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To a long life: world war I veterans Dick Ellis, 96, left, and Billy Richardson, 98, share a toast from a bottle of 1937 champagne that was put away for the last two survivors of a battalion
To a long life: world war I veterans Dick Ellis, 96, left, and Billy Richardson, 98, share a toast from a bottle of 1937 champagne that was put away for the last two survivors of a battalion

To a long life: world war I veterans Dick Ellis, 96, left, and Billy Richardson, 98, share a toast from a bottle of 1937 champagne that was put away for the last two survivors of a battalion

Date6/6/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: To a long life: world war I veterans Dick Ellis, 96, left, and Billy Richardson, 98, share a toast from a bottle of 1937 champagne that was put away for the last two survivors of a battalion.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0028491F
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      Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871
      1864
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      Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871
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