Why Should We Fight For England Poem Note
A grandson sends a wartime poem to his father in Canada. The speaker recalls questions from a boy about why Canadians fight for England and answers that England’s call binds them to shared blood, empire, and duty. The piece frames loyalty, heritage, and sacrifice across the imperial tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FR. Watson
Pte
Johnny Gay
New Brunswick
England
Dad
Babes
Mums
Old England
Exigland
Armistice Day notes and local obituaries in Acton
Twenty years back from the Free Press on Armistice Day 1920 reports Sugar at 14 cents in Toronto and honors for Pte A Winterburn with Military Crosses. It notes Dr E J Nelson opening a practice in Acton, new arrivals the Winters and Churchills, and the Acton Citizens Memorial unveiling with dignitaries. It lists two obituaries and family notices from Ontario towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Alfred Winterburn
Pte
A. Winterburn
King
E. J. Nelson
Guelph
Acton
Wm. Johnstone
Fred Churchill
New Toronto
Churchill
E. ©. Drury
Bank
Military District No. 2
A. L. Murch
Holland Shall Endure A Dutch Gift To Britain Spitfires Bombers
Prince Bernard of the Netherlands hands over a cheque to Lord Beaverbrook for 40 Spitfires and 18 bombers for the Royal Air Force funded by inhabitants of the Dutch East Indies. Beaverbrook says the two nations will endure and rejoice in victory, planes bearing Netherlands possessions will go into battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince Bernard
Netherlands
Lord Beaverbrook
Royal Air Force
Dutch East Indies
Prig Nederland
Matriarch Jinnie Licts Dead in Bayugil Community
Jinnie Licts an 11 year old Aborigine dies at Bayugil near Sydney. She was a vice queen of the Buda’ong tribe, the largest and strongest on the upper Clarence River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Jinnie
Bayugil
Clarence River
Fleetwood Seeks Fish Inspector For Port Trade
Fleetwood England faces a fish trade gap as the Sanitary Committee seeks to hire a qualified fish inspector. Ongoing efforts to recruit a man for the post have met with limited success, putting Fleetwood’s seafood operations and public health oversight at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleetwood
England
Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Free Press
Coleman
Stevers Point
Wis
Freeman Coleman
Thompson
Glen Williams
Isabella Law
James Tohmpson
Holland
Beaverbrook
Britain
Gee
Acton Free Press
Canadian Press Service
Ottawa
Dominion
Acton Free
Brown’s Drug Store
Hassard’s Drug Store
Hinton’s
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