My father, William Elroy Pettie, served in the army from October 23, 1934 to July 15, 1964. He fought in Italy and was part of the UN peacekeeping force in Egypt. He retired to Vimy, Kingston, where he lived until his death in 1992.
Corporal Vijayalayan Mathiyalaghan (Vijay) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2011 and served with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment. He notably served in Ukraine in 2018 as part of Operation Unifier, where he used his expertise in explosive ordnance disposal to train local forces in mine clearance. These skills undoubtedly helped save the lives of many […]
Globe and Mail article caption, January 2, 1945: Happy to be home after 1½ years overseas, Lt. Col. J. N. Gordon, DSO, 299 Forest Hill Rd, commanding officer of the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment, who arrived at Union Station on New Year’s Day, is reunited with his wife and 5-year-old daughter, Sandra. Lt. Col. […]
Following in his father’s footsteps, Ray joined the army in the late 60s and served in various capacities in different units during his years of service. He first served with the RCR (CFB Petawawa, ON), then with the 3rd Canadian Mechanized Commando (CFB Baden, Germany). Later in his career, he ventured into the medical field […]
Arthur John Redmond, veteran of Second World War, a son, a dad and wonderful grandpa.
In memory of my grandfather Nicholas Mangione and my great-uncle John Mangione. They were bombardier and air gunner respectively.
Tony Lee was a proud member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Although he spent most of his career as a Canadian military engineer, Tony joined the Lord Strathcona’s Horse as a crewman in 1974. He switched to surveying two years later, while stationed in Calgary, and became a long-standing member of the Ottawa Mapping Service. […]
Seargaent Edward Arthur Lowther R.52049 Died November 21, 1941His Wellington was shot down during Operation Crusader in the Halfaya Pass.(near Sidi Omar, Egyptian-Libyan border)
