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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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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
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
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
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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Dec 9, 20212 min read
Jones, Robert "Bud"
Robert “Bud” Jones was born in the St-Henri District of Montreal, and educated in the school districts of St. Henri, Montreal and Verdun,...
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Nov 25, 20213 min read
Holloway, Humphrey
Private Humphrey Holloway (Service number B/126485) was born on September 29, 1922, in Toronto, Ontario, to Egbert and Edith Holloway,...
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Nov 25, 20213 min read
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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Nov 25, 20213 min read
Alexander, John Arthur
Alexander, John Arthur (Art) Shreve Second World War Rank: Corporal Service # B-107026 Unit : Rifleman A-Company Queen’s Own Rifles...
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Nov 25, 20212 min read
LaPierre, Clarence David
Pte. David LaPierre was born November 9, 1923, in Owen Sound, Ontario. His biological parents were David Booey and Rebeca Courtney but he...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
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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Nov 10, 20213 min read
Brown, Lester
Lester Brown, a Canadian Second World War veteran, had secrets he was keeping from his grandchildren and other close relatives. Brown,...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
Best, Mascoll
He was born on Jun 17, 1917 in St. Joseph, Barbados and volunteered to fight for Canada in the Second World War. He was part of the...
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Nov 9, 20211 min read
Shepherd, Henry
Born and raised in Stewarttown, Ontario, on August 18, 1895, Henry Thomas Shepherd was the second youngest child of John and Sarah...
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Nov 9, 20214 min read
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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Nov 9, 20212 min read
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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Nov 9, 20214 min read
Trimm, Clarence Alvin
Killed in Action Clarence Alvin Trimm on April 27, 1945. Clarence Alvin Trimm (SN: D140390) was born January 18, 1924 in Montreal,...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Hokan, Junius Lyman Edward
There were not many Black pilots in the RCAF during the Second World War. Few were those who were fighter pilots.
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Nov 9, 20215 min read
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