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.
A proud veteran of World War II, he served valiantly in Europe, including France, Italy and the Netherlands. He was a generous and caring man, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather!
Captain William Henry Vassie, my father’s mother’s brother, was a member of the 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. He died on July 6, 1945 in Holland, after the defeat of the Germans, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or the result of an accident. He had already been wounded in Italy. He was buried at […]
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 […]
Gladys Carlson was a F/O in the RCAF from 1956-1960. She was a dietician. She met her husband Colin Copeland in staff college in Aylmer Ontario.
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 […]
