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Duff Roblin MP (1917 - 2010)

"Premier of Manitoba (1958-1967). He is probably best-known for his role in urging, against considerable opposition, the construction of the Red River Floodway, which since its completion in 1968 has r...

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4/6/2008
4/10/2024
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4/6/2008

Duff Roblin MP (1917 - 2010)

"Premier of Manitoba (1958-1967). He is probably best-known for his role in urging, against considerable opposition, the construction of the Red River Floodway, which since its completion in 1968 has r...

4/10/2024

James William Hartley (1917 - 1944)

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3/10/2019
12/24/2023

Alfred Rothwell Mark (1917 - 1944)

He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed when his Lancaster bomber crashed (at Manibach) near the target - ball bearing factories in Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany. It was a bombing raid co...

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3/27/2023
11/29/2023
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3/27/2023

Alfred Rothwell Mark (1917 - 1944)

He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed when his Lancaster bomber crashed (at Manibach) near the target - ball bearing factories in Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany. It was a bombing raid co...

11/29/2023

Pvt. Max Bradie Brown (1921 - 1945)

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial Private Max Bradie Brown February 9, 1945 Military Service: Service Number: L/66655 Age:24 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Son of Randolp...

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7/22/2023
7/25/2023
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7/22/2023

Pvt. Max Bradie Brown (1921 - 1945)

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial Private Max Bradie Brown February 9, 1945 Military Service: Service Number: L/66655 Age:24 Force: Army Unit: Canadian Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Son of Randolp...

7/25/2023

Hedley Gordon Wiseman (1919 - 2011)

GUNNER ROYAL ARTILLERY WORLD WAR II

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12/2/2021
7/11/2023
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12/2/2021

Hedley Gordon Wiseman (1919 - 2011)

GUNNER ROYAL ARTILLERY WORLD WAR II

7/11/2023

Colin Adolphe Strong (1919 - 1993)

ROYAL NAVY WORLD WAR II

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3/4/2017
7/11/2023
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3/4/2017
7/11/2023

Christopher Arthur Coney Tunnard MP (1910 - 1979)

"Christopher", "Chris"

Christopher Tunnard was a Canadian-American landscape architect, garden designer, city-planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape (1938). Sources David Jacques, Jan Woudstra, Land...

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8/11/2014
7/1/2023
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8/11/2014

Christopher Arthur Coney Tunnard MP (1910 - 1979)

"Christopher", "Chris"

Christopher Tunnard was a Canadian-American landscape architect, garden designer, city-planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape (1938). Sources David Jacques, Jan Woudstra, Land...

7/1/2023

Mark Harrison MP (1924 - 2007)

"Itzhoc"

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6/1/2023
6/22/2023
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6/1/2023
6/22/2023

Walter Charles Wicker, Jr. (1923 - 1942)

"Wick"

"...during World War II joined one of the Eagle Squadrons that served with the RAF and was killed in action over the English Channel..." (Wikipedia) Sources "Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Wicker....

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6/7/2023
6/7/2023
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6/7/2023

Walter Charles Wicker, Jr. (1923 - 1942)

"Wick"

"...during World War II joined one of the Eagle Squadrons that served with the RAF and was killed in action over the English Channel..." (Wikipedia) Sources "Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Wicker....

6/7/2023

William Ross Lennox MP (1922 - 2013)

"Ross"

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2/28/2023
3/6/2023
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2/28/2023
3/6/2023

Captain Donald N. Aldrich MP (1917 - 1947)

Donald Nathan Aldrich (24 October 1917 – 3 May 1947) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve captain and World War II flying ace. With 20 victories, Aldrich was the fifth-highest-scoring Marine Corp...

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1/15/2023
1/16/2023
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1/15/2023

Captain Donald N. Aldrich MP (1917 - 1947)

Donald Nathan Aldrich (24 October 1917 – 3 May 1947) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve captain and World War II flying ace. With 20 victories, Aldrich was the fifth-highest-scoring Marine Corp...

1/16/2023

Sol Soloman Kanee, OC MP (1909 - 2007)

"In his honour, the Winnipeg Jewish Community Council created the Sol Kanee Distinguished Service Medal in 1994."

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6/17/2017
4/10/2022
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6/17/2017

Sol Soloman Kanee, OC MP (1909 - 2007)

"In his honour, the Winnipeg Jewish Community Council created the Sol Kanee Distinguished Service Medal in 1994."

4/10/2022

Warren Robert Zeller (1914 - 1944)

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3/20/2022
3/28/2022

Edward R. Good MP (1918 - 2002)

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3/9/2022
3/27/2022
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3/9/2022
3/27/2022

Marvin Cohen Gord (1920 - 2022)

GORD, Marvin - Marvin C. Gord passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the age of 101 years. Beloved husband of the late Nancy Gord. Loving father and father-in-law ...

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12/28/2008
2/3/2022
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12/28/2008

Marvin Cohen Gord (1920 - 2022)

GORD, Marvin - Marvin C. Gord passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the age of 101 years. Beloved husband of the late Nancy Gord. Loving father and father-in-law ...

2/3/2022

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11/17/2021
11/23/2021

27 year old Lieutenant Everett Charles Young died during German counterattacks against the 1st Canadian Division on October 21 1944On October 19, 1944, nearly one month after the Allies entered Rimini,...

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12/30/2018
9/24/2021
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12/30/2018

27 year old Lieutenant Everett Charles Young died during German counterattacks against the 1st Canadian Division on October 21 1944On October 19, 1944, nearly one month after the Allies entered Rimini,...

9/24/2021

Reginald William Gant (1921 - 2016)

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6/22/2015
8/6/2021

The Hon. Barney Danson, PC CC MP (1921 - 2011)

"Barney"

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9/1/2010
3/28/2021

Major General Albert Bruce Matthews, CBE DSO ED (August 12, 1909 – September 12, 1991) was a Canadian businessman and militia artillery officer in the 1930s.

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12/1/2011
3/1/2021
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12/1/2011

Major General Albert Bruce Matthews, CBE DSO ED (August 12, 1909 – September 12, 1991) was a Canadian businessman and militia artillery officer in the 1930s.

3/1/2021