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   > MP>  in 2017, I visited White River, Ontario, the town where Winnie   
   > MP>  was found.  The bear was named after the hometown of the   
   > MP>  Canadian cavalry Captain who adopted the orphan bear in 1914.   
   > MP>  It became the mascot for their brigade while they were stationed   
   > MP>  in England, and was left at the London Zoo when the Captian was   
   > MP>  shipped off to France.   
      
   >           Okay... so the original owner was in military service, then had to   
   > find another home for this critter when he got transferred.  :-)   
      
   I think he was the original "known" owner.  He got the bear from the local   
   who had originally found it.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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