By Janice

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Harry Colebourn

• By Janice

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Why Famous

• Was famous for being in the war
• Bought a cub off of a hunter who killed its
  mother
• Given services for his country by being in the war

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Early Life

• Born on April 12, 1887 in Brimingham, England
• Immigrated to Canada when he was 18 years old
• Became a veterinary surgeon
• Also became an officer for the war
• Continued his education in Canada to achieve his
  goals

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Later Life

• Got degree as a veterinary surgeon on April 25,
  1911
• Retired from military on April 15, 1929
• Retired on May 19, 1945
• Past away on September 24, 1947 and was buried in
  Brookside cemetery
• Dedicated life to animals

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Main accomplishments

• Received his degreee as a veterinary surgeon
• Became an officer for the war and received
  services to his country
• Bought this cub from a hunter who killed its
  mother
• Took care of cub while in war
• Donated bear to zoo

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Winnie the Pooh

• Named Winnie after hometown Winnipeg, Mb.
• Bought cub off of hunter
• Took care of it and was kept as pet
• Left cub in London untill the war ended
• Decided to donate Winnie to the London Zoo
• Winnie past away on May 12, 1934

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Why important as a Canadian

• Important because given services for his country
  by being in the war
• For buying a cub off of a hunter who killed its
  mother
• Graduated in Canada for being a veterianry surgeon

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Other interesting facts

• Kept six diaries during the war
• Dedicated life to animals for 21 ½ years untill
  death on September 24, 1947
• Has a statue made of Winnie and him when both
  past away

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Conclusion

• I chose Harry Colebourn for my Heritage Project
  because I really like Winnie the Pooh so I
  decided to choose the person who raised Winnie.
• I learned a lot about Harry like about him
  raising Winnie the Pooh while he was in the war
  and him immigrating to Canada.
• Harry Colebourn made a big impact on Canada by
  being in the war. He has been recommended for
  having the opportunity to be given services to
  his country.

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Bibliography

• Websites
• Lt. Harry Colebourn Winnie the bear
• www.fortgarryhorse.ca/HTML/winnie-the-bear.html
• January 13, 2003
• Winnie-the-Pooh
• www.geocities.com/loyanne_wendy/poohhist.html
• January 7,2003
• A Short History of Pooh and Winnie
• www.pooh-corner.com/pooh.html
• January 7,2003
• www.members.rogers.com/hunnybee12/histpooh.html
• January 21, 2003