NUMBERS B Y T H E Digits worth remembering this November
crew and seven officers were carried on the HMCS Tillsonburg during World War II. A “Castle Class” corvette, the vessel was a convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic. 105
There are 453 Air Cadet squadrons in communities across Canada, including 153 Varnavair in Tillsonburg.
A ten dollar gold piece was given to each Tillsonburg man who joined the 168th Battalion in 1916. The coins were presented by the mayor on a visit to Camp Borden.
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feet is the average depth of Myrick Lake . Located 166 km north of Thunder Bay, it is named for Tillsonburg brothers, John and Phillip Myrick , who were killed in WWII.
$3,800 is what it cost to build the Tillsonburg soldiers monument in 1929. The grey La Casse granite used in the cenotaph is the same material used for the gargoyles on the Peace Tower in Ottawa.
19 million poppies are distributed each year in Canada. The poppy sticker was introduced in 2006.
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