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Stoddart, Baldwin H.W.

Baldwin H.W. Stoddart was a Sergeant of the 48th Highlanders of Canada during World War II.

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Turton, Jesse

Jesse Turton, son of Roy and Hannah Turton (nee Harvey), who served in World War II.

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World War I Medals

The back of two World War I medals. The one on the left is the British War medal and the one on the right was given to soldiers returning from World War I by the community of Bond Head.

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World War I Medals

Two World War I medals. The medal on the left is a British War Medal, awarded to all who saw action from 1914-1918 in World War I and all who served in Russia from 1919-1920. The one on the right was made by Andrew Neilly, a jeweller in Bradford, and was given to soldiers returning from World War I by the community of Bond Head.

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Military Post Card

Military post card published by J.H. Douse of Lefroy. This post card was sent by Charles Houghton to Miss Ethel Hughes. Charles, who served in the medical corps during World War I, was one of the men in the picture.

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Military Training Camp

A military training camp in Newmarket during the Second World War where recruits gathered for the first stage of their training before heading overseas.

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Vipond, Helen in Korea

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.

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