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Object ID
2010.015.037
Title
Portrait of Sam Prytherch in Second World War Canadian army uniform.
Date
[between 1939 and 1945].
Description
Sam Prytherch in Second World War Canadian army uniform; wearing a cap; has a "Canadian" patch on his arm. Collection of the late Sam Prytherch.
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Armed Forces
See Also: army, navy, enlisted men, officers.
Prytherch, Sam
Samuel was born February 21, 1920 to parents Peter and Annie Prytherch. He served in the Second World War and joined his father in the shoe repair business in Langley Prairie in 1946. His father retired the following year. Sam married Doris Margaret Glegg, who's family owned the Highway Cafe (now Langley Hotel) on December 7, 1946. They had two daughters, Linda and Shirley. He continued to operate the family business as Langley Boot and Shoe Repair, and later as Sam's Shoe Repairs, until retiring in 1982. His wife Doris passed away on January 13, 2001, and Sam passed away the following year on August 21, 2002.
Source: From Prairie to City: A History of the City of Langley by Warren Sommer
World War, 1939-1945
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