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Braithwaite, Daniel
During the war, Daniel volunteered for the Air Force but was refused and told “we don’t take coloured”.
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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, 20234 min
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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Aug 30, 20233 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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Aug 30, 20233 min
Modesty, Walter Haley
Walter Haley Modesty was born in Platt City, Missouri, USA in the 1870s. He arrived in Canada in the early 1900s and settled in Junkins...
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Aug 29, 20233 min
Carty, Albert
He was a member of No 2 Construction Battalion Band and played the tuba. His wife’s brothers also enlisted in the Battalion.
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Aug 29, 20233 min
Carter, George Ethelbert
George Ethelbert Carter was born August 1, 1921 in Toronto, and was the first of 14 children born to Barbadian immigrants John Carter and...
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Aug 29, 20232 min
Roy, Eva May
Less than 10% of Canadian women in the army served overseas and Eva was one of only three Black Canadian women who served overseas in WW2.
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Jun 22, 20232 min
Watts, Samuel
Samuel Daniel Watts was born in Texas on May 25th, 1882 and immigrated to Canada in 1904. In 1907 he married his wife Margaret in Calgary...
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May 22, 20233 min
Bell, Herbert McLean
In August 1918 the Canadian government agreed to send troops to Siberia to support efforts against the Bolsheviks. In the Canadian...
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May 22, 20232 min
Jones, Jeremiah “Jerry”
Born at East Mountain, Nova Scotia, on March 30, 1858, Jeremiah “Jerry” Jones was a farmer and teamster living with his wife Ethel (Cook)...
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May 22, 20232 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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May 22, 20232 min
Bright, John
Of over 1,400 Black soldiers who served in the First World War, approximately 100 Black soldiers served in the trenches. Ten of them went...
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Apr 18, 20232 min
Butler, Joseph Roger
Sergeant Joseph Roger Butler was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA on November 22, 1878. Butler served with the 9th Cavalry during the...
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Apr 13, 20232 min
Webster, Harrison
Corporal Harrison Webster was born June 12th, 1887 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. He traveled to Canada and in October 1916, enlisted to...
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Mar 31, 20233 min
Greenidge, Hewburn
He was discharged to return to his medical studies on December 2, 1918. He resumed his studies at the University of Manitoba and graduated
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Mar 24, 20233 min
Tyler, Arthur ‘Seymour’
Arthur ‘Seymour’ Tyler was born in New Brunswick February 1897. In the fall of 1915, he tried to join the 104th Battalion along with 18...
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Jun 3, 20221 min
Dyer, Ainsworth
Ainsworth Dyer was a paratrooper, and served in both the Balkans and Afghanistan. Son of the late Paul and Agatha (née Dawkins) Dyer...
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Jun 3, 20222 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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Feb 15, 20224 min
Olbey, John
John Olbey celebrates his 100th birthday on February 27th, 2022. He was born in Chaham on February 1922. He earned several medals while...
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Feb 15, 20222 min
Lawrence, Raymond
Raymond Lawrence- Chief Petty Officer Class 1 After the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy began to accept increasing numbers of...
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