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- 1910s
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Private William R. Sturgeon, Service No. 3038445 of the Central Ontario Regiment, World War I.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Private William R. Sturgeon, Service No. 3038445 of the Central Ontario Regiment, World War I.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Matthew Archer, the son of Thomas and Jennie May Archer. He served in the First World War and died in France.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Soldiers in front of Queen's Hotel on Holland Street, taking a break on their long march to Fort York for their winter dwelling and training. The soldiers were stationed at Camp Borden, but lack of shelter and proper living conditions forced nearly 5000 troops to march from Barrie to Toronto in October 1917.
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WWI Soldier Silas Willams.
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Louis Graham Neilly, son of Louis Allen and Flossie Scott. He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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Henry Harvey in uniform during World War II.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Milton C. Vipond & Helen Brown
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Lt. Milton C. Vipond and Helen Brown strolling down the street. Lt. Vipond fought and died in the Korean War.
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Helen Vipond honours Canada as the representative to strike the gong at the War Museum in Seoul, three times in hope that the sound will travel far enough to reunite the two Koreas in peace.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
8th Canadian Field Ambulance Officers and NCOs
This image documents the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance at the time of the signing of the armistice ending WWI on November 11, 1918 and can be found in a war photograph album belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Raymond Selby. The photographs in the album are both original photographs taken by Dr. Selby and copies of official Canadian military photographs. Selby was born in and grew up in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area before moving to Calgary, Alberta. Many of the men pictured were awarded medals in recognition of honour and/or bravery.
Top Row: Sgt. Maguire, Sgt. F. E. Dutton, Cpl. Brewster, Sgt. Munis, Sgt. Davidson, R.S.M. Coward, R.S.M. G. Taylor, Staff-Sgt. Graydon, Sgt. Nash, Cpl. Tillett, Cpl. Guthrie, Sgt. Patience
Middle Row: Capt. R. M. Harvie, Capt. A. S. Lamb, Capt. D.C. Malcolm, Major W. G. Cosbie, Lt-Col. E. R. Selby, Major W. J. MacKensie, Capt. J. F. Sparrow, Capt. Knight, Capt. Christie
Bottom Row: Sgt. H. Hay, Sgt. Montgomery, Cpl. Clements, Sgt. Valiquet, Sgt. Wyers, Sgt. Cowan, Sgt. Coleman, Sgt. Holding, Cpl. Lean
Ernest Raymond Selby, Dr.
Attestation Paper - Elwood Belfry
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Attestation paper, page 1, for Elwood James Belfry for World War One.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library