Harold Brown, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32, said the idea for the biographies came from his own research of his family's military history. So far, he has written over 250 biographies of local veterans. From evancareen
The Legion in Bay Roberts has been compiling biographies of the veterans in or from the area. So far they've completed over 250 biographies. - ContributedBAY ROBERTS, N.L. — Many people in the Bay Roberts area have armed forces veterans in their family history - some who have returned, and some who never made it back home.
Legion branch president Harold Brown and webmaster Gary Badcock, both veterans themselves, are the duo behind the project, which they said is an honour to do.The project came about initially because of Brown's interest in his family military history. He thought it would be nice for others to know the history of the people in the area who served, so he approached Badcock about the idea, and it went from there.
Harold Brown, president of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32, said the idea for the biographies came from his own research of his family's military history. - ContributedSo far, Brown has written over 250 biographies of local veterans, be it people from the area or veterans who lived their lives there.
Gary Badcock is one of the people who has helped compile and post over 250 biographies of veterans from the Bay Roberts area - ContributedBadcock said the project has been therapeutic for both of them and plays into their existing interest in history.
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