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Walter Douglas, member of Legion of Honour

Walter Douglas, a member of the Essex Scottish Regiment, 2nd Division out of Windsor, was awarded France's highest award of distinction.

The National Order of the Legion of Honour was given to Canadian veterans who fought for the liberation of France on D-Day and in the battle of Normandy to acknowledge the 70th anniversary of the campaign in 2014.

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Added by William Douglas on March 10, 2015 at 20:30 — No Comments

Douglas - or Daglass, Dagless or Dagloss?

John Dagless was a blacksmith living in Norfolk. He married Elizabeth Pearson and they has eight children:

Susannah, baptised 14 Apr 1816

William, bap 6 Dec 1819

Richard, bap 28 Dec 1834, born 29/11/1829

Thomas, bap 24…

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Added by William Douglas on November 13, 2014 at 13:54 — No Comments

Tommy's medals put up for auction - not everyone is pleased

  A collection of medals once belonging to the father of Canadian universal health care is being sold by a London, Ontario, auction house — much to the dismay of a Saskatchewan military historian, who believes the Tommy Douglas memorabilia should be held in public trust.

Jeffrey…

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Added by William Douglas on January 18, 2012 at 15:48 — No Comments

James Douglas: Father of British Columbia released on Kindle

Popular book released on Kindle; click the image to order.

 James Douglas's story is one of high adventure in…

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Added by William Douglas on September 28, 2011 at 12:00 — No Comments

New source for Canada’s documentary heritage

The Canadiana Discovery Portal is a new source for Canada’s documentary heritage, providing access to a huge assortment of historical artifacts from across the country.

The Canadiana Discovery Portal is a free service that enables users to search across the valuable and…

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Added by William Douglas on September 9, 2011 at 9:30 — No Comments

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Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

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