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Harold Kates
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-9
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-9
- Material Format
- graphic material (electronic)
- textual record (electronic)
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w and col. (jpg)
- 1 cm textual records (jpg)
- Date
- [ca. 1942] - 2007
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs, certificates, newspaper clippings, military routine orders and ephemera that document Harold Kates's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
- Administrative History
- Harold Kates was born in Toronto on August 4, 1921 to Rose and Sholom Katz. The family lived on Roberts Street and Harold went to Lansdown school. He enlisted in the army in September 1939, but left in 1940 to join the Royal Canadian Air Force as an airplane mechanic after realizing his regiment would not be going overseas. While serving overseas, Harold was stationed in England, Africa and Greece. After the war, Harold returned to Toronto and received his auto mechanic license. He soon became interested in electricity and opened his own business, Kates Elect, which he operated for sixteen years. In addition, Harold was a member of Toronto's Auxillary Police Force. On October 20, 1954 he married Terry Rafalove.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Descriptive Notes
- Last name was previously Katz
- Related material note:See also oral history 391
- Source
- Archival Accessions