2020 VJ Day
London ON:


Left-Backrow - Shawn Lewis, Barry Fair Marilyn Morgan

Centre (holding flag) - Leftside - Debbie Legg, Rightside - Lana Chartrand - daughters of Lawrence Ross

Right-Backrow - Bill McCallum

Right-Frontrow - Pat (Ross) McCallum, Barbara (Cunningham) Drew, Randy Warden

London, ON: left wreath

City of London laid by Ward 2 Councilor Shawn Lewis



middle wreath

Hong Kong Veterans WW II Pow's 1941-1945 laid by Lana Chartrand



Right wreath

Royal Canadian Legion laid by Zone Commander Randy Warden

London ON:


left Debbie Legg

middle Pat McCallum

right Lana Chartrand

My name is Sandy (MacPherson) Brain. My Dad Don MacPherson was a HK POW. Thought I would share this picture with you. It was taken August 15th, 2020 at the Ladner, BC Cenotaph.



The group shot is:

Pearl MacPherson (my Mom and Don MacPhersons widow)

Gerrald Bramhill - Royal Canadian Legion 61

Bob Taggart - Royal Canadian Legion 61

In remembrance of Kenneth Ewing and all Hong Kong veterans on VJ Day:

Left to right.

Back row - Tom Ewing, Steve Ewing - sons

Front row - Susan Ewing - widow

Marilyn Ewing - daughter in law and Tom's wife.


Photo provided by Steve Ewing

Ottawa, ON - Memorial Wall (photo by Ian Englehart)
Cobourg: Cobourg's Canadian Legion Pipe and Drums.
Cobourg: Shelagh Purcell, daughter of Lieut. Leonard Corrigan, WG, with members of the Purcell-Fox family.
Cobourg, ON: Mayor John Henderson, with Sandra Purcell-Fox, Granddaughter of Lieut. Leonard Corrigan and her son, Taylor Fox, reading the names of the 37 HK veterans from the Cobourg area.
Cobourg: Present, in honour of John Dorion, RRC, were John's 95-yer-old sister, Lena, his niece H/Lt Col. Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Lee Anne Quinn, and the Quinn family.
Cobourg: Mark Purcell, grandson of Lieut. Leonard Corrigan, WG acting as M.C.for the event.
Cobourg: Pat Turcotte, daughter of Lieut. Leonard Corrigan, WG, with her son, Kevin, and daughter, Carole, and Lieut. Corrigan's great-granddaughter, Natalie Turcotte.
Markham Cenotaph
Markham Cenotaph: Larry Lau, RHKR (V) lays wreath.
Oakville, ON: Austen Cambon, Brother of the late DR. KEN CAMBON, RRC. Quebec. (photo by Amanda)
The Cenotaph, Oakville, Ontario (photo by Amanda)
North York, ON: I was all alone at the North York cenotaph.Honouring the Liberation of HK in 1945.

Judi Denison

Daughter of E.N. Denison

Niece of E. E. Denison


Photo by Judi

Toronto: Jeff Slater, grandson of Hong Kong veteran John Stroud, reciting the Act of Remembrance
Toronto: Mike Babin conducts moving and significant Remembrance Ceremony at Queens Park, Toronto, Saturday August 15, 2020.
Toronto: Sue Beard lays wreath for Mascot Sergeant Gander
Lethbridge Legion President Michael Cormican, Assisted by Ahhsoohpii Princess Emma Mountain Horse, along with Chiara Gurney, Kathie Carlson and Cynthia Melanson lay wreaths at the 75th Anniversary Ceremony at the Lethbridge Cenotaph on August 15, 2020
Lethbridge, AB: Miss Blackfoot Canada Kyreese Mountain Horse, and Chiara Gurney, great-granddaughter of Veteran Leonard Corrigan, display the Hong Kong Veteran’s Flag at the Lethbridge, 75th Anniversary Commemorating VJ Day and Liberation of the Canadian Veterans in Hong
Ottawa, ON - Derrill Henderson (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Lincoln Tang, paying respects (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Sons of Scotland Pipe Band (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Canada Wreath (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - HKVA Wreath (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Ian Englehart laying a wreath (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Mitzi Ross laying a wreath (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Ottawa, ON - Wreath (photo courtesy of Brian Tang)
Toronto: L-R are Sue Beard, Dawn Babin, Mike Babin, Nancy Siew, Dale (Stroud) Slater, Jeff Slater and Colin Standish.
Duncan, BC: Gerry Tuppert, BC Region Director, laid a wreath at the Duncan cenotaph and read names from the 'C' Force book of remembrance.
Victoria, BC: Wreath laid by Horace (Gerry) Gerrard's great grandsons Alistair and Asher White (photo by Kevin)

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