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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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Ryan, Harrison William
At the age of 17, Ryan enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on June 30, 1941.
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Phillips, Edwin
Sergeant Edwin “Erwin” Phillips (Service Number: R/174196) was born on May 23, 1921, in Montreal, Quebec, to Edwin T. and Rachel...
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Mar 222 min read
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Ryan, Charles Ernest
n June 1944, Ryan disembarked in France, where he continued his service as Allied forces advanced across Europe following D-Day.
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Mar 222 min read
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Clements, Bennie
Bennie Clements (Service #SF800765) was born on October 28, 1923, in Inglewood, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, to William and Minnie (Gibson)...
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Mar 222 min read
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Trimm, Clarence Alvin
When the war started in 1939, Clarence 15, tried to enlist, but he was rejected because he was too young. He made several more attempts, eve
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Mar 223 min read
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Thomas, Robert Eugene
Robert Eugene Thomas D-142366 Robert Eugene Thomas was born on February 28 in Oakville, Ontario. He was the youngest of four, with two...
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Mar 212 min read
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Johnson, Lorimer
Private Lorimer Leigh(Lee) Johnson Service Number: F/45285 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada Private Lorimer Lee Johnson was...
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Feb 12 min read
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Flood Sidney
Flood, Sidney regimental # 931066 November 7 th, 2024, in a moving ceremony held in Toronto and later at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum,...
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Feb 13 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20233 min read
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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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Aug 30, 20234 min read
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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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Aug 29, 20232 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Jan 15, 20223 min read
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Parris, Gerald
Gerald Gladstone Parris, was one of the last surviving African-Canadians of the June 6 , 1944, Allied invasion on the beaches of...
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Dec 23, 20212 min read
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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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Dec 13, 20213 min read
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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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Dec 9, 20216 min read
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