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PID
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ourstories:3172
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Title
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Names on Cookstown Cenotaph - World War II
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Date
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Subjects
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Description
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List of names on the Cookstown Cenotaph of those lost during World War II.,
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PID
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islandora:4199
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Title
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Elwood Webb in World War II
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Subjects
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Ernie Aikens--World War Two--World War 2--D-Day--Camp Borden--World War II--Training--Armed Forces--Military--Normandy--No Man's Land--Hospital--Shrapnel--Don Beatty
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Description
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Elwood Webb, 89 years old, discusses his time in World War II. He joined the army in 1942 and mentions visiting his,
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PID
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ourstories:2649228
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Title
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Pigeon was Hero in World War II
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Date
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n.d.
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Subjects
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World War II--War--Animal--Bird--Pigeon--Hero
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Description
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A newspaper clipping outlining the efforts of a heroic pigeon in World War II. By Irene Craig Neil, Starship special:
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PID
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ourstories:24241
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Title
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Adolph von Graffen - End of World War II
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Date
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2013-11-15
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Subjects
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soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe, soldier--oral history--interview--war--Europe--Germany
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Description
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Adolph von Graffen recounts his experiences as a young man in Germany at the end of the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:2650465
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Title
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Veterans of Innisfil and Bradford - World War I and World War II
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Date
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2019-11-11
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Subjects
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Description
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Veterans of Innisfil and Bradford
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PID
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ourstories:3179
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Title
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Jack Laughlin RCAF
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Date
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1940
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Subjects
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uniform--World War II
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Description
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Jack Laughlin was the husband of Helen Beatty, he served in the RCAF in the second World War. Mr. Laughlin grew up in, IHS1593
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PID
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ourstories:21394
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day on Researching Soldiers
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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research--WWII--World War II
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:2649280
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Title
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Stroud Community War Fund
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Date
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Mar. 17th 1942
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Subjects
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War Fund--Community--World War II--Fundraising
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Barrie Examiner compiling the amount of money raised for war efforts, and items collected, 4451
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PID
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ourstories:2649279
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Title
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Stroud Community War Fund
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Date
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Mar. 17th 1941
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Subjects
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War Fund--Community--World War II--Fundraising
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Barrie Examiner, seeking donations to assist the war fund, with the objective of raising , 4450
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PID
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ourstories:21393
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team Day share their Memorable Moments
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Veterans--Juno Beach--World War II--WWII
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:21387
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day and Community Support
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Schools--Community--Organizations--Fundraising--WWII--World War II
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:21388
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team Day visiting Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Nazis--WWII--Holocaust--Concentration Camp--World War II
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:21385
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day and the Wellington Quarries
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Soldiers--D-Day--World War II--WWII
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:21386
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team Day on Visiting Anne Frank House
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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World War II--WWII--Anne Frank--Holland--Nazis
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:2649268
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Title
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Town of Innisfil Cenotaph
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Date
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Nov. 4th 2012
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Subjects
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Remembrance--War--Military--Soldiers--Service--World War II--World War II
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Description
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Photograph of the town of Innisfil's cenotaph with coloured engraving on the town crest, poppies, torches, and daisies.
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PID
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ourstories:2797
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Title
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Lloyd J. Green, Craftsman
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Date
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1945
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Subjects
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World War II--military--cap--animal--Second World War--WWII
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Description
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Image from a Barrie Examiner newspaper article titled "Awards Merit Certificate to Cfn. Lloyd J. Green" but the text of, IHS2513
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PID
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ourstories:6508
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Title
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Lorne Wice
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Date
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1938
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Subjects
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winter--World War II--WW2--military--soldier--uniform
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Description
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Photograph of Lorne Wice, son of Alvin Wice and Fanny Quantz, who was a soldier during the Second World War. He grew up, IHS1838
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PID
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ourstories:1989
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Byard Donnelly
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Date
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1939
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Subjects
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man--outdoor--hat--naval--World War II--uniform
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Description
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Photograph of Byard Donnelly, a sailor in the navy in the Second World War. In the background is the old Churchill, IHS515
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PID
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ourstories:3109
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Title
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Soldiers Memorial Monument
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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memorial--World War II--World War I--Great War--commemorative
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Description
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This is a Soldiers Memorial Monument, it is next to the Anglican Church (1977 now hidden by the maple trees). A maple, IHS1771
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PID
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ourstories:3758
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Title
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Cookstown War Memorial
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Date
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1987
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Subjects
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World War I--World War II--memorial--comme--community
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Description
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Colour photograph of the War Memorial located in Cookstown. The memorial has two commemorative plaques with the names of
