- CA QUA11483
- Person
- fl. 1940s
Robert Shanks was a Pilot Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Robert Shanks was a Pilot Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Lloyd Shales was a hobby shop owner, diver, and filmographer based in Kingston, Ontario. Lloyd was born in Toronto in 1932, the only son of Helen Carson (Shales) and Carl Shales. The family moved to Kingston during the war years where Lloyd became well known as the owner of "the hobby shop", Lloyd Shales Hobby Supplies, for many years located on Division Street at the top of Queen Street. Lloyd was also an avid diver, and registered as the 110th intructor with the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI). Part of his hobby shop would be devoted to scuba equipment and tank refills. Lloyd was also a skilled filmographer, and regularly supplied footage to CKWS TV. Lloyd passed away in Kingston in 2022.
Carl Shales was a pilot, military flight trainer, and mechanic in Kingston, Ontario. Born in Perth, Ontario, Carl joined the Royal Air Force in 1917. He would continue his service as a trainer for fighter pilots in London and Regina during the Second World War. He opened a car dealership in Kingston in the 1930s, and later worked at Queen's University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He married Helen Carson in 1920.
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of
Philanthropist, Lord of Admiralty under Sir Robert Peel.
S.H. Parsons & Sons was a printer active in St John Newfoundland.