Jean-Pierre Legault was born on August 20, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on March 23, 1982, and graduated from technical school as a Communications Technician on August 11, 1983. He was killed while serving as an E-3 Sentry Communications Technician with the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron […]
My father’s name was Col. W. Edward Belliveau (Army). He joined as a boy soldier in 1942 and served in Belgium and Holland during WWII. He spent most of his career in RCCS (Communications and Electronics). He graduated from Dalhousie University and was on a peacekeeping mission in the Gaza Strip in 1956. He retired […]
Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown was a reservist from The Lincoln and Welland Regiment in St. Catharines, Ontario. WO Brown served with the “Lincs and Winks” for 20 years and was on leave from his civilian job of 8 years as a special constable with the Niagara Regional Police. He was described as a leader […]
Our dad joined the military right out of high school, proudly dedicating his life to serving his country. He found his passion as a cook in the Forces, and the skills he honed there became a lasting gift to our family—meals made with love and shared around the table. His deployments to places like Afghanistan […]
I run in memory of my big brother Ray.August 31, 1938 – November 28, 2013 Ray dedicated his life to public service. He joined the Canadian Army at the age of 16. His service included peacekeeping missions in the Middle East and as a member of the military staff of the Canadian Embassy in Moscow. […]
Captain Bernard (Pat) Clermont joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1947 before moving to pilot training in 1951. Pat’s career was spent in Air Transport Command where he flew many different types of aircraft. Throughout his career he was involved in the Korean airlift, mapping of the Arctic and numerous search and rescue operations. In […]
Reginald DeViller was 27 years old, already married with small children when he enlisted for the Second World War. He served as a member of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps from 1943 – 1946. Born in Comeau’s Hill, Nova Scotia in 1916, Corporal Reginald DeViller was my paternal grandfather. After the war he returned […]
On December 1, 1941, at just 18 years old, Claude Gibson and four of his friends enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). That same night, at 11:15 p.m., Claude departed from Ottawa Union Station to begin his training. His first stop was Manning Pool in Toronto, followed by a posting to Hagersville, near […]
Master Warrant Officer Raoul (Ray) Fournier – Royal Canadian Army Service Corps In response to Canada’s call for men to enrol in the Canadian Armed Forces to support the UK in their war efforts, Raoul (Ray) Fournier, enrolled on the 28th of August 1941. By April of 1942, he had arrived in the UK, leaving […]
Sergeant Laura Stuart Patterson – Canadian Women’s Army Corps Laura “Stuart” Patterson (née Lydiard) joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) during the Second World War. She was stationed at the Colonel Belcher Hospital and Curry Barracks in Calgary; Suffield, Alberta; and St. Anne de Bellevue in Quebec, working as a Laboratory Technician. She attained […]