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PID
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ourstories:2649232
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Title
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Department of National War Services Correspondence
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Date
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Dec. 23rd 1942
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Subjects
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War--Military--Training--National War Services--World War II
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Description
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Correspondence from the Department of National War Services addressed to Mr. Kenneth R. McDonald, advising McDonald was
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PID
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ourstories:2651219
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Sapper William S. Young
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Date
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c. 1940
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Subjects
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WWII--World War II--armed forces--CAF--veteran
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Description
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Portrait of Sapper William S. Young in uniform, taken circa 1940. Bill served with the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
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PID
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ourstories:21391
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-Day at the D-Day Ceremony
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Students--Ceremony--D-Day--WWII--World War II--Normandy
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:24234
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Title
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Stories from Overseas
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Date
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2013-11-27
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interview--oral history--WWII--WW2--World War II--singer--entertainment--women
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick recounts some stories and memories from her time as an armed forces entertainer in Europe at the
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PID
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islandora:4282
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick - Being a Woman in the Armed Forces
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Gender--World War II--WWII--Armed Forces--Army--Entertainment--Inequality--Discrimination
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Description
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Shirlie Toro-Fralick discusses her time in the armed forces as a member of the entertainment unit during World War II.,
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PID
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ourstories:21384
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Title
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Nantyr Shores Team D-day and Mr. Pengelly
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Date
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2014-10-02
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Subjects
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Donations--WWII--World War II--World War Two--Veterans--Normandy--D-Day
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Description
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2014 marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy during the Second World War.
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PID
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ourstories:6245
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Title
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Second World War - Holland
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Date
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1945
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Subjects
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World War II--world war two--WWII--WW2--liberation--soldiers--tank--Netherlands
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Description
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Photo of the people of Utrecht, Holland aboard a Canadian Tank as the liberating Canadian Army comes through the street., IHS1980
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PID
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ourstories:3279
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Title
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Cookstown War Memorial
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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World War I--World War II--memorial--community--commemorative--WWI--WWII--Great War
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Description
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Photo from 1930 of the war memorial in Cookstown. The photo shows the rows of trees planted behind it in what is today, IHS1957
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PID
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ourstories:2649213
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Title
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Army Trucks in Innisfil
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Date
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1940s
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Subjects
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Army--Military--Transport--Automobile--World War Two--World War II--Road
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Description
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Army trucks on manoeuvres heading east on Concession 8 (now Innisfil Beach Road), in front of Cotswold Lodge., 4521
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PID
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ourstories:2651136
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Title
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A Brief History of the Cookstown Agricultural Society
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Subjects
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Simcoe County--fairgrounds--World War I--World War II--WWI--WWII--curling club--John Diefenbaker--Prime Minister--Centennial Fair
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Description
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Scan of a text detailing the broad history of the Cookstown Agricultural Society.
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PID
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ourstories:2759
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Barrie Cenotaph
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Date
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Description
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Photograph of names of Innisfil men killed in World War II.,
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PID
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islandora:3947
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Title
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John Grant - Family Legacy
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--house--business--genealogy--polio--neighbour--World War II--Beaverton Telephone Company--drugstore--invisible ink--World War I--family--education--interview
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Description
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John Grant describes his family's history in Beaverton, where the originally came as cottagers. His mother and aunt
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PID
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ourstories:3068
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Title
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Barrie Cenotaph
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Date
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Subjects
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Description
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A photograph of the Barrie Cenotaph, where the men of Innisfil lost in World War I and World War II are listed. ,
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PID
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ourstories:2651207
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Title
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Cora and Bill Young, 1940
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Date
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1940
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Subjects
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armed forces--clothing--coat--military
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Description
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Photo of Cora and Bill Young in 1940, taken before Bill left to serve in World War II. He is wearing a uniform with cap.
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PID
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ourstories:2191
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Title
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Cenotaph (War Memorial) with Bronze Plaque
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Date
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Subjects
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monument--memorial--battle
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Description
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Cenotaph with bronze commemorative plaques in Memorial Park, Cookstown. The plaques bear the names and death dates of,
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PID
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ourstories:2248
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Title
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Doctor Floyd Dyer
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Date
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1940
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Subjects
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portrait--uniform--hat--man--formal
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Description
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Dr. Floyd Dyer was a medical doctor in Hamilton, and traveled overseas to participate in World War II. He was born at, IHS1400
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PID
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ourstories:29521
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Title
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Quigley, Hans C.
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Date
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2001-08-09
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Subjects
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Death, Obituary
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Description
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World War II and Korean War veteran. Father of Danny (Lynn), Sandie (Paul), Gary, Diana (Mike), Penny (Tam), Russel, and
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