Five Winners of the Empire's highest award for gallantry in the two World Wars were honored guests at the Speaker's dinner, marking the opening of the(...)

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Five Winners of the Empire's highest award for gallantry in the two World Wars were honored guests at the Speaker's dinner, marking the opening of the(...)

Date5/15/1946

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Original Toronto Star caption: Five Winners of the Empire's highest award for gallantry in the two World Wars were honored guests at the Speaker's dinner, marking the opening of the second session of the 22nd Ontario legislature. Left to right, the Victoria Cross winners are W. L. Rayfield, B. H. Geary, Major the Rev. John Foote, T. W. Tommy Holmes and Harry Robson. The lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Hon. Albert Matthews, was present at the dinner

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