War Memories – a legacy
When it comes to war memories, there are those veterans who hold a propensity for detail. Kenneth Douglas Lein was one of those.
Lein, at 5ft.11in...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners – an update
In yesterday's Part 13 of 'Lives behind the Commemorative Banners', we highlighted Charles Morris Gilbert, but the story barely scratched the surface of this...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 14 – Port Elgin
John Rowand Geddes was born in 1894 and got his first education at then Gowanlock school and then at Port Elgin High School. ...
Amputation not a barrier to a full life says war veteran
On Remembrance Day this year, many Canadians will be reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Among those will...
David Archibald: Spirit of the Inland Sea – The Wind and Chill
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Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 13 – Port Elgin
Not much is known about Charles Morris Gilbert but he was born in 1898 in Port Elgin, the eldest son of Charles and Maggie...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 12 – Southampton-Saugeen First Nation
First Nations' men played an integral role in Canada's war efforts both in WWI and WWII.
In WWI, three young brothers, Arthur, Ernest and Maurice...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 11 – Port Elgin
John Amer Howe's story is remarkable in that he enlisted in both WWI and WWII and was the highest-ranking soldier from the area to...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 10 – Southampton
Separated by only three years, the two young Tranter cousins went off to war ... the Great War, WWI.
Neither returned
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Researched by G. William Streeter
Lest...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 9 – Saugeen Township
In January of 1918, Herbert Leeder, reported to the Western Ontario
Regiment Armoury in London to enlist in the 4th Canadian Army Reserve Battalion of the...
Remembrance Day – Southampton
Southampton Legion's annual Remembrance Day parade will not take place this year amid COVID-19 restrictions and there will also be no public event at...
November 11, 2020: Remembrance Day with a difference
On Wednesday, 11 November, 2020, The Royal Canadian Legion, Port Elgin Branch 340, will be holding a PRIVATE SERVICE at Cenotaph Park.
This year, in...
Museum hosts re-known photographer Willy Waterton exhibition: Salt of the Earth
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre has continued to host several exhibitions and, on November 7th, it will be a chance to meet local...
Lives behind the Commemorative Banners: Part 8 – Port Elgin
In this year, the 75th anniversary of WWII, we remember those young men who volunteered to go to war with what were probably high...
