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Walter Ross Flewin This photographic acquisition for the Flewin Family History Centre is of Thomas' grandson, Walter Ross Flewin, the second son of John and Helen (nee Copeland). It was provided by his grandson, who now lives in Vancouver. Walter Ross, a Royal Engineer, went with the Canadian Expeditionary Force to Europe in World War One. He was wounded, but later re-joined the forces in the intelligence service and was known to have been on location at Mons in France at the signing of the armistice in 1918. After the war, he went briefly to England, where he married in his grandfather's native county of Kent. Walter Ross Flewin 1985 to 1976 Photo provided by Alasdair Ross MacLennan Bradley, of Vancouver, BC. Email: alasdairr@yahoo.com

Rosina Flewin This photo was taken by Victoria portrait photographer Samuel Allen Spencer, probably in the 1870s. She is variously described in family and official records as Rosina, Rosena and Rose and, later, in official records as Rosena Jane. Rosina, born in 1859, the third child and one of two daughters of Thomas and Jane Flewin married in 1877 to Christopher West, an Inn keeper from Lancashire, England. Rosina died in Victoria in 1886 at the age of 27. Rosina West (nee Flewin) 1859 to 1886 Photo provided by Alasdair Ross MacLennan Bradley, of Vancouver, BC. Email: alasdairr@yahoo.com