1992 - Original photograph of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Royal visit to Canada including Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, meeting Captain & Mrs. Donald Cameron Barwick, (The Guards Club) on June 30, 1992

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1992 - Original photograph of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Royal visit to Canada including Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, meeting Captain & Mrs. Donald Cameron Barwick, (The Guards Club) on June 30, 1992

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Photograph taken on June 30, 1992 in Ottawa, including Queen Elizabeth II, Governer General Hnatyshyn, Captain Donald Cameron Barwick and Mrs. Gertrud Barwick. ABOUT THE CGG OFFICER / MEMBER OF THE GUARDS CLUB & OBITUARY CAPTAIN DONALD CAMERON BARWICK (November 9, 1924 - January 5, 2009) Donald was a lifetime member of the Canadian Grenadier Guards and The Atwater Club, and Past President and honorary member of The Montreal Racket Club. He was very involved with the Montreal Aquarium in its day, and was a significant contributor to the Bermuda Turtle Project since its inception in the 1960s. Working with the late Dr. Archie Carr, his dear friend the late Dr. Clay Frick II, and researchers at the Bermuda Biological Society, Donald worked to repopulate Green Sea Turtles in the Bermudas. He had a love of the sea, photography, and cuisine. He had a long career in financial printing, working into his 80s. CAPT. BARWICK WW2 MILITARY SERVICE 1943 - Joined the McGill COTC program as a Cadet and completed the Canadian Army NCO Course at Brockville, Ont. on January 2nd, 1943 1944 - Promoted Corporal and appointed to Canadian army Instructional Staff Canadian Army Officers Training Center, Brockville, Ontario on 22 January 1944 1944 - Commissioned Officer Cadet with Canadian Armoured Corps (CAC) and completed Armoured training at Camp Borden 9Ontario) on 27 August, 1944.

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Abdourahamane, Issa

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December 29, 2023

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Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

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October 30, 2024