Colonel John Ham Perry, c. 1945
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white portrait photograph of Col. John Ham Perry (1892-1976).
- Notes
- Col. John Ham Perry was born on May 5, 1892 at Whitby, the first son of John Ham Perry and Louisa Hay. He started working for the Dominion Bank in 1909 and was manager at Whitby from 1926 to 1939. In 1944 he moved to the head office in Toronto. He served in the First World War from 1914 to 1918 and reached the rank of Captain. He also received the Military Cross in the First World War. In the 1930's in served as a Captain in the Ontario Regiment and went overseas again when the Second World War broke out in 1939. He was promoted to Major in 1941, Lt. Col. in 1942 and Col. in 1943, returning home in 1944. Col. Perry served with the Canadian Armored Division in England during the Second World War. He was the founder and first Commodore of the Whitby Yacht Club in 1933 and was a charter member of the Whitby Rotary Club the same year. He was also treasurer of Canadian Legion Branch 112, Warden at All Saints' Church and President of the Whitby Boy Scout Committee. He died at Mississauga on May 30, 1976. Col. Perry is buried at Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Streetsville, Ontario.
- Date of Original
- c.1945
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 cm
Height: 13 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 13cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-007-008
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright may not be held by the Archives at Whitby Public Library. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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