Captain Eddie Strauss, my uncle, was a tail gunner on a Lancaster bomber with the RCAF’s 426 Thunderbird Squadron during the Second World War. He was shot at many times, dropped bombs on German cities and leaflets on Nazi-occupied territory, and took part in D-Day. Uncle Eddie didn’t like to talk about the war, but […]
James Chancie “Jay” Sloat was born on September 25, 1924, on his family’s original homestead in the Buffalo Lakes region, northwest of Grande Prairie, Alberta. His parents, Henry James Sloat and Irene Sloat (née: Connors) later moved Jay and his siblings to the Westmark area, where they had purchased two quarters on the banks of […]
My grandfather, Garnet Stewart, served with the Midland Regiment until its disbandment, when he joined the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa. He served from 1939 to 1945, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day. He was very proud to be Canadian and a veteran. He was very proud to be Canadian and a veteran.
My grandmother Margaret (Thrasher) Stewart served in the CWAC at Camp X in Oshawa. She first tried to enlist as a minor, but her mother found out and made her go home. She re-enlisted when she was old enough, and was proud to work at Camp X.
Jean-Baptiste Lagadec spent four years in Europe during the First World War, mostly as a mechanic at the Engine Repair Park in the UK. He was awarded a posthumous medal for his services, as he died of the pandemic in 1918, three weeks before Armistice Day.
Jean-Pierre Lagadec was a radio operator with the Royal Air Force Transport Command, 45 Group. He and his team transported aircraft to England for use in combat. Jean-Pierre and his team perished when their plane crashed on February 6, 1945.
Arthur Lavallière1924-1993World War 2 veteran with the Régiment de la Chaudière and the Marine Marchande.
Dates of service: 1953 – 1981 United Nations tours: Egypt 1957, Congo 1961 Died in 2023.
Lieutenant-Colonel T.C. MacWilliam, commander of the Ist Bn, 2nd Reg, First Special Service Force, led the assault and capture of Monte La Difensa on December 3, 1943. Killed by mortar fire as he was about to reach the regiment’s second objective.
My grandfather, Private Antonio Sanschagrin, served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Europe from 1941 until his return to civilian life in 1946.
