Signees

George Markow

George Markow was born April 14, 1921 in Russia, just outside the city of Leningrad. He was born just four years after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, and George remembers the impacts it had on [Read more]

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Lorne Winer

Born November 7, 1917 Mr. Irwin Lorne Winer remembered life in the downtown slum of Toronto known as the Ward where he came of age during the depths of the Great Depression. Growing up in [Read more]

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Jack Reid

Jack Reid was born in Toronto, and joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943. Working as a depth charge operator on the HMCS Longueil (K672), Mr. Reid participated in numerous convoys of military and supply [Read more]

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Lorne McConnell

Lorne McConnell was born February 9, 1924 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan. He grew up in that small community, helping his father to run the town’s water and telephone systems. He also did very well in [Read more]

In the media

Red Deer Advocate

Featured in the Red Deer Advocate in preparation for the upcoming memorial ceremony to be conducted for P/O David Merry and his pupil LAC George Conway. The story was featured both on the website of [Read more]