Pat Onions remembers visit by Queen Elizabeth II

September 21, 2022 @ 4:28 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Second World War naval veteran Pat Onions (right) recalls meeting Queen Elizabeth II in Halifax in 2010 (pictured above). Onions was one of the last to serve on the HMCS Sackville. (Pauline Kerr photo)
HANOVER – When Queen Elizabeth II last visited Canada in 2010, Second World War naval veteran Pat Onions was part of the group of about 200 that welcomed Her Majesty to Halifax on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy. There, the Queen unveiled a plaque rededicating the Sackville as Canada’s Memorial…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.