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Hurry Crossley: An ad on the back of a matchbook led this World War II Veteran to a career as a locksmith after he'd worked for 30 years as a laborer.
Hurry Crossley: An ad on the back of a matchbook led this World War II Veteran to a career as a locksmith after he'd worked for 30 years as a laborer.

Hurry Crossley: An ad on the back of a matchbook led this World War II Veteran to a career as a locksmith after he'd worked for 30 years as a laborer.

Date9/10/1981
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126299F
Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
5/5/1977
Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
5/3/1989
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
Alan Bell: Veteran lost his left leg when his plane went down in World War II and now can't work because of sickness.
10/21/1983
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
11/22/1974
A closeup of a man, wearing a poppy in one lapel and a medal on the other.
Nearly 30 years after the end of the Korean War, medals were handed out to 12 Ontario citizens who fought there with United Nations forces
23 June 1983
A new start: Albert works on Philip Grenier's hair at Albert's Place in Downsview, Sander, who sold his shop last summer after 30 years in the hairstyling trade, just couldn't stay away so he bought back the shop again in February
A new start: Albert works on Philip Grenier's hair at Albert's Place in Downsview, Sander, who sold his shop last summer after 30 years in the hairstyling trade, just couldn't stay away so he bought back the shop again in February
3/2/1982
War Hero: Milo Vassalo of the Maltese Consulate gives Alexander Milne, 81, a congratualtory hug after presenting him with the Maltese George Cross for bravery as an RCAF pilot during World War II
War Hero: Milo Vassalo of the Maltese Consulate gives Alexander Milne, 81, a congratualtory hug after presenting him with the Maltese George Cross for bravery as an RCAF pilot during World War II
7/29/1993
British businessman Joe Bamford boasts high productivity at his Staffordshire plant, which produces earth-moving equipment. Bamford, who went into business after World War II says U.K. is underdeveloped. Plant has no unions.
British businessman Joe Bamford boasts high productivity at his Staffordshire plant, which produces earth-moving equipment. Bamford, who went into business after World War II says U.K. is underdeveloped. Plant has no unions.
7/15/1969
Still fighting: In Worl War II Don Elliot spent 3 1/2 years in prisoner of war camps.
Still fighting: In Worl War II Don Elliot spent 3 1/2 years in prisoner of war camps.
1/14/1993
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
9/3/1970
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983
Old Days: They were good years, says James McCracken, looking back on a police career that began in 1920 and lasted a quarter of a century.
Old Days: They were good years, says James McCracken, looking back on a police career that began in 1920 and lasted a quarter of a century.
2/28/1991