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Take Time to Remember On November 11th we honor all of our veterans who have served and who continue to serve our great country. We will be forever grateful for their sacrifices. From all of us at Wilson’s, we thank them for their service.
Major Kenneth H. Curry
George Kazmiruk
(Ret’d) E.M. C.D. Knight of the Legion of Honour
He was in the Dieppe Raid, captured and was taken P.O.W. for nearly 3 years. He was the last survivor of the Dieppe raid from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. My Dad, My Hero! You are greatly missed each day. Love Lillian
1930-2020 Served 25 years in the Royal Canadian Navy, during which he was involved in the Korean War. George spent over 1900 days at sea but when he was on dry land, he was a loving husband to Frances and kind, supportive father to Dan, Marg, Peter, and Bob.
Lawrence Stanton Helmer
R.C.A.F. April 1942 - August 1945 England Warrant Officer 1 - Special Pilot Group. We are proud of you and we miss you. Shirley, Dave, Heidi, Ceilidh and Kieran.
Robert Wallace Greig
January 13, 1922 - December 11, 2007 Lamented since December 2007. Served in the Canadian Navy (North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans) 1941 through 1945. Great Husband, Son, Son-in-Law, Lawyer, Judge, Father, Grandfather, Great-grandfather thereafter. Always Remembered. Always Loved.
Cecil Frank Josling Born London, England 1912
Served in the RCAF 1943-1946. Comox, BC RCAF Base. Dad married my Mom, Catherine in 1948. They were very happy for 35 years. Dad and I were best friends for 60 years.
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Berry Ainger Roger 1879 – 1968
Arthur Arthur Charles Charles 1884 1884 – 1916
James William 1886 – 1955
Enlisted Enlisted at Camp Vernon Enlisted in Victoria Victoria Enlisted at Esquimalt November as aa June 17, 1915 as a Private in November 9, 1914 as October 9, 1914 as an CEF. 1st Canadian Pioneers Battalion. Private Private in in 30th 30th Battalion Battalion CEF. Ordinary Seaman in RCNVR. Originally Victoria During the Battle for Regina Originally with with 88th Victoria Transferred to RCN Fusiliers. to Trench he was buried by Fusiliers. Transferred Transferred to December 9, 1914. 7th exploding shell near Courcelette, 7th Battalion Battalion overseas. overseas. On HMCS Shearwater and Killed 1916 France, November 6, 1916. Killed June June 3, 1916 Rainbow from 1914 - 1918 Invalided to England at Maple Maple Copse in Invalided May 15, 1918. at in then back to Canada. Battle of Mount Sorrel, Belgium. Belgium. Battle Mont Sorrel, Diagnosed with shell shock Body never never recovered. recovered. Body which he suffered the rest Hisname name is is forever forever engraved His engraved on on of his life. theMenin Menin Gate Gate in Ypres, Belgium. the Belgium.
Thomas Richard 1891 – 1984
Enlisted in Victoria November 9, 1914 as a Private in 30th Battalion CEF. Originally with 88th Victoria Fusiliers. Transferred to 7th Battalion overseas. Seriously wounded January 15, 1916 at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium. Left eye removed. Invalided to Canada September 1916.
Roger Burgess 1918 – 1989 1918
Born in Victoria. Enlisted in RCN, March 25, 1941 as a Petty Officer Artificer. and was an Ordinance Served on HMCS Artificer on Naden and Stadacona. the Atlantic Patrol. Served on HMCS Naden and Stadacona.
Edward Hugh Wooll 1920 – 1985
Born in Victoria. Enlisted in 1939 as a Signalman Signalman in in RCCS. RCCS Trained in England until 2nd Canadian Corps Juneof1944, landed in Signalers. Franceinafter D Day. Trained England until in in JuneTook 1944,part landed Liberation Holland 1945. Franceof after D Day. Took part in Liberation of Holland 1945.
Charles Richard Richard Charles 1921 –– 1986 1986 1921
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To my grandfather and three great-uncles and to my father and two uncles – I honour you for your courage, determination and loyalty with immense pride and admiration. Claudia Berry
Lawrence Stanton Helmer
R.C.A.F. April 1942 - August 1945 England Warrant Officer 1 - Special Pilot Group. We are proud of you and we miss you. Shirley, Dave, Heidi, Ceilidh and Kieran.
