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Third Canadian to receive a Polish decoration for bravery, Commander Horatio Nelson Lay was awarded the Polish Cross of Valor
Third Canadian to receive a Polish decoration for bravery, Commander Horatio Nelson Lay was awarded the Polish Cross of Valor

Third Canadian to receive a Polish decoration for bravery, Commander Horatio Nelson Lay was awarded the Polish Cross of Valor

Date12/24/1941
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  • Third Canadian to receive a Polish decoration for bravery, Commander Horatio Nelson Lay was awarded the Polish Cross of Valor
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062075F
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    For valor - award, and a kiss, OPP Constable Barry Connelly gets a kiss from his wife today after he became the third man in OPP history to receive t(...)
    For valor - award, and a kiss, OPP Constable Barry Connelly gets a kiss from his wife today after he became the third man in OPP history to receive t(...)
    Norris, Dave
    4/8/1969
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Dunlop, Alan
    10/15/1987
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly Mackenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly Mackenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Dunlop, Al
    10/15/1987
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Bravery noted: OPP Constable Mark Meers, left, student Kimberly MacKenzie and pharmacist Ian Reynold Stewart were among 19 people honored for valor by the Ontario Provincial Police
    Dunlop, Al
    10/15/1987
    High-level plot in which Polish commander-in-exile, Gen
    High-level plot in which Polish commander-in-exile, Gen
    Colicos, John, 1928-2000
    1/1/1968
    Polish Debs supply a touch of the atmosphere which will prevail when Springtime in Poland, the annual ball of the Canadian Polish congress, is held Ma(...)
    Polish Debs supply a touch of the atmosphere which will prevail when Springtime in Poland, the annual ball of the Canadian Polish congress, is held Ma(...)
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    5/10/1960
    Papal kiss, John Paul bends to kiss a girl dressed in a traditional Polish constume during a rally last night for 55,000 Polish Canadians at Exhibitio(...)
    Papal kiss, John Paul bends to kiss a girl dressed in a traditional Polish constume during a rally last night for 55,000 Polish Canadians at Exhibitio(...)
    John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
    9/14/1984
    A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
    A Sudbury mining executive who cast fear to the wind when he chased a gunman who moments earlier had shot and killed a pro-inspector at the Royal York Hotel, has been awarded a police citation. But yesterday, after receiving the civilian citation for bravery from Metro police commissioners, Lloyd Bardswich could only recall the incident with wonderment.
    Lennon, Frank
    7/30/1987
    In Hollywood another chapter in British history is being filmized, Lady Hamilton, with Laurence Olivier in the part of Horatio Nelson and Vivien Leigh(...)
    In Hollywood another chapter in British history is being filmized, Lady Hamilton, with Laurence Olivier in the part of Horatio Nelson and Vivien Leigh(...)
    Olivier, Lawrence, 1907-1989
    12/14/1940
    Bridgetown Harbor is one of the most colorful in the Caribbean and hasn't changed all that much since Horatio Nelson served here. [Incomplete]
    Bridgetown Harbor is one of the most colorful in the Caribbean and hasn't changed all that much since Horatio Nelson served here. [Incomplete]
    Spremo, Boris
    11/12/1983
    Horatio Nelson
    Horatio Nelson
    J. & J. Colman
    1890
    Spit and polish for plate. Staff Sergeant Staff Gibson of the Governor-General's Horse Guards gives final polish prior to today's colorfl ceremonies a(...)
    Spit and polish for plate. Staff Sergeant Staff Gibson of the Governor-General's Horse Guards gives final polish prior to today's colorfl ceremonies a(...)
    Spremo, Boris
    6/4/1967