Wounded In Battle Nora Groenendyk shares a couple of First World War photos of her father, Daniel Joseph Doyle, who was seriously wounded by shrapnel
Life After Dieppe Don Honeychurch of Calgary shares a photo that appears on his father’s wartime photo album. Don suspects the photo was taken
On Guard In Jamaica Mary Bingham of Alexandria, Ont., shares photos taken by her late father Lloyd Henry McHugh who joined the Brockville Rifles and
True Wartime Service: A Family Story Russell, John, Wilfred, Lawrence, Eric and Harold. What do these lads have in common? Well, let’s start with their
John Harwood of Brighton, Ont., shares a wartime photo taken in Yarmouth, N.S. His father-in-law, Robert Jamieson, is in the photo, but unidentified. Robert went by his middle name Lionel and served in the air force, but there are also navy personnel in the photo. “My wife came upon the photo among her late father’s belongings. John believes Lionel served in a maritime anti-submarine reconnaissance squadron, which was based in Yarmouth during the Second World War… I thought this might be of historical interest to some of your readers. ”
Training days in Western Canada, the face of a young private, and a telegram announcing an upcoming visit to North Bay, Ont. Cheryl Oattes of
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