BayToday Picture Play Gallery: A Time to Remember

Air cadet Cody Budge marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the War to End All Wars, during a Remembrance Day service at Memorial Gardens Tuesday.

Thousands of people turned out to pay respect to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice all in the name of freedom and to honour our veterans during the Remembrance Day ceremonies at Memorial Gardens Tuesday.

Each year the Canadians take time to recognise and appreciation for the great sacrifices made by veterans in WW1 (1914-1918), WW2 (1939-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953), and this year ceremony marked the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World. That conflict came to an end at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

Following the wreath-laying ceremony a reception was held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23 on First Avenue.

Did you know?

That if you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died last month at the age of 90.

That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what happened in the Second World War. Born in England , he was one of the 400,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force sent to the mainland where they found themselves facing the new German warfare technique - the Blitzkrieg.

He was treating a wounded comrade when he was hit in the legs by shrapnel. En route to hospital, his ambulance came under fire from a German tank, which then miraculously ceased fire. Evacuated from Dunkirk on HMS Grenade, two of the sister ships with them were sunk. Recovered, he was sent to allied campaigns in North Africa and Italy . En route his ship was chased by the German battleship Bismarck.

In North Africa he served under General Montgomery against the Desert Fox, Rommel.

Sent into the Italian campaign, he met his future wife, a lieutenant and physiotherapist in a Canadian hospital. They were married in the morning by the mayor of the Italian town, and again in the afternoon by a British padre.

After the war they settled in Chatham where he went into politics and became the warden (chairman) of the county and on his retirement he and his wife moved to Ottawa. At the age of 80 he wrote a book about his experiences.

One day out of the blue he received a call from a government official asking him to go downtown for a photo op. He wasn't told what the photo was for or why they chose him. 'He had no idea he would be on the bill,' his daughter said.

And now you know the story of the old veteran on the $10 bill. Sometimes things we see or handle everyday are taken for granted. This mans history belongs on our money and his outstanding service recognized!!

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