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Merfyn David

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Inside cover of Mr. David's Soldier's Pay Book. 1945.
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Letter from Bell Telephone Company, promising Merfyn David a job after his post-war return to Toronto and Bell. 14 September 1945.
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Message form, 2 Canadian Corps to 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, outlining message from Headquarters, First Canadian Army detailing the German surrender and action to be taken. 7 May 1945.
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Inside pages of Mr. David's Soldier's Pay Book. 1945.
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Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) in Germany. Members of Signals, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division dressed in German army uniforms. Merfyn David is in rear, second from left. 8 May 1945.
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Hat badge, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS). Mr. David's original hat badge was issued when he joined RCCS in 1942; the badge was then backed with an authorized blue patch upon his posting to 2nd Canadian Infantry Division (2 CID) in 1943. Blue was the official colour of 2 CID.
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Members of "O" Section, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division posing with a large bottle of champagne on V-E Day. Oldenburg, Germany, 8 May 1945.
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Merfyn David (leaning against vehicle) and his fellow signalmen on V-E Day in Germany. 8 May 1945.
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A copy of Mr. David's Canadian Army Soldier's Service and Pay Book (cover), lost while on service. 30 December 1944.
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Leave pass, gave Merfyn David permission to leave his training centre on leave, following the completion of signals training as Wireless and Line Operator. 4 June 1943.
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Back inside cover of Mr. David's Soldier's Service and Pay Book. 30 December 1944.
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A copy of Mr. David's Canadian Army Soldier's Service and Pay Book (inside cover), lost while on service. 30 December 1944.
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Travel warrant (back) giving permission for Mr. David to travel trains on leave to Pontypridd, Wales from Nijmegen, Holland. 1 February 1945.
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Travel warrant (front) giving permission for Mr. David to travel trains on leave to Pontypridd, Wales from Nijmegen, Holland. 1 February 1945.
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Clipping from the newspaper "Maple Leaf." Photograph of the parade of Canadian soldiers through Dieppe, France marking the town's liberation and in memory of the 1942 raid by a mostly Canadian force. September 1944.
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Inside pages of Mr. David's Soldier's Pay Book. 1945.
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