John Alexander Price
Donald Clackson
1920 - 2017 6 years fighting and injured in the major battle fields of WW2 A much loved hero
P.O. R.C.N. Sonarman March 24, 1935 - March 25, 2014 Love you forever: Lois, Gregg, Dana, Jill, Don, Ryan, Sean, Emily & Lucy
Phillip H. Kilpatrick
In memory Served in Army & Navy, 1957-1981 in Canada, Cypress, Germany, with PPCLI, Blackwatch, 3 Mech Commandos then Navy at Esquimalt Loved always, your family
we remember. Thanking all Veterans and their Families
In Honour & Remembrance of Chaplains & Ministers, Pastors & Priests
Franciszek (Poppy) Rekrut
Born in Tarnopol, Poland December 3, 1919 - June 17, 2016 He passed away and is in God’s Hands in Heaven with my mother Adele Rekrut. A P.O.W. from 1939-1942 in a Siberian Gulag. After his release, a miracle that he survived, he fought with the Polish 2nd Corps during the Italian Campaign and received “The Cross of Monte Cassino”. On the top of Monte Cassino which was captured by these brave, honourable men, a Polish flag was placed and these words were left behind for all of us to remember these Polish soldiers by. “For our Freedom and Yours, We Polish Soldiers have given our Souls to God, Our bodies to the soil of Italy and our Hearts to Poland”. My father fought in 11 Battles during this campaign. My father is our hero, my father was an honourable gentleman, brave and loyal to all that knew him. He loved his family with all his heart and gave all for his family. He never asked anything in return, just wanting to see us happy and smiling and that was his reward. The Story of my Mother’s and Father’s life will never fade from our hearts or memory. We will honour both of you always. Love forever Marco, Aurora, Steve, family and friends
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Remembrance Day Online Ceremony Join Royal Roads University and the Vancouver Island Ex-Cadet Club for an online ceremony to honour veterans and those who died serving Canada.
November 11, 2021 10:40-11:45 a.m. Virtual event Immediately following the ceremony, viewers will have an opportunity to watch a screening of the documentary Remembering HMCS Athabaskan, a War Heritage Research Initiative film. For more information and for the viewing link, visit RoyalRoads.ca/Remembrance-Day.
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Frederick Walter Barber, along with six sons served in the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s). Two of the sons received gunshot wounds while serving in Normandy, all recovered and eventually returned home. The Barber boy’s Uncle (on their mother’s side) Samual Spence Rees, served in the First World War with the Royal Navy and was Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his part on the Q Boats fighting Nazi submarines. He served in the Second World War with the Canadian Navy in Victoria.
Frederick W. Barber 1891 – 1961
Joined Forestry Corp Vic BC TOS 16 Btn CEF 21-Sep-1918 Lost his first wife to Spanish flu while serving in France
Walter Stanley Barber 1922 – 1989
Enlisted 21-Oct-1941 Victoria Landed D Day C Scor R GSW left hand 06-June-1944
George William Barber 1915 – 2001
George enlisted 29-June-1940 Work Point Disembarked to UK 02-Sept-1941
Harry Samual Barber 1923 – 1992
Enlisted 21-Oct-1941 Victoria Landed D Day+3 GSW right thigh 15-Aug-1944
Frederick W. Barber 1917 – 1979
Enlisted Victoria 18-July-1940 Given permission to marry 12-June-1943 TOS Canadian Scottish 28-May-1945 in Holland
Terry Spence Barber 1926 – 1994
Enrolled 27-April-1942 CSR Res Served Merchant Marine 1943 Enlisted 03-Aug-1943 Landed D Day+2 (was underage) 09-Nov-1944 Tfrd to X-9 List 26-June-1945 TOS C Scot R
Joined Canadian Scottish Cadets at 15, went on to serve in the Regiment for 21 years
John “Gramps” Hillman (102 years young) Veteran of World War II and fund raiser for “Save the Children” - from the family you are our hero.
Samual Spence Rees DSM 1886 – 1965
Patrick Thomas Barber 1934 – living
Clifford Banner
A Great Veteran, Husband and Family Man You are highly respected and much loved.
Served on Q Boats with Royal Navy during the First World War when torpedoed by Nazi subs they faked abandoning ship so the sub would surface to finish them off with their deck gun saving torpedoes meanwhile uncovering Q Boats hidden deck gun they would sink the enemy sub. Sam served aboard the Penshurst, credited with sinking three submarines, a record for Q Boats. Sam was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Sam served in the Canadian Navy in the Second World War instructing engine room artificers in Victoria BC.
