Singleton Wyndham Muncey was born 6 November 1879 in Carleton, Prince Edward Island to telegraph operator Townsend Coffin Muncey and Harriet Muttart. He spent some time in Winnipeg before enlisting as a Sergeant with the E. Battery, Royal Field Artillery on 19 January 1900 to fight in the South African Boer War. At the end of formal fighting, Singleton joined Howard's Scouts and continued to fight the Boer soldiers. On 4 February 1901 he was wounded in the left shoulder. The injury resulted in the paralysis of his arm and Singleton spent the following year in England where he partially overcame his disability. Following his release, Singleton returned to P.E.I. where he married Elma Lovnetta Schurman in 1904.
Singleton also served in the First World War as a lieutenant in the 188th Battalion, serving in France with the 5th Battalion and was part of the Army of Occupation in Germany. Following the General Demobilization in 1919 Singleton resided in Vancouver, where he remained until his death in 1945.
Singleton and Harriet had one daughter, Doris, who later married Reginald T. Haslam. Doris is the author of "The Wrights of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island: A Loyalist Family" (1978) and co-author of "An Island Refuge: Loyalists and Disbanded Troops on the Island of St. John" (1983). Singleton also had a son named Wyndham with his second wife, Alma Marion Aylward. Singleton died 23 October 1945 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Title based on the provenance of the fonds
The fonds consists primarily of letters written by Singleton W. Muncey to his parents, T. C. and Harriet Muncey, and his brother Frank between 8 January 1900 and 26 November 1901. In the letters, Singleton describes his travels and activities as well as the conditions and battles in the South African Boer War. There are also letters from J. S. Creighton and Major William Congold to T. C. Muncey regarding Singleton. The fonds also contains Singleton's certificates of discharge, newspaper clippings and a pamphlet regarding a reunion of South African soldiers in 1902, and an article about W. R. Collins, the man who shot and wounded Singleton during the Boer War.
The fonds was donated to the Public Archives and Records Office by Singleton Muncey's daughter, Mrs. Doris Haslam, on 9 March 1976
SEE ALSO: Acc2561 which includes T. C. Muncey's journal (1886-1895) and letterbook (1897-1903) and Acc4211 which includes T. C. Muncey's later journals (1894-1896)
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