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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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Ware, Arthur
Arthur Nelson Ware was born on 4 July 1897, in Millarville, Foothills No. 31, Alberta, Canada to parents John Ware and Mildred Jane...
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
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Johnson, Oliver “Ollie”
Athletics has often been a way for young men and women to rise above their economic status. It has also been a means to Ollie Johnson...
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Feb 3, 20223 min read
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Gale, Thamis
Educator, Historian Second World War Veteran. Thamis Ebert William Gale was born on February 28th, 1921. Thamis was born in Montreal and...
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Feb 3, 20224 min read
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Parris, Seldon
Seldon Thomas Parris was born October 9th, 1892 to parents Alexander Parris and Margaret Prevost. His father died when Seldon was a...
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Jan 14, 20222 min read
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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...
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Dec 23, 20214 min read
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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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Dec 13, 20213 min read
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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
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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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Dec 9, 20211 min read
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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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Nov 25, 20213 min read
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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
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Some, Charlie
Charlie Some Some people came so far only to have their hopes and dreams fade too suddenly. Charlie Some of No. 2 Construction Battalion...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
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