Most of us are very familiar with the War Amps organization, but few of us likely know that there is a local connection to the creation of it. This year, when paying homage to the Courtice area veterans, look for the banner hung in honour of Irene Pearl Courtice. Courtice honoured on her own as a Nursing Sister during the First World War, and Matron of the Whitby Convalescent following the war, was also the wife of War Amps founder, Sidney Lambert.
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