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- c.2000-2010 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
3 photographs
3 audio CDs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
William Clarence 'Bill' Sharpe was born in Deseronto, Ontario on 30 November 1919, the child of Arthur Sharpe and Ethel Cole. He served in the Second World War and married Edith Parr in Surrey, England in August 1945. He died in Camberley, Surrey, on 31 January 2015.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated to the Deseronto Archives by Alan Brown in September 2011. Transferred to the Community Archives in 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Audio recordings of Bill Sharpe's recollections of the Second World War, made for the sound archive of the Imperial War Museum in London, England. The photographs show Bill Sharpe meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Canada House in London.
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Existence and location of copies
Four of the photographs are online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/albums/72157627671182946 The fifth is a duplicate of https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/7980439703