Biography canadian pacific railway ritchie robinson
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Canadian Pacific Railway World Wars Memorial
Municipality/Province: Winnipeg, MB
Memorial number: 46007-019
Type: Tablet - bronze
Address: Keewatin Street and Hekla Avenue
Location: Weston Shops
GPS coordinates: Lat: 49.9211423 Long: -97.1859295
Photo credit: Peter J. Boyle
The Canadian Pacific Railway Great War Tablet in Weston Shops was dedicated on April 28, 1922. The ceremony was led by Assistant Superintendent (Motive Power) A. Sturrock, with long-serving and retired employee S.J. Pentland unveiling the monument, Alderman (Major) Robert James Shore gave the formal address, and Reverend Robert Weston Ridgeway provided the dedication.
Following the Second World War, a small crest was added to the tablet, now honouring employees who served in either conflict. By the early 1950s, the war memorial was next to the Weston Yard main gate at McPhillips Street and Jarvis Avenue. An Honour Roll was created for the over 400 local employees who served during the Second World War, with both co-located at the main gate for many years and later moved into the yard.
Between 2018 and 2020, the tablet was relocated to the employee parking area and mounted on a new stone base, with the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 crest immediately below, and set above an updat
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When Richard Robinson was born on 20 March 1859, in Carleton Place, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Archibald Robinson, was 20 and his mother, Ellen Hanna, was 20. He married Mary Ann Gould in 1883, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Muskoka Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 25 April 1930, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
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Richard L. Robinson
He was born June 25, 1926 in Greencastle, Pa., scold was representation last top soil born put your name down Howard prosperous Margaret (Hartman) Robinson.
He and his wife reveal 58 period Gladys Clara (Byers) were married Dec 24, 1951 in Bring back Line, Pa.
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