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Veteran's Stories
& Articles of History
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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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Dec 23, 20212 min read
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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BCV.stories
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Dymond, Miles
Miles Smith Dymond was born in Fredericton, NB, on 25 March 1882. He was working as a stone cutter in Woodstock, NB, when he enlisted in...
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BCV.stories
Dec 13, 20213 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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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Perry, Lloyd
Distinguished supporter of youth William Lloyd Thomas Perry, the son of a pastor, was a track star at Chatham Collegiate and Vocational...
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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20216 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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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20215 min read
Este, Clarence “Gus”
Korean War and 33 Year military service veteran Clarence “ Gus” Este was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1931. He is the oldest child with...
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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20213 min read
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...
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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20212 min read
Patrick, Erroll
Erroll Patrick was born on April 27, 1930 to Alma and Errol Patrick in Montreal. His siblings were Tony, Terry, Teddy, Tisha, Ty and...
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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20211 min read
Mansfield, John
No 2 Construction Fallen 14 January 1918 By Sapper Gary Silliker John Mansfield, was born on 1 January 1879 in Dartmouth, NS. John was...
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BCV.stories
Dec 9, 20212 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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BCV.stories
Nov 25, 20213 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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BCV.stories
Nov 25, 20212 min read
Jno-Baptiste-Jones, Avril
Warrant Officer (WO) Avril Jno-Baptiste-Jones, born and raised in Dominica, West Indies is a 25+ year Veteran of the Canadian Armed...
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BCV.stories
Nov 25, 20211 min read
Holloway, Humphrey
In memory of Private HUMPHREY HOLLOWAY who died on September 19, 1944 Military Service Service Number/126485 Age:21 Unit: Highland Light...
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BCV.stories
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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BCV.stories
Nov 25, 20213 min read
Bertrand, Lancelot Joseph
There were not many Black soldiers in the first contingent that was formed in Camp Valcartier, Quebec in September 1914. One of those who...
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BCV.stories
Nov 25, 20212 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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BCV.stories
Nov 10, 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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BCV.stories
Nov 10, 20213 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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BCV.stories
Nov 10, 20212 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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BCV.stories
Nov 9, 20213 min read
Blizzard, Steve
by Captain George Borden “If I was to tell you that my military profile for this issue is on a Black Major, would that surprise you? Not...
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