In search of Private Tucker's family
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This is a picture of the British Victory Medal that was awarded, along with the British War Medal, to all soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth countries who served in the First World War. Private Frank Tucker of Bowmanville received such a medal that this newspaper purchased off eBay. The paper is looking for his family in order to return the medal to its rightful owners.
By Charles McGregor, Special to This Week - Nov 10, 2008 - 02:45 PM
DURHAM -- There's a medal out there waiting to be presented to the members of its owner's family -- if they can be found. The medal was awarded to First World War veteran Frank Leslie Tucker, a Bowmanville resident who fought at Passchendaele in Belgium in 1917 ...
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Family worried about missing Pickering woman
Nov 10, 2008 - 09:54 AM
PICKERING -- A search continues for a Pickering woman who's been missing for more than a week. Monica Tierra, 44, of Wilcroft Court, has not been seen or heard from since Nov. 1 and family members are...
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Experts from national mag rank UOIT
By Melissa Mancini - Nov 10, 2008 - 12:50 PM
DURHAM -- The University of Ontario Institute of Technology did "pretty well" in the Maclean's magazine's ranking of Canadian universities considering it is the "newest kid on the ...
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