Canadian History Ehx on Nostr: On this day in 1893, Edwin Baker was born in Collins Bay, Ontario. While serving in ...
On this day in 1893, Edwin Baker was born in Collins Bay, Ontario.
While serving in France during the First World War, he lost his sight in both eyes.
In 1918, he and six others founded the CNIB & he served as its Managing Director from 1920 to 1962.
He died in 1968.
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