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  • Whitby Soldiers in Ontario Regiment, c.1943
    Whitby Soldiers in Ontario Regiment, c.1943
    Imagecomment       According to a comment on this record, these soldiers were all members of the 11th Army Tank Reserve, Ontario Regiment.
    Imagecomment     According to a comment on this record, these soldiers were all members of the 11th Army Tank Reserve, Ontario Regiment.
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  • Portrait Photograph of Mervin W.J. Oke
    Portrait Photograph of Mervin W.J. Oke
    Imagecomment       Mervin William John Oke was born in Oshawa in 1913, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Oke of Peterborough. He was employed at Alger Press in Oshawa as a photographer. He moved to Whitby from Oshawa on his marriage in 1941. He enlisted with the Engineers in May 1943 and …
    Imagecomment     Mervin William John Oke was born in Oshawa in 1913, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Oke of Peterborough. He was employed at Alger Press in Oshawa as a photographer. …
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  • Mrs. Graydon Goodfellow and her daughter Virginia Goodfellow, c. 1940
    Mrs. Graydon Goodfellow and her daughter Virginia Goodfellow, c. 1940
    Imagecomment       Mrs. Goodfellow and her daughter are standing on the steps of their home at 406 Dundas Street West dressed in Red Cross uniforms for the War Effort. This house was demolished in 1990. Mrs. Goodfellow's husband, Graydon M. Goodfellow was President of the Whitby Branch of the Canadian Red Cross …
    Imagecomment     Mrs. Goodfellow and her daughter are standing on the steps of their home at 406 Dundas Street West dressed in Red Cross uniforms for the War Effort. This house was …
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  • Portrait Photograph of Evans Gerow Michael, c.1944
    Portrait Photograph of Evans Gerow Michael, c.1944
    Imagecomment       Evans Gerow Michael was born at Oshawa on November 13, 1916, son of Howard and Laura May Michael, of Oshawa, Ontario; husband of Phyllis Isabelle Michael, of Oshawa. He enlisted in the army with the Armored Corps as a master mechanic in February 1943. He graduated from the Army Trade …
    Imagecomment     Evans Gerow Michael was born at Oshawa on November 13, 1916, son of Howard and Laura May Michael, of Oshawa, Ontario; husband of Phyllis Isabelle Michael, of Oshawa. He enlisted …
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  • Portrait Photograph of Francis Michael Fallon, c.1945
    Portrait Photograph of Francis Michael Fallon, c.1945
    Imagecomment       Private Francis Michael Fallon was born at Whitby on March 19, 1926, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Fallon. He lived in Toronto and later worked for Whitby Malleable Iron and Brass Company. He enlisted in November 1943 at Kingston with the Ottawa Highlanders and was sent overseas in …
    Imagecomment     Private Francis Michael Fallon was born at Whitby on March 19, 1926, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Fallon. He lived in Toronto and later worked for Whitby Malleable …
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  • Portrait Photograph of Lieutenant Frederick John Arthur Coleman, c.1943
    Portrait Photograph of Lieutenant Frederick John Arthur Coleman, c.1943
    Imagecomment       Frederick John Arthur Coleman was born in Toronto on July 28, 1918 and educated at Welland Public and high schools and Whitby High School after his arrival in Whitby in 1936. He graduated from Trinity College, Toronto with honours in 1941 and was captain of Trinity College's championship golf team. …
    Imagecomment     Frederick John Arthur Coleman was born in Toronto on July 28, 1918 and educated at Welland Public and high schools and Whitby High School after his arrival in Whitby in …
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  • Hydra Radio Equipment, Camp X, 1942
    Hydra Radio Equipment, Camp X, 1942
    Imagecomment       Camp X was a spy training camp and communications centre established by British Security Co-ordination on the shore of Lake Ontario on the border between Whitby and East Whitby Townships. The camp operated from 1941 to 1945. It was used as a government communications centre until 1969. The buildings were …
    Imagecomment     Camp X was a spy training camp and communications centre established by British Security Co-ordination on the shore of Lake Ontario on the border between Whitby and East Whitby Townships. …
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  • Photograph of Lillian Kirk (nee Wilson)
    Photograph of Lillian Kirk (nee Wilson)
    Imagecomment       Lillian Wilson was the daughter of William and Florence Wilson, formerly of Greenwood, ON. Her full name was Lillian Mazie Gertrude Wilson, initials being L.M.G.W. At only 5 feet tall, she was nicknamed: "Light Machine Gun Wilson". She met James R Kirk in 1943 and in July 21, 1945 they …
    Imagecomment     Lillian Wilson was the daughter of William and Florence Wilson, formerly of Greenwood, ON. Her full name was Lillian Mazie Gertrude Wilson, initials being L.M.G.W. At only 5 feet tall, …
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  • Photo of Vern MacCarl
    Photo of Vern MacCarl
    Imagecomment       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Vernon MacCarl was born at Oshawa in 1925. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force [R.C.A.F.] the Second World War. His nickname was "Mickey". He worked in transport businesses for many years. …
    Imagecomment     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Vernon MacCarl was born at Oshawa in 1925. He served in the Royal …
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  • Group Photo of L. Costello, T. Donohue, H. Huntley, J. Town
    Group Photo of L. Costello, T. Donohue, H. Huntley, J. Town
    Imagecomment       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
    Imagecomment     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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  • Photo of Howard Johnston and Bill Foster
    Photo of Howard Johnston and Bill Foster
    Imagecomment       Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
    Imagecomment     Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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