Bradford Veterans Street Names
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Research on street names in Bradford West Gwillimbury that are named after local veterans
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Bradford Veterans Street Names
Research on street names in Bradford West Gwillimbury that are named after local veterans
David Di Giovanni
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with Dr. William C. Little. He is being interviewed by Jack Coleman and Norbert Moran at the Simcoe County Archives. The interview talks about his family's history, his path to becoming a doctor, working in Camp Borden during World War Two, working with veterans and his career after the war. See the Related Descriptions below for summary.
Jack Coleman
Little, William (Dr.) Interview
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio and summary of an interview with Dr. William C. Little. He is being interviewed by Jack Coleman and Norbert Moran at the Simcoe County Archives. The interview talks about his family's history, his path to becoming a doctor, working in Camp Borden during World War Two, working with veterans and his career after the war. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.
Jack Coleman
Part of Oral History Collection
A summary of an interview with Dr. William C. Little. He is being interviewed by Jack Coleman and Norbert Moran at the Simcoe County Archives. The interview talks about his family's history, his path to becoming a doctor, working in Camp Borden during World War Two, working with veterans and his career after the war. See the Related Descriptions below for audio.
Jack Coleman
Part of Local History Collection
"Bingo, Auction Sale, and Dance Draw Good Crowd. Farmers and Growers Give Generously
The local Canadian Corps Association's night of Bingo, an Auction Sale and Dance drew a good crowd to the Town Hall on Monday evening when about $310 was cleared. This money will be used for the purchase of gifts for the boys of the district now serving overseas." ...
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
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.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Coutts, Richard (Dick) obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Saturday, January 09, 1971
Event Type : Death
Description : Died at Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston. War veteran and one of the older residents of Cookstown.(Cookstown News)
Bradford Witness
Bond Head Cenotaph Plaque - WWII
Part of Local History Collection
Bond Head Memorial Plaque for Soldiers who lost their lives in World War II from the Bond Head area. Plaque reads:
"In Memoriam
Harold Wilson
Laurie Melbourne
Ross Rutherford
Walter Aelick
Walter Andrews
Earl Slack
Robson Jewitt
Who lost their lives in the Second World War."
Peter Wilson
Watson, W. A. Craig M.D. obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Wednesday, August 28, 1957
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto, Ont.
Description : Dr. Watson died at his home in Toronto on Wednesday of last week. Dr. Watson and Mrs. Watson had visited Bradford during the centennial reunion. Dr. Watson was born near Kingston and was a graduate of Queen's University. He practiced at Granby for 12 years before joining the R.C.A.F. during the Second World War. After the war was over he practiced in Bradford for several years, where he was recognized as a skillful doctor. He is survived by his widow and one brother. Dr. and Mrs. Watson's only son, Craig was killed in a motor accident in 1952.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Henry Harvey in uniform during World War II.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library