Heroes Of Their Day Photo Gallery

HEROES

OF THEIR DAY

UCCLF hallows the sacrifices and service of the thousands of Ukrainian Canadian men and women who enlisted in the armed forces of our country.

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UCSA Ukrainian Christmas

UCSA Ukrainian Christmas Get-Together, January 6&7, 1944

Remembering Heroes

The wedding of Anne Cherniawsky and Bohdan Panchuk, London, February 2, 1946

Official closing of the UCSA Services Cl

Tenth UCSA Get-Together in London, November 10-11, 1945. Photograph by A. Louis Jarché, G.R.B. Panchuk Collection, Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 2-1-358.

UCSA badge

Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association badge

First UCSA Get Together, London, England

First UCSA Get Together, London, England, August 1, 1943. Banquet at Cartwright Gardens, Canadian Legion Hotel. UCSA Club London, England Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

First UCSA Get Together, London, England

UCSA London, A weekend at the club, fron

Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA London, A weekend at the club, back

Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Dinner at the UCSA Club Lounge, August 2

Dinner at the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Dinner at the UCSA Club Lounge, August 2

Dinner at the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Christmas Eve Dinner, Sviat Vechir,

Christmas Eve Dinner at the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, January 6, 1945. Front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Christmas Eve Dinner, Sviat Vechir,

Christmas Eve Dinner at the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association Club in London, January 6, 1945. Back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Christmas Dinner at the Red Shield

UCSA Christmas Dinner at the Red Shield Club in London, January 8, 1944. Front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Christmas Dinner at the Red Shield

UCSA Christmas Dinner at the Red Shield Club in London, January 8, 1944. Back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Members, Front

UCSA Members. Front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Members, Back

UCSA Members. Back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Executive, London 1943, Front

UCSA Executive 1943. Front. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Executive, London 1943, Back

UCSA Executive 1943. Back. Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Padre, Sunday S

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Padre, Sunday Service at UCSA Club, 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Padre, Sunday S

Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Padre, Sunday Service at UCSA Club, 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA HQ Office front

Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen Association Head Quarters Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA HQ Office back

Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen Association Head Quarters Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, En

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, England, January 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, En

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, England, January 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, J

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, England, January 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, J

Official Opening of UCSA Club London, England, January 1944 Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Club London, A Week End at the Club

UCSA Club London, England Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Club London, A Week End at the Club

UCSA Club London, England Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

UCSA Services Club, London, England

UCSA Club London, England Library and Archives Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Veterans’ Association fonds, 1986-128 03962

Rev. Michael Pelech, Hon. Captain

Rev. Michael Pelech, Honorary Captain, in Ancaster, Ontario, 1942. Canada's first Ukrainian Catholic Chaplain.

Rimini Camp Commandant

Bohdan & Anne Panchuk, with Helen Kozicky visiting the Rimini Camp.

Brigadier-General Joseph Romanow.

The First Ukrainian-Canadian General Brigadier-General Joseph Romanow. Photo courtesy of Mary Romanow. Joseph Romanow was born in Saskatoon in 1921. One of many Ukrainian-Canadians to volunteer during the Second World War, Romanow joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1940. He first saw action piloting in anti-submarine (U-boat) air patrols and escorting convoys. After the war, Romanow played a role in helping bring more than 35,000 Ukrainian refugees to safety in Canada.

UCSA CURB plaque with St James's Church

USCA CURB plaque at St. James, 2018

At St James's Paddington, 19 Feb 2019.

At. St. James, Paddington, Feb 19, 2019

St James's interior window

St. James interior window to depict the story of these Ukrainian Canadian volunteers.

Heroes of Their Day stained glass window, St. James Church, London May 8, 2022

Heroes of Their Day stained-glass window, St. James's Church, London, England, May 8, 2022

Choral Evensong with Prayers For Peace in Ukraine, St. James Church, May 8, 2022

Choral Evensong with Prayers For Peace in Ukraine, St. James Church, May 8, 2022.

218 Sussex Gardens, London, England

218 Sussex Gardens, London, England was the club house for the Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen's Association. In the background is St. James's Church.

Mosaic honouring the heroes who have fought throughout history for Ukraine’s freedom found

Mosaic honouring the heroes who have fought throughout history for Ukraine’s freedom found at the Church of the Blessed Virgin, Truskavets, Lviv oblast, Ukraine. June 2021

Heroes of Their Day Pokrova Icon front

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