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Hero's welcome: Susan Oakley, a volunteer waitress at a luncheon at the Legion's 258 Branch greets John Finnimore, 98, who was a sergeant-major wounded at Ypres
Hero's welcome: Susan Oakley, a volunteer waitress at a luncheon at the Legion's 258 Branch greets John Finnimore, 98, who was a sergeant-major wounded at Ypres

Hero's welcome: Susan Oakley, a volunteer waitress at a luncheon at the Legion's 258 Branch greets John Finnimore, 98, who was a sergeant-major wounded at Ypres

Date4/9/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hero's welcome: Susan Oakley, a volunteer waitress at a luncheon at the Legion's 258 Branch greets John Finnimore, 98, who was a sergeant-major wounded at Ypres.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028515F
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