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    William (Bill) Charles Cutmore volunteered for the First Special Service Force, a secret joint Canadian-American force nicknamed "The Devil's Brigade," which trained for paratrooping and sabotage mis

    William (Bill) Charles Cutmore volunteered for the First Special Service Force, a secret joint Canadian-American force nicknamed "The Devil's Brigade," which trained for paratrooping and sabotage mis

    Alvin Aberdeen Duncan was a 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 Operato

    Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942. Worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940 to 1944.

    Handel Johnson was a Corporal and then Sergeant with the Royal Air Force 1940-1945. He was attached to Royal Canadian Air Force #6 Bomber Command, in the Medical Division.

    One of two photos making up landscaped photo.

    One of two photos making up landscaped photo.

    The Palmers were the first Canadians to wed in England during the war. Zouch Palmer, with the Canadian Field Artillery, married Peggy Palmer, daughter of Brigadier General H.D. G. Crerar, in the garr

    Corporal Emily Joyce Dunham, C.W.A.C. and Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey (Jock)Wellocks Smith, R.C.N.V.R. on their wedding day. The wedding took place in King's College chapel, Halifax.

    Geoffrey Smith, ASDIC operator aboard the corvette "Arrowhead," caught this fish near Newfoundland when food supplies aboard were low.

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    Need photo-finish camera to pay brother-sister bet Oakville, Aug. 14 Lieut. Margaret Taylor, nursing sister, and her brother, Gunner Peter Taylor, of Oakville, late last spring made a bet of $5 as to

    Originally donated by Norm Thacker, Officer Commanding, Royal Canadian Air Force at the #10 Bombing and Gunnery School.

    Gander airfields provided crucial military bases under the control of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army. Canadian, British, and U.S. forces used the airfields for refuelling and as a

    "Padre Jock" served as chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage and initiative in evacuating casualites

    Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    Audrey Johnson was a Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942. She worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940-1944.

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