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A lone sailor bows his head. And Toronto honors its dead of four wars
A lone sailor bows his head. And Toronto honors its dead of four wars

A lone sailor bows his head. And Toronto honors its dead of four wars

Date11/11/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: A lone sailor bows his head. And Toronto honors its dead of four wars.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001571F
Bowed heads show the solemnity of the occasion as Etobicoke honors its war dead in a wreath laying ceremony at the civic centre Sunday. F/S Creig Mitc(...)
Bowed heads show the solemnity of the occasion as Etobicoke honors its war dead in a wreath laying ceremony at the civic centre Sunday. F/S Creig Mitc(...)
11/9/1975
Airman from the R.C.A.F. bows his head in front of the Cenotaph while silent tribute is paid to those who died
Airman from the R.C.A.F. bows his head in front of the Cenotaph while silent tribute is paid to those who died
11/11/1948
The Poppy, flower of remembrance for the Canadian dead in two world wars, is worn by Sunnybrook Hospital patients, themselves veterans of those wars. (...)
The Poppy, flower of remembrance for the Canadian dead in two world wars, is worn by Sunnybrook Hospital patients, themselves veterans of those wars. (...)
11/10/1974
Honors for Italian War Veteran, Standing in front of countryman in carabinieri hat, 74-year-old Abelle Mariani is presented with gold medal at mass ye(...)
Honors for Italian War Veteran, Standing in front of countryman in carabinieri hat, 74-year-old Abelle Mariani is presented with gold medal at mass ye(...)
11/4/1971
Lest we forget. Veterans of the two great wars, Ed Horton, 68, left, a World War II flying officer, and Bill Greig, 92, a lance corporal in World War (...)
Lest we forget. Veterans of the two great wars, Ed Horton, 68, left, a World War II flying officer, and Bill Greig, 92, a lance corporal in World War (...)
11/1/1983
A man in uniform stands, with bowed head, in front of the cenotaph at Old City hall, which read ...
Brief silence: At 11 a.m. yesterday veterans and soldiers at the old city hall cenotaph observed a minute's silence to recall the fighters who died in the two world wars and the Korean conflict
11 November 1984
Soldiers in the uniforms of, from left, the South African campaign, World Wars I and II and the present took part in the Queen's Park service
Soldiers in the uniforms of, from left, the South African campaign, World Wars I and II and the present took part in the Queen's Park service
11/8/1987
An older man in a uniform and long coat, wearing white gloves and a beret or tam, salutes while ...
Remembrance. Korean War veteran Jim Smart honored the war dead last Sunday
5 November 1990
War dead recalled: Flags held by veterans and others form a swaying canopy over people attending a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Scarborough Civic Centre
War dead recalled: Flags held by veterans and others form a swaying canopy over people attending a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Scarborough Civic Centre
11/5/1989
Canada paid tribute to her war dead today in Remembrance Day ceremonies across the Dominion with other special services planned for Sunday. This is th(...)
Canada paid tribute to her war dead today in Remembrance Day ceremonies across the Dominion with other special services planned for Sunday. This is th(...)
11/10/1951
War blinded honor comrades, Blind veterans Charles Hornsby (left) and Ivan White of Victoria march yesterday to the Cenotaph at the old city hall, esc(...)
War blinded honor comrades, Blind veterans Charles Hornsby (left) and Ivan White of Victoria march yesterday to the Cenotaph at the old city hall, esc(...)
6/21/1972
A silent city remembers. Honor guard at old city hall stands with bowed head today as the chimes tolled at 11 a.m. to mark the 50th anniversary of the(...)
A silent city remembers. Honor guard at old city hall stands with bowed head today as the chimes tolled at 11 a.m. to mark the 50th anniversary of the(...)
11/11/1968