Lo Stevens
Lo Stevens served the duration of the Battle of the Atlantic and was demobiilzed after the Japanese surrender in 1945.
Ernest Silvester
Ernest is my great grandfather – he was a Saskatchewan farmer who signed up at age 38 and served in France in WWI. I was told he was gassed in the trenches at Ypres. He came home but had poor health from the gas. He was assigned to the 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion. THE 46th […]
George Sparks
Dad served in the army for WWII, he went overseas to England, France, Germany, Holland as an ammunition inspector.
Gordon Ernest Pratt
Gordon Ernest Pratt was born on a farm in North Gower, Ontario in 1921. He had three brothers and one sister. He enlisted in the RCAF in 1941, was initially an air gunner and was promoted to Pilot Officer. His plane, a Wellington bomber, was on operations over the North Sea. He and the crew […]
Clifford (Sandy) Reid
My father Clifford (Sandy) Reid was born on May 14, 1948 and died on March 29, 1999. He served in the army, dedicating his career to the protection and safety of Canadians. He was immensely proud to do so and cherished the lifelong friendship he made during his service.
Andre St-Pierre
André St-Pierre proudly served 25 years with the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Air Force. He joined right out of school and went on to travel the world as a Traffic Technician and Loadmaster. Throughout his career, he was not only a dedicated service professional, but also a devoted husband and an awesome […]
Josh Gordon Coutts
Trooper Josh Gordon Coutts joined the Fort Garry Horse regiment in Winnipeg, Manitoba on the 26th of June, 1917 and was discharged in Winnipeg on June 2, 1919. According to his daughter Dorothy’s recollections he said: “I never drew my sword or fired a shot” and also that “The only French I ever heard Dad utter was: ‘Voulez-vous […]
Willis Crooks
Willis Crooks was born on April 13, 1925 in Grenville Quebec. WWII: June 12, 1943 he enlisted in the Navy, trained as a seaman gunner for defensively equipped merchant ships in the North Atlantic. Spent his time as Gunner on Merchant ships in the Atlantic until the end of war. Passed away on November 3rd, […]
Charles Alvin Elliott
In Memory of Pilot Officer C. Alvin Elliott, 419 Sqn. RCAF. Killed while on operations over Germany, 21 March 1945. Lest We Forget
Henry Bramwell Chandler
My grandfather, Henry Bramwell (Bram) Chandler served overseas in World War II with the Canadian Army. In 1945, following training he became an Intelligence Officer in the Canadian Infantry Corps and was assigned with the First Canadian Army on 3 May and the 2nd Canadian Corps on 9 May until 19 June. He subsequently was […]