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

Aug 29, 2023
2 min

Women

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.

BCV.stories

Feb 15, 2022
3 min

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

Dec 23, 2021
1 min

Veteran's Profiles

Parris, June

June Madonna Paris was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was the daughter of D-Day veteran Gerald Parris and Yvonne Talbot. She has eleven...

BCV.stories

Dec 13, 2021
3 min

Air Force

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...

BCV.stories

Nov 25, 2021
2 min

Veteran's Profiles

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...

BCV.stories

Nov 9, 2021
2 min

Veteran's Profiles

Carey, Shelley

My name is Lieutenant – Colonel (Retired) Shelley Carey, and my 30-plus-year military career was focused on policing and diversifying the...

Veteran's Stories & Articles of History

Veteran's Stories
& Articles of History