Kawartha Lakes Public Library Digital Archive

Page 165: Burke, Ralph

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Genealogical Resource

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Ralph H. Burke of Omemee, Ontario, enlisted for service with the Royal Canadian Navy on March 22, 1944.
He trained at Kingston, Ont., Halifax, N.S. and other naval postings.
R. H. Burke was promoted from Sto. 1/C and AM (L) 1/C. He was sent overseas for service there in December 1944.
He saw action in the Atlantic. During his service R. H. Burke took an air mechanic’s course in England and Scotland. He returned home from duty with the Navy in December 1945 and was given his discharge from the service on March 6, 1946.
A machinist by trade before the war, R. H. Burke is welcomed back to the Omemee district. His address is R.R.3 Omemee, Ont.

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This card is part of a larger collection of World War II personnel clippings. The project began in 1944 at the Lindsay Library. The intent was to gather together as much information as possible on the military record and the service of people from the Town of Lindsay and the County of Victoria (now Kawartha Lakes) who served in the war. To that end, during the years 1944, 1945, and 1946, members of the public donated photographs and updated information about their loved ones. Both library staff and the public saved and donated newspaper clippings. Some of the files contain great amounts of detail, while others have just a name.

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