John (Jock) Kirk WWI Wounded in action France May 19th 1915
Jonathan (Johnny) Kirk Army, WWII action Europe
Ernest W Barnes
Army, WWII action Europe
John (Jack) W Barnes RCN, WWII action Pacific
George W Barnes Army, WWII action Europe
Arthur W Barnes RCN, WWII action Atlantic
Frank W Barnes Merchant Navy, WWII Pacific & Atlantic (love you Dad)
Walter Terry & Harry Barber Walter, George & Harry in London
To my dear Uncles and Dad, we’ll always remember your contributions to our country with reverence and love, Laura
Outside the Mitre Pub in London Where brothers would meet when on leave Only Canadians and Australians allowed in
Jean Watts 1908 - 1968
A communist activist, Watts was the only woman in Canada’s Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, which fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Watts served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during WW2 and helped to found the Voice of Women for Peace in 1960.
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K16342 Trooper William “Bill” Drane Tank Driver / Mechanic 9th Canadian Armoured Regiment British Columbia Dragoons
They called them “D-Day Dodgers” as they missed the Normandy landings. They thought Italy would be a cakewalk. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The Canadians in Italy were engaged in some of the fiercest battles of WWII. They suffered terrible losses but with grim determination, they persevered and helped turn the tables to victory. Our Dad was there. The first man in Victoria to stand up and volunteer, he served with distinction. Italy 1943 - 1945 Northwest Europe 1945 - 1946 We love him, respect him and dearly miss him. Quansem Ilip Steven, Beverly, Gerry, Keith and Alistar
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Remembering 3 special men. George (Air Force), Jim (Army), and Wayne (Navy). All standing strong for our Country Loved forever, your family.
Stanley Watts
June 20,1922 - June15, 2020 RAF. England, N. Africa and Burma Thank you for your service.
Lt. Cmdr. W. L. (Les) Wood
Leading the Remembrance Day parade in front of the Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC, November 11, 1959 - taking the salute at the podium is Rear Admiral Hugh Pullen. (Les turns 97 this year)
“ Let us never forget all those who served to protect the freedom we enjoy today” NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL RETIREES Federal Public Service, Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Retired Federal Judges.
Email: federalretireesvictoria@shaw.ca Voice Mail:250-385-3393
We honour those who served. We will never forget.
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Rupert Stanley Proverbs
Rupert served with the Canadian Scottish Regiment from 1939 to 1945. He participated in the ‘D’ Day landing and remained at the front until the end of World War II in Europe. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre avec Etoile d’Argent by France for the role he played in the advance and attack on Hill 168, near Falaise. He participated in many key operations carried out by the Canscots, including the crossing of the Leopold Canal. Towards the end of the war, he served as Regimental Sergeant Major. Following the war, he lived the majority of his life in Prince George. He passed on May 1, 1971.
William Johnson
He left Victoria in 1916 to join the war effort and succumbed to his wounds one year later, in England.
Pvt. Donald J. Gesinghaus
Armed Forces of the United States of America, September 18, 1945 to July 9, 1948. Received World War II Victory medal. Our Father Love your daughter Nancy Dawson
Derek A. Franklyn
1919 - 2010 We would like to thank you for your wartime service in the British Merchant Marine from Sept. 3, 1939 - May 8, 1945. Serving as a Marine Engineer Officer on many ships crossing the U-boat infested waters of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean to bring vital supplies to Britain. In one convoy sailing, there was a night attack by U-boats and your ship out of a line of 8 ships was the lone survivor the next morning. You were one of the greatest generation that ever lived, so that we can live in peace and freedom. Love Garry, Ann, Michael and our children.
Leading Seaman Norman Arthur Pimlott
To our favourite Veteran RCNVR, North Atlantic Convoy Duty (Gunner) served 3 1/2 years onboard HMCS Trois Rivieres, Saskatoon & Gatineau. Served as Chairman, Veterans Pension Appeal Board for Canada until retirement in 1991. Now at 96 years of age he’s enjoying life at Veterans’ Broadmead. Congrats on publishing your book of the Pimlott Family history “My Way!” We’re PROUD of you Dad! Love from Phil, Colleen, Sue and all the Family.
Honouring those who served. Lest we forget. Randall Garrison MP for Esquimalt— Saanich—Sooke
Laurel Collins
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Margarita Locherty (Sutton) My Mother, born in 1921 in Great Yarmouth, England now living in Victoria and is now 100 years of age! My War Hero!!(World War 2)
Josip Arbanas
Always Remembered Stric Josip by your nephew John Arbanas
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Babcock Canada salutes our veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces
Sisters, Vera & Gladys Foulser proudly served their country in the Canadian Woman’s Army Corps during World War 2, 1941 to 1945
Frederick William Ridley 1894 -1916 Winnipeg Rifles Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium while Serving in WW1 We remember
John Weicker
Now 101 years old, served in WWII in the Medical Corps of the Canadian Armed Forces. We thank him for his service to country and mankind. Love from his family and friends
Victor E. Wong
Thank you, Victor, for your service in WWII. You and your cousin, Leonard Lee (shown on right in uniform), and your friend Gord Quon served with Force 136 (Burma), a top secret Special Forces mission. We thank you for serving Canada at a time when Canadians of Chinese ancestry were not given full citizenship rights, such as the right to vote. Thank you for helping win the war and gain citizenship rights for us through your sacrifice!
