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Object Description

Object ID

2016.011.005

Title

Roll of honour certificate for Fleming Campbell from West Langley School, 1924.

Date

27 Jun. 1924.

Description

A roll of honour certificate from the West Langley Public school awarded to Fleming Campbell. The certificate reads "This is to certify that Fleming Campbell has been a pupil of Langley Prairie Public School during the past year, and that he holds First rank in Regularity and Punctuality". The teacher's name "F.M. Hogben" is printed at the bottom right corner.

People/Subject

Campbell, Fleming

Fleming Campbell was born on August 28, 1909, in Cardiff, Ontario. He was the son of Robert J. Campbell and Annie Jane Ragan. Fleming went to school at Langley Prairie Public School and West Langley Public School between the years of 1920-1925. He married twice; first to Mabel Alberta (nee Spindler) and then Lillian Victoria McArdon (nee Ragan). He married Lillian on August 14, 1976 in Penticton, BC. He never had any children. Fleming passed away on July 25, 1993 in Burnaby BC, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby.

West Langley Elementary School

West Langley School started out as a one-room school at 208 Street and 96 Avenue. More classrooms and other rooms were added to the school at various times including 1924, 1948, 1957 and throughout the 1950s and 60s. A fire destroyed the building in 1978. A new building was erected in 1981 at 9403 - 212 Street.

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