Mark Wilson of Ottawa sends us a photo of his father, Stanley Wilson (second, from left), as a member of the air crew that flew the Halifax bomber Torchy Tess. The crew flew 28 missions starting in January 1945 as part of 415 (Swordfish) Squadron, stationed in East Moor, England.
100-Year-Old Uniform Fernand Levesque and his daughter, Lise, share photos of Fernand’s father, Edward, and mother, Hermosa, and the uniform Edward wore in the First
Wounded In Battle Nora Groenendyk shares a couple of First World War photos of her father, Daniel Joseph Doyle, who was seriously wounded by shrapnel
Life After Dieppe Don Honeychurch of Calgary shares a photo that appears on his father’s wartime photo album. Don suspects the photo was taken
On Guard In Jamaica Mary Bingham of Alexandria, Ont., shares photos taken by her late father Lloyd Henry McHugh who joined the Brockville Rifles and
Dominion representative Paul Poirier leads Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Command Past President Rick Bennett (second from right) and other guests towards the stage. [PHOTO: ADAM DAY]
It was an epic battle–and an epically good time–this year at the 58th Dominion Command Curling Championship, hosted March 15-19 by Dauphin Branch in Manitoba.
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