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Veteran's Stories
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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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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 read
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 read
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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May 22, 20232 min read
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 18, 20232 min read
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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Apr 13, 20232 min read
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 31, 20233 min read
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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Mar 24, 20233 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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Jun 3, 20222 min read
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, 20224 min read
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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Feb 15, 20222 min read
Downes, Marguerite “Peggy”
Marguerite A.“ Peggy” Brown was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on March 4, 1939, to James and Rita Brown. Her father, a Guyanese...
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Feb 15, 20223 min read
Burden, Alvie
Alvie Burden celebrated his 100th birthday on January 30th, 2022 and is one of the last remaining Black Canadians who served in the...
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Feb 4, 20223 min read
Turner, Lloyd
Sgt. Lloyd Turner of The Queens Own Rifles of Canada spent almost 5 years in Europe fighting through France, Belgium and into Germany....
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Feb 4, 20222 min read
Ware, William
Ware, William Henry FWW Regimental Number 931656 William Henry Ware and his twin sister Mildred were Sheep Creek Alberta in 1898....
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
Ware, Arthur
Arthur Nelson Ware was born on 4 July 1897, in Millarville, Foothills No. 31, Alberta, Canada to parents John Ware and Mildred Jane...
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
Johnson, Oliver “Ollie”
Athletics has often been a way for young men and women to rise above their economic status. It has also been a means to Ollie Johnson...
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Feb 3, 20223 min read
Gale, Thamis
Educator, Historian Second World War Veteran. Thamis Ebert William Gale was born on February 28th, 1921. Thamis was born in Montreal and...
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Feb 3, 20224 min read
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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Jan 20, 20224 min read
Rooks, Alfred
Born in November 1888 on the island of Trinidad, Alfred Louis Rooks grew up on the island. After he finished his schooling he worked as a...
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Jan 15, 20223 min read
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