, and was buried at Villers-au-Bois. Alfred Trattle Sr. was one of the casualties from Langley remembered by the community with the planting of a maple tree and the naming of a road. Source: Canadians in Khaki. Warren Sommer.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-345/1115, HPC-354/1123)

World War, 1914-1918

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