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  • Alvin and Irene Bumby on their wedding day in England, March 16, 1943
    Alvin and Irene Bumby on their wedding day in England, March 16, 1943
    Image       Alvin Bumby joined the Royal Canadian Signal Corps in Hamilton the first week after war broke out in 1939, and was overseas from 1939-1946. Irene Bumby worked "on relief" as a registered nurse in England from 1939-1944 and moved to Canada as a war bride in 1946.
    Image     Alvin Bumby joined the Royal Canadian Signal Corps in Hamilton the first week after war broke out in 1939, and was overseas from 1939-1946. Irene Bumby worked "on relief" as …
    Oakville Museum
  • William (Bill) Cook at Bordon, England
    William (Bill) Cook at Bordon, England
    Image       William I. Cook was a private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment from 1942-1946.
    Image     William I. Cook was a private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment from 1942-1946.
    Oakville Museum
  • Audrey Johnson (left) Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942
    Audrey Johnson (left) Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942
    Image       Audrey Johnson worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940-1944.
    Image     Audrey Johnson worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940-1944.
    Oakville Museum
  • Lt. Roy Kelley (far left), Royal Guard Commander for the Faisal brothers' visit to England from Saudi Arabia, 1943
    Lt. Roy Kelley (far left), Royal Guard Commander for the Faisal brothers' visit to England from Saudi Arabia, 1943
    Image       Sergeant Harry Heath of Oakville is on the far right.
    Image     Sergeant Harry Heath of Oakville is on the far right.
    Oakville Museum
  • Lieutenants Donald Leaver (right) and Arthur Kemp (left) with the Lorne Scots, in England, 1943.
    Lieutenants Donald Leaver (right) and Arthur Kemp (left) with the Lorne Scots, in England, 1943.
    Image       Arthur Kemp, from Burlington, became the Honorary Colonel, Lorne Scots. Donald Elmore Leaver served as infantry reinforcment officer. He joined the Algonquin Regiment and fought as a platoon commander in France, Belgium, and Holland. He was wounded in Holland in 1944.
    Image     Arthur Kemp, from Burlington, became the Honorary Colonel, Lorne Scots. Donald Elmore Leaver served as infantry reinforcment officer. He joined the Algonquin Regiment and fought as a platoon commander in …
    Oakville Museum
  • Wedding of Zouch and Peggy (formerly Crerar) Palmer, January 6, 1940, in Aldershot, England.
    Wedding of Zouch and Peggy (formerly Crerar) Palmer, January 6, 1940, in Aldershot, England.
    Image       The Palmers were the first Canadians to wed in England during the war. Zouch Palmer, with the Canadian Field Artillery, married Peggy Palmer, daughter of Brigadier General H.D. G. Crerar, in the garrison church in Aldershot, England. They moved to Oakville in 1947.
    Image     The Palmers were the first Canadians to wed in England during the war. Zouch Palmer, with the Canadian Field Artillery, married Peggy Palmer, daughter of Brigadier General H.D. G. Crerar, …
    Oakville Museum
  • William and Margaret Sinclair on their wedding day in Surrey, England, 1943
    William and Margaret Sinclair on their wedding day in Surrey, England, 1943
    Image       The Sinclairs met in Surrey, England, during the war, and married there. Margaret came to live in Canada in May 1946 after William returned home from the war in January 1946.
    Image     The Sinclairs met in Surrey, England, during the war, and married there. Margaret came to live in Canada in May 1946 after William returned home from the war in January …
    Oakville Museum
  • National Civil Defence Safe Driving Award granted to Audrey Johnson by the Banstead Urban District Council, Britain.
    National Civil Defence Safe Driving Award granted to Audrey Johnson by the Banstead Urban District Council, Britain.
    Image       Audrey Johnson was a Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942. She worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940-1944.
    Image     Audrey Johnson was a Civil Defence Ambulance Driver in England, 1942. She worked with the Mobile Hospital in Banstead, Surrey from 1940-1944.
    Oakville Museum
  • Oakville Overseas, 1st Division, Canadian Active Service Force (C.A.S.F.) March, 1940
    Oakville Overseas, 1st Division, Canadian Active Service Force (C.A.S.F.) March, 1940
    Image       First group of Lorne Scots to go overseas.
    Image     First group of Lorne Scots to go overseas.
    Oakville Museum
  • Roy Kelley
    Roy Kelley
    Image       Notes written by Roy Kelley accompanying this photograph are as follows: "Served with the Lorne Rifle Scottish Militia and obtained the rank of Sergeant in 1936. In 1940 he received his commission and was the platoon officer for Milton Area. He went overseas with the main body of the Lorne …
    Image     Notes written by Roy Kelley accompanying this photograph are as follows: "Served with the Lorne Rifle Scottish Militia and obtained the rank of Sergeant in 1936. In 1940 he received …
    Oakville Museum
  • Grace Anderson, Joan Strong, and Pam Godwin in Hastings, England
    Grace Anderson, Joan Strong, and Pam Godwin in Hastings, England
    Image       Grace Anderson was a faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University from 1970 to 1989. Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo …
    Image     Grace Anderson was a faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University from 1970 to 1989. Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran …
    Wilfrid Laurier University Library
  • Letter, John "Jack" Chapple Tate to George R. Tate, 27 February 1942
    Letter, John "Jack" Chapple Tate to George R. Tate, 27 February 1942
    TextObject       John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at 79 Walnut Street, and attended Paris Central Public School, Paris District High School, and St. James Anglican Church. His sister …
    TextObject     John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at …
    County of Brant Public Library
  • Postcard, John "Jack" Chapple Tate to Margaret Tate, 18 October 1941
    Postcard, John "Jack" Chapple Tate to Margaret Tate, 18 October 1941
    ImageText       John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at 79 Walnut Street, and attended Paris Central Public School, Paris District High School, and St. James Anglican Church. His sister …
    ImageText     John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at …
    County of Brant Public Library
  • John "Jack" Chapple Tate and Hudson Crew
    John "Jack" Chapple Tate and Hudson Crew
    ImageText       John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at 79 Walnut Street, and attended Paris Central Public School, Paris District High School, and St. James Anglican Church. His sister …
    ImageText     John “Jack” Chapple Tate was the youngest of three children of George R. and Gertrude Louise [Chapple] Tate, born in Paris, Ontario on 19 January 1911. He grew up at …
    County of Brant Public Library
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