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Mr. Stebbe (back row, second from right) at a Canadian Pacific Railway station in 1941.Courtesy of Historica Dominion Institute

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Mr. Stebbe (centre, standing) with other freed prisoners of war.Courtesy of Historica Dominion Institute

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Mr. Stebbe’s message home, recorded on a cardboard disc by California short-wave radio enthusiasts and mailed to his family.Courtesy of Historica Dominion Institute

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Photos of Canadian soldiers captured as prisoners of war by the Japanese during the Second World WarCourtesy of Historica Dominion Institute

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Alec Henderson’s message home, mailed to Mr. Stebbe’s family.Courtesy of Historica Dominion Institute

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