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    Flying Officer (observer) with #410 Cougar Squadron. Killed in action April 10, 1943, at the age of 24. Roland is buried in the General Cemetery at Ijlst, Friesland, Holland. He is commemorated on th

    Registered Nurse in England, worked "on relief" wherever needed, 1939-1944. Met Alvin Bumby during the war in 1942, married him, and came to Canada after the war.

    Ordinary Seaman, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve. Served on the H.M.C.S. Shawinigan. Killed November 24, 1944 at the age of 20. Commemorated on the Oakville High School 1939-1945 Honour Roll.

    Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, 1942-1947; sometimes jointly attached to the Royal Canadian Air Force. John moved to Canada in 1957, and to Oakville in 1961. Photo taken in England, 1947.

    Robert Callingham was the grandson of Mrs. Robert Hunter of Oakville. Donated by Oakville Historical Society.

    Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Served initially as a mechanic then as a pilot, from 1940 to 1945.

    Flight Sergeant (pilot) with #103 Squadron. Killed in action November 29, 1944, at the age of 20. Jackson was buried in Dusseldorf, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetary, Kleve,

    Photo taken just prior to a test flight at 432 (Leaside) Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 6 Group Bomber Command at East Moor, Yorkshire, England in March, 1944. Also shown are (right to left) Sarge

    Enlisted, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, 1942. Assigned to the Royal Navy as Petty Officer. Sailed on Royal Mail ship Camaronia to Glasgow, then aboard HMS Ferret and HMS Weston. Did convoy d

    Married to Rose Daikens.

    Edward M. Davis (left) joined the Royal Navy and was posted to HMS Illustrious as a Torpedo Bomber Pilot, serving early on in Sumatra, Sabang and Java. Robert W. Davis (right) joined the Shipwright B

    Flying Officer (wireless operator air gunner) with #426 Thunderbird Squadron. Killed in action December 5, 1944, at the age of 21. Richard is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey

    Radar Operator in the Royal Air Force, "on loan" from the Royal Canadian Air Force. Originally a member of the Lorne Scots Rifle Regiment, Alvin trained as a Radar Operator following Winston Churchil

    Leading Aircraftman with #10 North Atlantic Squadron. Killed in action October 20, 1943, at the age of 21. Charles is buried in an isolated grave on Black Mountain, near St. Donat, Quebec. He is comm

    Flying Officer (navigator) with #434 Bluenose Squadron. Killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield

    Flying Officer (air gunner) with #5 Ferry Unit. Killed April 8, 1945, at the age of 23. Ralph is buried in the Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar High School

    Toronto Daily Star, November 3, 1941. Articles leading up to HMCS Oakville's dedication.

    Emelda in nursing uniform; she served as a military nurse during both world wars for the United States

    Nancy Hart in military uniform of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service

    Newspaper clipping describing the sinking of the H.M.C.S. Trentonian, a Royal Canadian Navy corvette, off the French coast.