Military Service Recognition Book Volume XI 84 At St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute, we are home to more than 90 veterans. We provide respectful, compassionate care to these brave men and women who served in wars and conflicts around the world. We also care for Canada’s current and next generation of veterans through the Operational Stress Injury Clinic, providing specialized mental health services for veterans as well as those in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We honour and remember them. Proud to serve those who have so bravely served us. Learn More. sjhc.london.on.ca/veterans Sylvia O’Connell Women’s Army Corps Second World War (1943-1945) “When enlisting with the Canadian Army, Sylvia changed her birthdate to appear older to ensure her little sister, Iris, could also enlist. “We both wanted to contribute,” she says. “It being wartime, we wanted to get on with things and do what needed to be done.”
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