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They were there

Date5/31/1980

Names

Cooper, David (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: They were there: Dunkrik veterans (from left) George Grundy, Norman Preston, Herbert Smith, James West, George Laws, Douglas Hammond and Reginald Archer parade in Metro for the 40th anniversary of the epic evacuation.

Subject

World War, 1939-1945

Veterans

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028488F

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