He was a paratrooper, in the First Canadian Paratroop Battalion and fought in Europe towards the end of the WWII. He was born in Barrie Ont., and when he joined the war effort he lied about his age. He had 2 older brothers, who had already joined up. He was stationed in Shilo Manitoba, became...Read More

Both of my parents served. My Mom here in Canada while my Dad went overseas and spent time in the Netherlands and other European war zones.Read More

He was in logistics he made sure the troops had what they needed to fightRead More

My mother was young during the war and lived in Hilversum as the youngest of 14 children. She would sometimes tell my siblings and I stories of her “collecting coal” along the railway to keep warm especially during the Hongerwinter of 1944-45. Her older brothers were in POW camps so it was left to her...Read More