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October 3, 2019
Uncle Ronnie served from 1939 until 1946 in the RCA 3RD Field Regiment 77TH Battery Overseas – United Kingdom, Sicily, Italy, Germany, ending the war in Holland.The book “From Pachino to Ortona” details one journey. 75 years ago this past Christmas he spent Christmas eve, day and boxing day on the roof of a building...
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My dad was with the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and took part in the liberation of Holland. He always told his kids that they knew the Dutch were starving. When dad and his comrades cooked their meals, food was left in their cooking pots and placed outdoors overnight for the civilians. There was no...
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My great uncle Cecil was the only Canadian with. British crew in Halifax-II JD207 when it was shot down by German night fighter on 26 Jul 1943. His aircraft was 26th in formation returning from a raid on Essen. It crashed on the Kampina Heath just south of the moor Belverstven. The Halifax was named...
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