Happy 102nd George! George Beardshaw was fourteen when, in 1938, he emigrated from England through the Home Child Program to be an in- dentured farm worker in Canada. At eighteen, he enlisted in the military, serving with the Queen’s Own Rifles, and was captured and held in a P.O.W. camp in Holland. After the war, George lived in Wortley Village for more than 50 years until moving to the veteran’s care facility at Parkwood Hospital in 2021. Recently, George participated in the Backus-Page House Museum’s Canadian Wartime Homefront event, staged to bring awareness to what life was like on the Canadian homefront during the war. Below, he poses with the Miss War Worker Pageant ‘Bombshell Beauties”.
George turns 102 on September 14! Cards can be mailed to George Beardshaw, 224 Elgin Street, London, ON N5Z 2T8. “He’ll love hearing from old friends, neighbours and well- wishers,” said caretaker-friend Judi. Super Senior Day
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