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Ken Steer was born in Victoria, May 9, 1925, "a James Bay boy". Ken was a veteran of WW2, mostly convoy duty on the Atlantic Coast then finished his electrical apprenticeship at VMD, worked as an electrician for 40 years at Yarrow's shipyard, the last 25 years as electrical foreman.

William Stephenson was one of 13 children of William Stephenson and Rose Warwick Stephenson. He was born in Ireland, the family first came to Canada in 1913, returned to Ireland in 1915, and came to Canada again in 1923. From 1927 until Rose's death in 1939 the family ran a dairy at 257 Colville Rd. In 1943 the barns were destroyed by fire. William Stephenson Sr. worked for the City of Victoria for 32 years.

Jack was born and raised in Esquimalt. He was a career soldier in the Royal Canadian Artillery and has been fondly called "the quintessential RSM".

Toyo Takata was born in the family residence, near the Japanese Tea Garden on January 14, 1920. His father and uncle owned the Tea Garden and ran it until April, 1942, when they were expelled from Victoria and sent to detention camps in the British Columbia interior. Toyo Takata spent the war years in Slocan and later settled in Toronto, where he worked in the printing business. He married Martha Masato Hori on October 21, 1950.

Don Taylor was a teacher at Esquimalt High School.

Flora Thompson grew up in Esquimalt and has lived in Vancouver all of her adult life. Her mother Joan (Ridgeway) Thompson is an accomplished artist.

Ione Umphrey (nee Jacklin) is descended from an Esquimalt pioneer family. She is the daughter of Benjamin Jacklin and sister to Velma Petch.

Jack Van Dalen was born in 1925 in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, where he apprenticed with the city parks department. In 1951 he immigrated to Canada, and in 1958 he moved to Esquimalt. He became an employee of the Municipality of Esquimalt in 1962, eventually being named Parks Manager in 1974. Van Dalen completed the four-year correspondence course in horticulture through the University of Guelph. He retired on August 31, 1985.

Harold Watson was a long term resident of Esquimalt, born in 1905. He served on the cable ship "Restorer."