2025 Remembrance Row

In memory of my grandfather Nicholas Mangione and my great-uncle John Mangione. They were bombardier and air gunner respectively.

Lieutenant Stanley Bliss Tallman served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons Regiment of the Canadian Army from August 1914 to November 1918. He died six days before the end of the First World War. His personal effects are now displayed in a shadow box at the Merrickville Legion. Uncle of Guy and Harold Tallman, originally of […]

Michael J. Paupst was born on January 3, 1966. He attended Royal Roads Military College and graduated in Physics and Computer Science in British Columbia. He participated in various sports such as wrestling and volleyball, and won third place in track and field as a javelin thrower. After graduating, he trained as a pilot officer […]

My father’s name was Lyn (Lynwood) H. Buffam and was a soldier in the Perth Regiment during the Second World War. My father, like many others during the Second World War, was a miner when he joined the army. He was only 17 when he enlisted, but he felt so compelled to fight for our […]

I do this race every year in memory of my father, Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Copeland, who proudly served his country for 30 years. I started doing the army run in 2014 as a way of honouring my parents, both who were RCAF. In 2017, I signed up for the Vimy challenge. My Dad became very ill […]

Glenn was born to the army. He spent time in Germany, Bosnia, Petewawa, YellowKnife and Trenton. A warrant officer, he loved winter warfare and was an expert at it. After leaving Yellowknife and moving to Trenton, he returned to Yellowknife from January to March. He is survived by his wife Tracey and two daughters, Danielle […]

My husband joined the army in 1972 and served his country for 15 years. He was a military policeman and served during the Cold War and in peacetime. He retired from the armed forces with an honorable discharge in 1987.

My father served overseas during the Second World War. He began his service in May 1943 and served until the end of the war in 1945. He belonged to the 3rd Régiment de la Chaudière. My father fought in France, Belgium and Germany. He was slightly wounded in the hand when a bullet knocked the […]

My father, Lieutenant Michael Bolger, served in World War II with the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. He has been featured on the Wall of Remembrance since its inception in 2017. He was wounded in 1943 while fighting in Italy – San Guistina. His photo is one of those you see below in 2022. He died […]

Ian Gordon Bell began his military career as an aircraft maintenance man at CFB Cold Lake, before being reclassified as a pilot. Ian passed away during a training flight on the CT-114 tutor at CFB Moose Jaw. Ian was an incredible person and a true friend. He will always be loved and missed.