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Carty, Gerald
Gerald Carty was born on October 1st, 1925 in Saint John, New Brunswick to parents Albert and Fannie (Tyler) Carty. Albert served Canada...
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Welcome to our Veteran's Stories page. This page acts as newsletter to share stories and articles we have collected though-out the years. If you are looking for a specific person or story, please use the search bar located at the top.
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- Aug 30
- 3 min
Carty, Donald
Donald Carty was born on May 11th, 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick to parents Albert and Fannie (Tyler) Carty. Albert had served...
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BCV.stories
- May 22
- 2 min
Peters, Walter "Wally"
Walter “Wally” Peters served in the air force from 1963 to 1983. He was a trailblazer of the time and today. He was the first...
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BCV.stories
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Rowe, Owen De Vere
ROWE, Owen De Vere. SWW Veteran & Caribbean Diplomat. "It's important for Canadians to know that what we did is a part of Canadian...
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BCV.stories
- Jan 20, 2022
- 4 min
Alexander, Lincoln
Lincoln Alexander – Humanitarian Lincoln McCauley Alexander was the son of immigrants from the Caribbean. He would become the first Black...
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BCV.stories
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Maxwell, Robert
Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret’d) Robert “Bob” Maxwell - RCAF I was born on December 15,1937 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. For the first twelve...
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BCV.stories
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Jacobs, Kenneth
I am the descendant of escaped slaves who arrived in this country in the mid nineteenth century via the Underground Railroad. I had the...
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BCV.stories
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Hodges, Frederick
Frederick Douglas Hodges – Order of Canada Fred Hodges was born on 19 April 1918 in Saint John, the oldest of three boys and one girl....
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BCV.stories
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Parris, June
June Madonna Paris was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was the daughter of D-Day veteran Gerald Parris and Yvonne Talbot. She has eleven...
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BCV.stories
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Reddick, Sandra
Sandra Eileen Reddick born in Halifax Dec. 7, 1938 to Ernest and Doris Reddick. “In 1950 my parents built a new home for us on the...
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BCV.stories
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Perry, Lloyd
Distinguished supporter of youth William Lloyd Thomas Perry, the son of a pastor, was a track star at Chatham Collegiate and Vocational...
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BCV.stories
- Dec 9, 2021
- 6 min
Langdon, Henry
A Career in Aircraft Engine Maintenance The RCAF had high standards for those it enlisted during the Second World War. This is reflected...
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BCV.stories
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Watts, Eric
Eric Victor Watts, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) When Eric Victor Watts joined the RCAF on May 10, 1939, the Government of Canada had...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
Brooks, Wilson
Many members of the Royal Canadian Air Force joined the war too late to see any combat service overseas. However, many went on to...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Rock, Kenneth
Flying Officer William Kenneth Rock, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), William Kenneth Rock (Ken) was born at Windsor, Ontario, on June...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Blizzard, Steve
by Captain George Borden “If I was to tell you that my military profile for this issue is on a Black Major, would that surprise you? Not...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Daly, Keevil
The RCAF's Champion Bodybuilder and Weightlifter From 1951 to 1960 the RCAF had a champion bodybuilder and weightlifter in its ranks....
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BCV.stories
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Carey, Shelley
My name is Lieutenant – Colonel (Retired) Shelley Carey, and my 30-plus-year military career was focused on policing and diversifying the...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Phillips, Edwin "Erwin"
Edwin “Erwin” Phillips (1921–1945) was born in Montreal to Edwin T. and Rachel Phillips, who had come to Canada from the British West...
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BCV.stories
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
Estwick, Samuel
Radar Technician, Officer Some members of the Royal Canadian Air Force faced racism at many turns in the wartime service. Yet they kept...
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