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Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home
Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home

Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home

Date10/7/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fighting spirit: Eddie Whitall, 14, who lost both arms and a leg when he fell under a train, plays with his cat Tiger at his Port Credit home.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0088915F
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