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Veterans angered: William Bull, left, president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Toronto- York wing, discusses the Billy Bishop movie with Percy Waters, 83, a World War I veteran.
Veterans angered: William Bull, left, president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Toronto- York wing, discusses the Billy Bishop movie with Percy Waters, 83, a World War I veteran.

Veterans angered: William Bull, left, president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Toronto- York wing, discusses the Billy Bishop movie with Percy Waters, 83, a World War I veteran.

Date1/19/1984
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125677F
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Taken from across the street, the photo shows a three-storey church-like building, with arched ...
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The Great War Veterans' Association of Canada Incorporated
The Great War Veterans' Association of Canada Incorporated
Approximately 1920