Dad joined up voluntarily to fight overseas when he was a young lad of 16, living in NB. As both the airforce and navy had long waiting lists, when the chance came to become a member of Canada’s 1st Can Paras, he leapt at the opportunity. Dad first saw action in 1944 and remained with...Read More

D’Arcy Shaughnessy was my husband’s uncle. He died in Holland in April,1945, at the age of 20, during the Liberation. He is buried at Holten Canadian War Cemetery in Holland. The uncle we never knew.Read More