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

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    Translation from the Dutch: We remember our heroes, Those who struggled for years, And often offered their lives, In the struggle so important to us. Now that the freedom has come, We bring a greetin

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

    Charles Kerr was a lieutenant with the 18th Battalion "A" Company. C.E.F. Enlisted at Welland, Ontario, in August 1914. Following the war, returned to Oakville to 'remarry" Grace Freestone, with whom

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    In response to the war in Europe, Canada passed the National Resources Mobilization Act on 21 June 1940. With its passage the government was enabled to requisition the property and services of Canadi

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    Harry Farr, Flying Officer, was a navigator with #434 Bluenose Squadron. He was killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede W

    Certificates were issued to Hamilton military personnel by the city of Hamilton in April 1940. The certificates, signed by Mayor William Robert Morrison, were also issued as pocket-sized replicas to

    Ken Chambers was a Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served initially as a mechanic then as a pilot, from 1940 to 1945.

    Ken Chambers was a Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served initially as a mechanic then as a pilot, from 1940 to 1945.

    Ken Chambers was a Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served initially as a mechanic then as a pilot, from 1940 to 1945.

    Corvettes, acting as antisubmarine warships, were used by Canada's navy to escort merchant ship convoys carrying men and supplies through the Atlantic. Their function was to detect and destroy the Ge

    Fact book produced by the Canadian Women's Army Corps during the Second World War as a recruitment tool.

    Frank McCraney and Thomas McCraney were privates with the First Canadian Light Infantry; John McCraney, Ross McCraney, and William McCraney were privates with the Canadian Infantry.