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Tag Archives: Remembrance Day
Local Veteran Honoured at Remembrance Day Banquet
At the Remembrance Day Banquet held at the Millbrook Legion on Saturday, November 8th, Jason Salo was presented with a special award for his service to local veterans and emergency service personnel through a program he launched and operates called Operation Vet Build. Jason Salo is a retired reservist and… Continue reading
Six New Veteran Banners Joined the Dozen Others Flying in Millbrook During The Weeks Leading Up to Remembrance Day
Meeting in September at the Legion, the sponsoring families were given a preview of the veteran banners that honour their relatives and exchange stories about their service to the nation. Here are a few of their stories. A.T., Gordon and Roderick Armstrong: The Armstrong brothers are uncles of Margaret, Paul… Continue reading
Royal Canadian Millbrook Legion Remembrance Day Parade 2024
Postcards offer Messages of Encouragement and Gratitude
In anticipation of another Remembrance Day, Helen Bajorek and Jean-Michel Komarnicki of Postcards to the Front Canada visited Ms Alksnis’ Grade 5 class at Millbrook South Cavan School on November 4th. The students engaged in a lively discussion about the war in Ukraine and wars in general, focusing on the… Continue reading
Remembrance Honours and Service Award Banquet
Dignitaries and Legion members enjoyed a meal and some socializing at the annual awards banquet. Pictured from left to right in the back row are: MP Jamie Schmale, Gord Orr, John Dike, Jim Cooper, Matthew Graham and Ryan Huntley, and in the front row are Michelle Fowler, Elaine Robb, Pat… Continue reading
Remembrance Day – November 2024
A Name Not on the Cenotaph
There is a plaque along the west wall of St Thomas Anglican church in Millbrook “In loving memory of William Henry Bateson…. killed at Passchendaele Nov 6th, 1917”. His name is not on our local cenotaph and I have wondered about this over the years. Sergeant Bateson was the son… Continue reading
Some Stories Behind the Names on Our Cenotaph
Have you ever taken the time to read the names on the local war memorial? There are forty-four names on the memorial, each with a story to tell. Here are three of those stories. Private Thomas Allen was the son of Rev. Canon W. C. Allen of Millbrook. He was… Continue reading