John D. Kenney of Windsor, Ont., reminds us indirectly that recipients gave all kinds of outlandish reasons for being awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.

Hugh Baird of Oshawa, Ont., sent a story about a pensioner who walked into the local and asked for a pint of 1914 ale. The

First World War veteran Herb Stonham of Dunnville, Ont., recalled this incident at Camp Borden in 1916 when his unit was preparing for embarkation leave:

Daisy Cook, 90, of Regina sends this: A young padre, visiting a hospital ward for the first time, asked for a list of patients. Beside

Campbell C. King of White Rock, B.C., a member of the Great War Veterans’ Association and Legion for 63 years, recounts: An Anzac outfit was

Here’s a sign story from John Edlund of Cobble Hill, B.C. “Among the prominent posters displayed in Britain during the war was one saying ‘FOOD