Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott was the first Canadian-born Black doctor in the country, earning his medical degree from the Toronto School of Medicine — a school later affiliated with the University of Toronto. Born in Toronto in 1837
Also known as Billy Barker William George Barker VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient. William Barker’s VC Citation: “On the morning of the 27 October 1918, … Continued