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Groups: Oakville at War- Year: 1944
- Year: 1944
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- Newspaper article "A Group of Oakville Boys taken at a Canadian Army sports meet" Top row (left to right): Frank McCraney, James Steed, Harold Byers, Grant Hughes; Bottom row (left to right): Aaron Brown, Gerry Kress, Norman Flaxman
The Oakville soldiers identified in the Oakville Record Star newspaper caption differ. The information used for this record originates with Frank McCraney, who donated the clipping and appears in the photo. The Oakville soldiers identified in the Oakville Record Star newspaper caption differ. The information used for this record originates with Frank McCraney, who donated the clipping and appears in the …Oakville Museum - Flight Lieutenant John Cooper, Pilot (right) standing under a Halifax III Bomber Aircraft.
Photo taken just prior to a test flight at 432 (Leaside) Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 6 Group Bomber Command at East Moor, Yorkshire, England in March, 1944. Also shown are (right to left) Sargeant Harry Oakeby (RAF), Flight Engineer; Flight Sargeant Al Zacharuk, Bomber Aimer; Technical Sargeant Leo Butkewitz … Photo taken just prior to a test flight at 432 (Leaside) Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 6 Group Bomber Command at East Moor, Yorkshire, England in March, 1944. Also shown …Oakville Museum - William T. Bowles
Staff Sargeant with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1st Canadian Division, in Italy, 1944. Staff Sargeant with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1st Canadian Division, in Italy, 1944.Oakville Museum - Norm Thacker
Officer Commanding, Royal Canadian Air Force, at the #10 Bombing and Gunnery School in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island. Officer Commanding, Royal Canadian Air Force, at the #10 Bombing and Gunnery School in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island.Oakville Museum - Harry Ridley
Royal Canadian Air Force, 434 Squadron. Ridley was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts as a tail gunner on D-Day, June 6 1944. Royal Canadian Air Force, 434 Squadron. Ridley was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts as a tail gunner on D-Day, June 6 1944.Oakville Museum - Frank McCraney playing the bagpipes for Marlene Dietrich in Italy, south of Ortona, July 1944
... ...Oakville Museum - Message to troops of the Allied Expeditionary Forces from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces, 6 June 1944.
... ...Oakville Museum - Postcard dated June 9th, 1944 from John M. Anderson (Jock Anderson)
John M. Anderson was known as "Padre Jock." Chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage and initiative in evacuating casualites under heavy enemy fire. Jock and his wife moved to Oakville in 1963. John M. Anderson was known as "Padre Jock." Chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage …Oakville Museum - William (Bill) Cook at Bordon, England
William I. Cook was a private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment from 1942-1946. William I. Cook was a private with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps, Regiment from 1942-1946.Oakville Museum - Wedding day of Joy and Geoffrey Smith, Halifax,1944
Corporal Emily Joyce Dunham, C.W.A.C. and Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey (Jock)Wellocks Smith, R.C.N.V.R. on their wedding day. The wedding took place in King's College chapel, Halifax. Corporal Emily Joyce Dunham, C.W.A.C. and Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey (Jock)Wellocks Smith, R.C.N.V.R. on their wedding day. The wedding took place in King's College chapel, Halifax.Oakville Museum - Harold (left) and Edward (right) Waller
In England. Ed (right) first joined the 48th Highlanders, then transferred to the Lorne Scots to go overseas. Harold also went overseas with the Lorne Scots. In England. Ed (right) first joined the 48th Highlanders, then transferred to the Lorne Scots to go overseas. Harold also went overseas with the Lorne Scots.Oakville Museum - John MacMorran Anderson, known as Padre Jock, bound for Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
"Padre Jock" served as chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage and initiative in evacuating casualites under heavy enemy fire. Jock and his wife moved to Oakville in 1963. "Padre Jock" served as chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage and initiative in evacuating …Oakville Museum - Miltary Cross Award to John MacMorran Anderson
Known as "Padre Jock," John MacMorran Anderson was chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage and initiative in evacuating casualites under heavy enemy fire. Jock and his wife moved to Oakville in 1963. Known as "Padre Jock," John MacMorran Anderson was chaplain to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Received two Military Crosses for courage …Oakville Museum - Padre Jock Anderson (right) preparing to leave camp in England, just before D-Day (6 June 1944).
... ...Oakville Museum - John MacMorran (Jock) Anderson receiving his first Military Cross - invested by Field Marshall Montgomery in Ghent, Belgium, October 1944.
"Padre Jock" Anderson received two Military Crosses for courage and iniative in evacuating casualties under heavy enemy fire during the Second World War. "Padre Jock" Anderson received two Military Crosses for courage and iniative in evacuating casualties under heavy enemy fire during the Second World War.Oakville Museum - Don Bastead (middle)on Second World War aircraft.
Sergeant Don Bastead served as a Middle Upper Gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1943 to 1945. Sergeant Don Bastead served as a Middle Upper Gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1943 to 1945.Oakville Museum - Wellington aircraft crashed during training of air force personnel at Honeybourne, England, during the Second World War.
Sergeant Don Bastead served as a Middle Upper Gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1943 to 1945. Sergeant Don Bastead served as a Middle Upper Gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1943 to 1945.Oakville Museum - The officers' mess in Pegu, Burma, in 1944.
John Caird was a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, 1942-1947 and was sometimes jointly attached to the Royal Canadian Air Force. John moved to Canada in 1957, and to Oakville in 1961. John Caird was a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, 1942-1947 and was sometimes jointly attached to the Royal Canadian Air Force. John moved to Canada in 1957, and …Oakville Museum - Wedding announcement for Emily Joyce Dunham and Geoffrey Smith, June 3rd, 1944
Joy and Geoffrey Smith were married during World War II in Halifax. Geoffrey Smith enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman and trained as an ASDIC (Anti-Submarine Detector). He served in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the North Atlantic in minesweepers and … Joy and Geoffrey Smith were married during World War II in Halifax. Geoffrey Smith enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman and trained …Oakville Museum
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