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Photographs from 1960-1969 of life at the Bradford Public Library, library staff & library related events.
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Photographs from 1960-1969 of life at the Bradford Public Library, library staff & library related events.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Photographs from 1970-1979 of life at the Bradford Public Library, library staff & library related events.
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Photographs from 1980-1989 of life at the Bradford Public Library, library staff & library related events.
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Photographs from 1990-1999 of life at the Bradford Public Library, library staff & library related events.
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Photographs from 2000 and later of life at the Bradford Public Library/Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library, library staff & library related events.
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River Takes Life of George Atkinson
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Bradford Witness
Vol. LXVIII, #04
January 25, 1933
Page 1
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Photograph of World War I soldier J. William Dale, who lost his life in St. Eloi on May 10th, 1916.
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Photograph of John A. Collis, soldier from World War II. John was born on October 14th, 1915 in Lowville, Ontario to parents George and Florence May Collis. He later married Dorothy Ruby in Bradford, Ontario and had a daughter, Joan Yvonne Collis, and a son, John Neill Collis. He was killed in action on July 25th, 1944 in Caen, France, and is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
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Photograph of Jack Geddes, soldier in World War II who lost his life in battle. Jack was the son of George and Julia Ethel (Robinson) Geddes, born on May 13th, 1917 in Bradford, Ontario. . Jack worked as a Sub-Foreman for a Barrie construction company prior to marrying Mabel Elizabeth Copeland in May, 1940, and they had a daughter Gwendoline Elizabeth. He enlisted on November 27, 1942 specifically for the RCAF. Jack earned the rank of Sergeant in October of 1943 and was an Air Gunner for the RCAF. He and his flight crew did not return from their mission to Revigny, France. They were presumed dead until his body was found and registered through the Imperial War Graves Commission at Auger St Vincent Cemetery in Oise, France. He died July 19, 1944, and his wife received his Operational Wings recognition in honour of his service.
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(on the top side): "Father"
(on the front side): "Ira Belfry, died July 11, 1887; Aged 79 years, 7 Mo, 23 Days. May he rest in Peace"
Ira settled on lot 14, con. 8 in 1830 where a one acre site for the Primitive Methodist Church, a cemetery and an early school was later built.
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