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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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Nov 9, 20211 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, 20213 min read
Daly, Keevil
The RCAF's Champion Bodybuilder and Weightlifter From 1951 to 1960 the RCAF had a champion bodybuilder and weightlifter in its ranks....
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Carey, Shelley
My name is Lieutenant – Colonel (Retired) Shelley Carey, and my 30-plus-year military career was focused on policing and diversifying the...
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Nov 9, 20214 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, 20212 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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BCV.stories
Nov 9, 20214 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, 20212 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, 20213 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. There was one who not...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
Some, Charlie
Some people came so far only to have their hopes and dreams fade too suddenly. Charlie Some of No. 2 Construction Battalion was one these...
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Nov 8, 20214 min read
Kelly, Charlie
Playing Baseball before the King At any time, playing a sporting game with the King of England in the audience was a singular honour....
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