Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day ceremony at Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.

Five members of the Stinson family, who all served during the Second World War: (clockwise from left) Fred Jr., Maureen, John, Bob and George salute the Remembrance Day parade as it leaves Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge following services Friday morning. Fred was a navigator in the TCAF for Ferry Command, ferrying aircraft from Gander, Newfoundland to Ascension Island in Africa. Maureen served with the RCAF during peace time and was trained as a fighter control operator. John was a munitions truck driver. Bob was trained for the infantry and was based at the Currie barracks, near Calgary, waiting to be shipped oversees for the war, but never got to go. George was a tailgunner in Lancaster aircraft and made 30 sortis.

Five members of the Stinson family, who all served during the Second World War: (clockwise from left) Fred Jr., Maureen, John, Bob and George salute the Remembrance Day parade as it leaves Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge following services Friday morning. Fred was a navigator in the TCAF for Ferry Command, ferrying aircraft from Gander, Newfoundland to Ascension Island in Africa. Maureen served with the RCAF during peace time and was trained as a fighter control operator. John was a munitions truck driver. Bob was trained for the infantry and was based at the Currie barracks, near Calgary, waiting to be shipped oversees for the war, but never got to go. George was a tailgunner in Lancaster aircraft and made 30 sortis.



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