Veteran's Stories
& Articles of History

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.

BCV.stories

Feb 15, 20222 min read

Navy

Lawrence, Raymond

Raymond Lawrence- Chief Petty Officer Class 1 After the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy began to accept increasing numbers of...

BCV.stories

Feb 15, 20223 min read

Women

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...

BCV.stories

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Veteran's Profiles

Parris, Gerry

Gerry Parris was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to parents Gerald Parris (Second World War D-Day veteran) and Yvonne Talbot. He has eleven...

BCV.stories

Dec 23, 20214 min read

WW1

Hall, William

The Victoria Cross was and remains the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded in the Commonwealth. William...

BCV.stories

Dec 9, 20213 min read

Navy

Browning, Orval

A Naval Pioneer During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) had a policy that restricted enlistment to white men and women...

BCV.stories

Oct 21, 20213 min read

Navy

Vemb, Leo

“I was born in Africville, Nova Scotia, the youngest of six children, in 1964. In 1965, we were forced out of Africville by the City of...

Veteran's Stories & Articles of History

Veteran's Stories
& Articles of History