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Life Insurance For Second World War Veterans

Soon after the end of hostilities in the First World War, there was a need to provide life insurance protection for returned soldiers, especially pensioners, who were unable to pass the medical examination required to obtain commercial life insurance.  After first considering paying the extra premiums required by insurance companies to cover the estimated excess risks attributable to war disability, the government decided to provide insurance in limited amounts (up to $5,000) and at standard rates to contributing veterans of the war. Accordingly, Parliament enacted The Returned Soldiers Insurance Act which came into force on Sept. 1, 1920.  The final [...]

May 4, 2010

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MISCELLANEOUS
FEATHERS ON THE BRAIN– Brian Watkins, RCL representative to RCEL, “Feathers on the Brain,” a memoir of his life in Wales and as a British diplomat, available at Amazon.com or any good book shop, ISBN 978-0-9866421-5-9, $10.23. The author will be present at the Halifax Convention. Contribution from every book sold will be donated to The RCL’s Poppy Fund.

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Legion Magazine is a Canadian English-language magazine with a French insert. It is published in a four-colour format, covering stories about Canadians, Canada’s institutions its military and its heritage. Legion Magazine is recommended by The Royal Canadian Legion, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving veterans and their families and the perpetuation of remembrance.