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Shrapnel's Great-Grandson, A. B. Shrapnel Webber, of Orillia, great-grandson of Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. He is wearing the scar(...)
Shrapnel's Great-Grandson, A. B. Shrapnel Webber, of Orillia, great-grandson of Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. He is wearing the scar(...)

Shrapnel's Great-Grandson, A. B. Shrapnel Webber, of Orillia, great-grandson of Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. He is wearing the scar(...)

Date3/20/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shrapnel's Great-Grandson; A. B. Shrapnel Webber; of Orillia; great-grandson of Henry Shrapnel; inventor of the shrapnel shell. He is wearing the scarlet dress coat which belonged to Gen. Shrapnel when he was presented at the court of William IV.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0105319F
      Shot, shell and shrapnel : Tommy in the trenches
      Shot, shell and shrapnel : Tommy in the trenches
      Logan, Otto
      approximately 1918
      Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to
      Survivor of the great polio epidemic of 1937, Earl Eden, above, was 6 when he got the disease (at right in small picture), about the age of grandson he shows quarantine sign to
      Dunlop, Al
      9/1/1987
      He's of 'the firebrand's' line. Meet William Lyon Mackenzie King IV, who came onto the scene last Friday, but as yet has worked up no interest in the election. The 7-pound, 9-ounce descendant of 'firebrand' William Lyon Mackenzie is the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. M. King, a great nephew of Canada's long-time prime minister, and grandson of Surgeon-Lt. King, who went down with the destroyer HMCS St. Croix during World War II.
      He's of 'the firebrand's' line. Meet William Lyon Mackenzie King IV, who came onto the scene last Friday, but as yet has worked up no interest in the election. The 7-pound, 9-ounce descendant of 'firebrand' William Lyon Mackenzie is the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. M. King, a great nephew of Canada's long-time prime minister, and grandson of Surgeon-Lt. King, who went down with the destroyer HMCS St. Croix during World War II.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/28/1965
      Grandpa would be proud: Tim Simone, grandson of Leafs great Tim Horton, talks to writer Scott Young as he clutches the Horton hockey sticks that Young brought him
      Grandpa would be proud: Tim Simone, grandson of Leafs great Tim Horton, talks to writer Scott Young as he clutches the Horton hockey sticks that Young brought him
      Slaughter, Mike
      10/30/1990
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Image shows an elderly lady holding her great-great-grandson.
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Five generation: Bill St. Amand of Midland gets a kiss from his 2-year-old great-great-grandson, Cory Dagenais, at his 102nd birthday party yesterday.(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      11/27/1981
      Grandson of the great Berlitz, Charles Bertlitz had to fight to use his name on language articles
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/23/1982
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      Generations growing evergreen, Howard R Drysdale, grandson Douglas Jr., great-granddaughter Serena, 6 months, represent three of four generations serving local Christmas tree buyers.
      Dunlop, Alan
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      James Kilibuk, 75, with his great-grandson, Christopher, who will be one year old on Dec 25
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      Harpur, Tom
      12/20/1977
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      Mahler, John
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      The Queen accepts Jerry, one of the five finest horses in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables, a great-grandson of the famous racehorse Man O' W(...)
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      Darrell, Dick
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