Richard Winsor
Richard Winsor served for 22 years, with a mission in Afghanistan from July 2011 to March 2012.”
L.A.W. Clarice Minnie Campbell (nee Hicks)
L.A.W. Clarice Campbell est née en 1936 à Howley, Terre-Neuve. Elle a servi dans l’Aviation royale du Canada en tant que commis. Elle était très agréable à côtoyer et apportait du bonheur à tous ceux qui la connaissaient. Elle était honorée d’avoir été choisie comme reine de la boule de neige. Elle manquera à jamais […]
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kevin Hicks
Chief Airman (LAC) Kevin Hicks was born in Howley, Newfoundland. He joined the RCAF in 1956 and worked as an aircraft technician. He served with pride in several units, including 3 Fighter Wing in Europe. He was kind, pleasant to be around, loved music and was a talented guitarist and singer who enjoyed playing with […]
Trooper Otto Victor Feist
At the age of 21, Trooper Otto Victor Feist enlisted in the Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (“PABV”) during the Second World War, on November 21, 1940. On February 19, 1942, Otto enlisted in the British Columbia Regiment. Otto came from a farming family in rural Saskatchewan. He was reported missing and presumed killed in […]
James Alexander
James (Jim) Alexander joined the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in 1944, at the age of 19. After completing jump training in Shilo, Manitoba, he joined the battalion in England. On March 23, 1945, he took part in Operation Varsity, the airborne crossing of the Rhine. He was part of the battalion that met the Russian […]
Captain (Navy) David Coulson
Captain (Navy) David Coulson joined the Naval Reserve as a medical officer in 1957 and served for 34 years. Commonly known as “Doc”, he also served as Senior Medical Advisor to the Naval Reserve and was the Canadian representative on the NATO Committee of the Inter-Allied Conference of Reserve Physicians. A milestone in his career […]
Samuel Barbour
Samuel Barbour est né à Southwest Arm le 25 janvier 1920. Son enfance est semblable à celle de la plupart des jeunes hommes de la campagne terre-neuvienne de l’époque. Il pêche, il joue, il va dans les bois – presque toujours accompagné de son chien, Skipper. Sam fréquente l’école à classe unique de la communauté, […]
Sergeant Charles A. Callaghan
Sergeant Charles A. Callaghan RCAF My father, Sergeant Charles A. Callaghan, served for 30 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was an integrated systems technician. He had a distinguished career, with numerous commendations and several tours of duty. This year, Debbie Callaghan (his daughter), Steve Callaghan (his son), Declan Callaghan (his grandson), and […]
Cecil G. Cherry
Cecil G. Cherry est né à Kings Cross, Londres, Angleterre, le 11 juillet 1895. À l’âge de 7 ans, il est envoyé au Canada sur le navire Dominion en tant qu’un des « Barnardo Home Boys ». Il est employé dans de nombreuses familles de l’Ontario et travaille plus tard comme ouvrier et charpentier. Le […]
Private Thomas Samuel Walker
Le soldat de deuxième classe Thomas Samuel Walker a été tué au combat le 9 avril 1917, lors de la bataille de la crête de Vimy. Il n’avait que dix-sept ans : 1900 – 1917. Il repose au cimetière canadien n° 2, à Neuville-St-Vaast, en France. Régiment 788602.