Navy seaman Gordon Lawrence’s war yearsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Gordon Lawrence is pictured attending a recent Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day celebration. (Supplied
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RAF veteran Bill Andrews makes a home in Canada after WWII
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ninety-two-year-old Bill Andrews has lived in Canada for more than half his life, but his Cockney accent is still impressive.”I don’t mind telling you it was strange coming back to civilian life,”– Bill AndrewsBorn in London, England, on December
Farm to factory to kitchen
Harvey Reynolds Pratt recalls life as ship’s cookDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Harvey Reynolds Pratt grew up on a farm, but suspects he always harboured a desire to be a sailor.And in the final stretch of the Second World War, he did just that, serving as