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.
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 […]
