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- Newspaper article describing the sinking of the H.M.C.S. Trentonian by German U-boatNewspaper clipping describing the sinking of the H.M.C.S. Trentonian, a Royal Canadian Navy corvette, off the French coast.Newspaper clipping describing the sinking of the H.M.C.S. Trentonian, a Royal Canadian Navy corvette, off the French coast.Oakville Museum
- Acknowledgement of parcel received from Westwood Soldiers' CircleThe Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. The card from Corporal Roy Forbes acknowledges receipt of a package from the Westwood Soldiers' Circle sent to him at a German prisoner-of-war camp. Courtesy …The Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. The card from Corporal Roy …Oakville Museum
- Letter of thanks to Westwood Soldiers' Circle from W. PhilipThe Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. Courtesy Oakville Historical Society.The Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. Courtesy Oakville Historical Society.Oakville Museum
- Letter of thanks from Pt. Holbrook to Westwood Soldiers' CircleThe Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. Courtesy Oakville Historical Society.The Westwood Soldiers' Circle was formed in Oakville during the Second World War to communicate with and provide candies and cigarettes to Oakville servicemen overseas. Courtesy Oakville Historical Society.Oakville Museum
- Newspaper article: Peter Taylor and Margaret Taylor (brother and sister) meet on ship bound for England in 1942.Need photo-finish camera to pay brother-sister bet Oakville, Aug. 14 Lieut. Margaret Taylor, nursing sister, and her brother, Gunner Peter Taylor, of Oakville, late last spring made a bet of $5 as to which would arrive in England first. Neither won, as they arrived on the same ship, according to …Need photo-finish camera to pay brother-sister bet Oakville, Aug. 14 Lieut. Margaret Taylor, nursing sister, and her brother, Gunner Peter Taylor, of Oakville, late last spring made a bet of …Oakville Museum
- Cablegram of congratulations from Oakville Mayor JM Campbell to Peter Taylor, 20 August 1945.Peter Taylor, a gunner serving with the 23rd Field Regiment, participated in armed forces running events in Europe. He tied two Army Records, the 100 and 220 yard dash, in August 1945 at the Maple Leaf Stadium in Nijmegen, Holland, and was awarded The Turner Trophy by Field Marshall Sir …Peter Taylor, a gunner serving with the 23rd Field Regiment, participated in armed forces running events in Europe. He tied two Army Records, the 100 and 220 yard dash, in …Oakville Museum
- Telegram from Jimmie Gibb to Mrs. E. Gibb.......Oakville Museum
- Personal Message from General B.L. Montgomery, General, Eighth Army, to all troops, Sicily, September 1943.......Oakville Museum
- Newspaper clipping: Proclamation calling out men of certain age classes for medical examination and military trainingIn response to the war in Europe, Canada passed the National Resources Mobilization Act on 21 June 1940. With its passage the government was enabled to requisition the property and services of Canadians for home defence.In response to the war in Europe, Canada passed the National Resources Mobilization Act on 21 June 1940. With its passage the government was enabled to requisition the property and …Oakville Museum
- Canadian Army (Active) Discharge Certificate for Ivan Mavrinac, Royal Canadian Engineers, 17 November 1945......Oakville Museum
- Notice of Call for military training for Ivan Mavrinac, 4 April 1941......Oakville Museum
- Registration Certificate for Ivan Mavrinac, 30 August 1940......Oakville Museum
- Newspaper article: "Flying Officer Farr Navigator, Is Missing"Harry Farr, Flying Officer, was a navigator with #434 Bluenose Squadron. He was killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. He is commemorated on the Oakville Trafalgar …Harry Farr, Flying Officer, was a navigator with #434 Bluenose Squadron. He was killed in action October 23, 1943, at the age of 28. Harry has no known grave. His …Oakville Museum
- Canadian army document certifying active service on the part of Private William Cook from 25 May 1943 to discharge date of 1 August 1946.......Oakville Museum
- Canadian army document for William Cook with stamp for date of discharge (1 August 1946).......Oakville Museum
- Message communicating the unconditional surrender of German land, sea, and airforces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Army forces, May 1945.......Oakville Museum
- Document titled "Ocean-Going Vessels of World War II" from the WWII Radar Reunion held in Calgary 1996 (1 of 3).Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Oakville Museum
- Document titled "Ocean-Going Vessels of World War II" from the WWII Radar Reunion held in Calgary 1996 (2 of 3).Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Oakville Museum
- Document titled "Ocean-Going Vessels of World War II" from the WWII Radar Reunion held in Calgary 1996 (3 of 3).Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Collected by Alvin Duncan, a radar operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force.Oakville Museum
- Message to troops of the Allied Expeditionary Forces from Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces, 6 June 1944.......Oakville Museum