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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, philosopher, logician, peace advocate and social reformer, was born at Trelleck in Monmouthshire on 18 May 1872, the younger son of Viscount Amberley, and the grandson of Lord John Russell, the first Earl Russell. Educated at Cambridge, Russell was a prolific author, publishing his first book, Germany Social Democracy, in 1896, quickly followed by his dissertation, An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry (1897). His principal work, Principia Mathematica, written with Alfred North Whitehead, was published in three volumes, 1910-1913. In addition to philosophy, he wrote books about education, marriage, religion, politics, and many other subjects.

He was an active campaigner against World War I, nuclear weapons, and the Vietnam war. For a time he owned and operated his own school, Beacon Hill, together with his wife, Dora Russell. He was a recipient of many awards and honours, including the Nobel Prize for Literature (1950) and the Order of Merit (1949). He married four times--Alys Pearsall Smith (m. 1894); Dora Black (m. 1921); Patricia (‘Peter’) Spence (m. 1936); and Edith Finch (m. 1952)—and had significant relationships with other women, most notably Ottoline Morrell and Constance Malleson. Russell published an Autobiography in three volumes, 1967-1969. He died at Plas Penrhyn, Merionethshire, Wales on 2 February 1970.

Christian Darnton was born in Leeds, England, on 30 October 1905 and educated at Caius College, Cambridge. He was appointed music master at Stowe School in 1929 and became the assistant editor of the Music Lover. He composed vocal and orchestral works and published one book, You and Music. He died in 1981.

Barbara Howard, artist, was born in Long Branch, Ontario in 1926. She was educated at the Ontario College of Art and St. Martin’s School in London, England. She married Richard Outram in 1957. Together they founded the Gauntlet Press in 1960 in order to publish Richard's poetry, which was illustrated by Barbara's wood engravings. Barbara died in 2002.

Major F.F. Arndoli served with 57 Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery while they were in northern Russia, 1918-1919. He went on to serve in the Second World War.

Brendan Kennelly, English professor and poet, was born in Ballylongford, county Kerry, Ireland on 17 April 1936. He was educated at Trinty College, Dublin and the University of Leeds.

Robert Kirkland Kernighan (“The Khan”) was born in 1857 and lived most of his life on Rushdale Farm, near Rockton, Ont. A farmer and a poet, he wrote for both the Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Evening Telegram. The Spectator published his first collection of verse, The Khan’s Canticles in 1896. The Telegram published his last collection, The Khan’s Book of Verse, in 1925. Kernighan died on 4 November 1926.

John served with 1 Land Forces as a 2nd Lieutenant and was also wounded. He returned to service with the 19th Battalion and the Hampshire Regiment, where he served with distinction. When the Second World War began, John joined the Ontario Regiment, Canadian Tank Brigade, in command of the 2nd Company as a captain and served throughout the war.

Cullen served with the Queen’s Own Regiment in the first contingent. He was wounded three separate times at: St. Julien; during the Somme campaign; and at Vimy Ridge. After his convalescence he returned to the Front each time. In 1917 he was assigned to the Royal Flying Corp and was sent to Alexandria, Egypt for flight training. He died in a freak plane crash, 3 February 1918.

Slater was a barber and made parasols. He emigrated from England to Canada in 1890, settling in Hamilton, where he lived until his death, 10 November 1931.

Sgt. Major Alfred Beverley Brewer made a career in the military. He was the Sgt. Major of the 79th Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment in 1932. He was chosen to be part of the Canadian Coronation Contingent (Militia Detachment) which travelled to Great Britain for the coronation of King George VI in May 1937. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment during World War II.

Tommaso Marchesi, Italian composer, conductor and organist, was born in Lisbon on 7 March 1773. He studied with Sanislao Mattei at Bologna. In 1808 he founded the Accademia dei Filarmonica. He died in Bologna on 6 June 1852.

Thomas Sackville, first Earl of Dorset, barrister, member of parliament, and poet. Sackville was born in 1536 at Buckhurst, Surrey and perhaps educated at Hart Hall, Oxford and St. John's College, Cambridge. He became a barrister in the Inner Temple and a member of parliament, 1558-1563. In 1567 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Buckhurst, and in 1608 was created Earl of Dorset. He served as an ambassador and then lord treasurer from 1599 until his death at his desk in Whitehall, London, 19 April 1608. Sackville was also an accomplished poet.

Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão d'Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquess of Lavradio was the 11th Viceroy of the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the second one that ruled the colony after the seat of government moved to Rio de Janeiro. He was the son of a Marquis of the same title, D. António de Almeida Soares e Portugal and his wife, D. Francisca das Chagas Mascarenhas. During the 1762 Spanish invasion of Portugal, he commanded the 1st Cascais Infantry Regiment.

Evelyn Maude Austin grew up in the Haliburton area of Ontario. She married Stanley Dickson Mann on 9 August 1941. They lived in Toronto.

John Lavery Tibbs graduated from the RCAF in 1927. During the Second World War he served with the No. 5 Mobile Field Photographic Section (MFPS) as the RCAF’s official photographer.

Arthur Garner was born in Cambridge, England, on the 22nd of May 1888. At some point prior to the start of the First World War he moved to Hamilton, Ontario, where he lived with his wife Daisy. In February 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Throughout the war he served as a Sapper with the 11th Battalion of Canadian Engineers in France. Garner died at the age of 85 on the 9th of March, 1973.

John Churchill, military commander, was born in June 1650 in Musbury, Devonshire. He was created the first Duke of Marlborough in December 1702. He died on 17 June 1722.