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Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.

Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.

Date11/1/1977
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  • Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
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Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
Charlie Martin: Mississauga man with Canadian tank helmet he found on beach when he revisited Normandy in 1953 and a picture of himself as a wounded soldier in 1945
Bull, Ron
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Saying goodbye: Lorne Campbell, a captain with the City of York Fire Department, turns in helmet at the Jane St. fire hall. Campbell, 60, who publishes the national magazine the Canadian Firefighter, was one of Canada's best-know firegighters. He joined York's department in 1947.
Saying goodbye: Lorne Campbell, a captain with the City of York Fire Department, turns in helmet at the Jane St. fire hall. Campbell, 60, who publishes the national magazine the Canadian Firefighter, was one of Canada's best-know firegighters. He joined York's department in 1947.
Millar, Cal
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Recovering: Charlie Patterson, who developed the modern hockey helmet, convalesces by working on parallel bars.
Stuparyk, Michael
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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.
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Charlie Patterson, the 'helmet man', designed safety cap for horses
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The helmet fits-- he'll wear it. Eight honorary fire chiefs of Scarborough were hosts at one of several borough parties honoring Fire Chief Dave Forgie, 63, who is retiring after 35 years with department, 8 of those years as chief. Forgie (right, front gi
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Lennon, Frank
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Closeup of Don wearing miner's helmet with light.
Closeup of Don wearing miner's helmet with light.
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Max Bacon, in helmet, and John Bousfield bring backgrounds of English and U.S. training to the Toronto planning scene.
Max Bacon, in helmet, and John Bousfield bring backgrounds of English and U.S. training to the Toronto planning scene.
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Legal battles: David Donnelly and Canadian Environmental Defence Fund help citizens challenge environmentally dubious projects in the courts.
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In the president's seat: As chief of Canada's eighth-largest publicly owned energy company, Ed Battle has a lot on his mind these days. He's a Canadian citizen and he's listened to by the Ottawa mandarins who put together this country's controversial national energy policy. Norcen has 27,000 shareholders and $1.2 billion in assets.
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Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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Worker's friend: Gary Lilley works at his job as president of the Untied Auto Workers' Local 1090
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