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Frank R. Caldwell Royal Canadian Navy WWII Veteran
At 17, my best friend & I joined as Signalmen. We served on the HMCS Barrie, & later the Eastview. We crossed the Atlantic from Halifax to New York to Boston to England/Ireland, escorting merchant ship convoys. We endured many storms, 30-40 foot waves; our ship rolled so far on its side we could almost touch the water from the bridge. We slept in hammocks, and many of us got sick but we quickly adjusted. We lost 8 merchant ships in 24 hrs to a submarine attack off Ireland, & believe we sunk one due to debris floating to the surface; we were not allowed to stop to pick up any survivors. I spent time in New York enjoying Broadway theatre, The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, dancing to Benny Goodman, Les Paul, etc. We felt relief & remained stoic when we learned the war was over. I then signed up to serve in the Pacific Theatre but by the time I arrived to the west coast, that war was over. I reminisce of my experiences & comrades, & how those years shaped my life. Recently, at 97, I met & was thanked for my service by Canada’s Prime Minister, a deeply meaningful life moment for me.
F/O Thomas Walmsley
Navigator RCAF Born in Victoria 1914 Died in an RCAF flying accident December 23 1944, at RCAF O/T UNIT NO. 5, Boundary Bay, B.C. WHY I WENT TO WAR
Gunner Pte. Peter Frederick Francis
7th Medium Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery Peter was a much beloved son, father, husband, grandfather and friend. The Regiment fought its way through France and Belgium, ending with the liberation of Holland. He was a proud Canadian and represented his country honourably. His love and kindness blessed us all.
When I was age two, prior to his death, my Dad wrote me a letter. He explained: “I went to war Brian, so that you would hopefully never have to.” Dad also suggested my responsibilities in life, if he did not return; words that have guided me for 78 years. One of the many thousands who died in WORLD WAR II I HAD TWO GREAT DADS Brian Walmsley Josling bmjosling@shaw.ca
Freda Mary Hoffman-Copas
Born in Ashford, Middlesex, England in 1923, Freda flew Barrage Balloons during WWII’s London Blitz. At 17 1/2 while working at an airplane factory war effort Freda joined the British Royal Airforce’s Barrage Balloon Battalion. This brave young woman with others, protected London homes, factories and Buckingham Palace with some 500 balloons harnessed to thick cable +-5,000ft above cloudsstopping enemy dive bombers. Freda spoke of blackouts and the heavy casualties of war, but also the fun of escaping through barbed-wire to dances. Freda, an only child, became a War Bride by marrying a Royal Canadian Army soldier. The RMS Queen Mary’s seven-day-voyage took her and her two babies to Halifax’s Pier 21 then taking the War Bride Train across Canada to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Freda’s life was hard and sacrificed for her 12 children.
Fl. Lt. Trevor A. Dossett RAF VR (ret’d) (1920 - 2013)
RAF 222 Spitfire Sq (1941) Back Row: L to R, Unidentified, Flt. Sgt. Riches, Flt Sgt. Trevor Dossett, Flt. Sgt. John “Chris” Christie Front Row: Flt. Sgt. Phil Davis, Flt. Sgt. Rudy Ptâtec, Flt. Sgt. Will Maskery Lovingly remembered by Janet Borlase Dossett
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In honour and remembrance of those who served, and those who continue to serve our community.
Virtual and in-person Ceremony begins at 10:50 am, Cenotaph, Pioneer Park, 1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay Live-stream available at: www.CentralSaanich.ca
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In Flanders Fields
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021
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BY JOHN MCCRAE
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
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BlueBird Cabs Ltd. was incorporated Jan. 5, 1946 and started with four cars and four members. Two years later they had 20 cabs and 20 members of the company – each member of the company held shares in the business with the majority being WWII Veterans. Jack Lewers was Managing Director and Bill Squires was President. Today, BlueBird Cabs has over 100 cars and 300 drivers. BlueBird Cabs Ltd. helps with getting Veterans to Legion locations throughout Victoria - we honour our Canadian Heroes on November 11th.
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