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S ayal We are currently accepting donations for our in support of the 16th Annual Food Drive Georgetown Bread Basket T he IFP• H ospital D onation •Thursday, N O V 7, 2013 7 Consequently, the quilt arrived at Rowe's residence in mid-August, and everyone in- volved-- Groves, the Canadian High Commis- sion in the UK (embassy), Veterans' Affairs, and most of all, members of Esquesing His- torical Society-- were delighted. For Happe it was one of her final duties at the Canadian High Commission in the UK, as she returned to Canada and retired from the Canadian Forces at the end of August. "There are some names on the quilt I no- ticed," wrote Groves. "I assume that there might be some descendants of those names on the quilt still living in the area. "I know your lads did well and suffered badly up on Vimy Ridge in 1917 but this (quilt) predates Vimy by two years," said Groves. The quilt is now hanging on display in the Georgetown Branch of Halton Hills Public Li- brary, along with a number of artifacts hon- ouring Remembrance Day. It will be displayed in the library until the end of November, then will be taken to Mountainview Residence for a day, to show the veterans who reside there. From there, it will return to the EHS ar- chives. The display, a joint effort of EHS, Halton Hills Library and Branch 120 (Georgetown) of the Royal Canadian Legion, was set up Octo- ber 25. Branch 120 president Jack Harrison, Hal- ton Hills Public Library staffer Jodie Manda- rino and Sheridan College Visual Merchan- dising student Samantha Babic co-ordinated their efforts to set up the display. "The whole thing is amazing," said Harri- son. "This (quilt) was done in 1915-- almost 100 years ago, and it comes back to town, in amazing shape at that. When I heard about it, I was quite excited, and now that it's set up on display, it's wonderful." All the players in Georgetown are quite pleased at the outcome of the quilt, making its way back to Georgetown. But the most pleased is Tony Groves. "I have a great love of military history and I had relatives serving in the armed forces in both world wars," said Groves. "My uncle is buried in Perth (China Wall) Cemetery in Ypres being killed in 1917. I still have his med- als and some of his possessions that were re- turned to the family. "We're not the great and the good," said Groves, speaking of his wife and himself. "It just seemed right and proper that the quilt, which has survived in such good condition, should go back 'home' where it was made all those years ago. It is part of your history and we are so pleased that it will be exhibited so people can see it." So the story has gone full circle. Like an old veteran, the quilt, sent out 98 years ago to fight its own battle-- comfort- ing and reminding wounded troops overseas that they were in their families' hopes and prayers-- has done its duty. It's come home to the safety and respect of the Esquesing His- torical Society archives. And a responsible, amateur historian in Wimbledon has also done his duty, making sure it did return home, where it can inspire memory and respect, as well as once again remind all of the horrors of war-- then, now and forever. Miss H Arnold Mrs. H Mathews Miss M C Mathews Miss A Bradly Miss J Huffman Mrs. Welland Mrs. H Sparling Mrs. Wm Anthony Mr P Ferguson Elsie Carter Mable Sparling Jack Kennedy Mrs. E Johnson Miss M Johnson Mrs. J Jamieson Miss J Alderdice Mrs. J Dunlop Mrs. S Grant Aileen Groat Mr J Makin Mr E Stoddart Mr J Wharrad Miss M Elliott Miss E Nolen Miss V Ruddy Major J R Barber RO Major L Grant RO Capt J Johnson RO Lt Col A L Noble Major R R Barber Capt W Arnold Capt Rev A B Higginson Mr G C Lawrence Mrs. Lawrence Baby Lawrence Mr J Arnott Mrs. Arnott Mr J M Buck Mrs. Buck Mrs. John Watson Mr Jack Moore Mr J H Miller Mr W Long Mrs. Long Mrs. N Bell Mr F L Miller Mr W Ward Mrs. Ward Cora Ward Flossie Ward Floyd Ward Roy Ward Dan Ward Verna Salhi Gertrude Glassey Miss M Moore Mrs. E McDonald Miss E Harrison Miss J Crouch Miss J Moore Miss M Brownlee Miss L Gillies Mr J Taylor Mrs. Taylor Mr J P Taylor Mr W Greensward Mrs. Greensward Mr W Duckworth Mrs. Duckworth Mr B Heartwell Mrs. Heartwell Ambrosena Havill Mr J McDonald Dora McDonald Mrs. W E Bunt Eileen Bunt Mr H Frances Mrs. Frances Miss A Frances Miss B Sullivan Mr T Heaton Mrs. Heaton Mr R Creelman Mrs. Creelman Clifford Creelman Alice Creelman Mrs. J McCorkery Mrs. F Morrison Mrs. J Ward Mr W Boles Mrs. Boles Mr T Rumford Mrs. Rumford Mr J McDermid Mrs. McDermid Mrs. W Anthony Ben Forster Mrs. Forster Helen Forster John Forster Dick Forster Donald Forster Marvel Foster Mrs. J Ansell Mrs. W Lewis Mr F Salmon Mr E Millington Mrs. Millington Mr W Scott Mrs. F Burtinshaw Mr W Lawson History of Georgetown war quilt comes full circle Continued from pg. 6 The Shorncliffe Military Hospital operating room in 1916. Photo from Halton Images Collection Mrs. Lawson Miss E J Lawson Miss E Gillies Mr G Cox Mrs. Cox Lt K Nixon Mr T Leslie Mrs. G Leslie Mr E Leslie Mrs. S Leslie Mrs. W Buck Miss B Brown Mr W Wilson Mr W Cook Mr G Henderson Mrs. Henderson Miss C Henderson Miss M Henderson Mr J Nickell Mrs. Nickell Charles Corner Claude Kentner Croy Kennedy Claude Burnside Doris Green Anna Bell Rhoda Mitchell Miss A Clark Mr S Dewhurst Mrs. Dewhurst Irene Sullivan Pearl McGrath