I know very little of my father’s family, but this past winter I was introduced to the story of Martin Shields, my second cousin who perished in The Netherlands in 1945. Martin is on the left, his friend Cliff on the right.Read More

My father in law, Morris Maloney, Regimental #1391132, served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp. He was in Holland for Liberation Day, he served our countries well. Thanks Dad. Here a a couple of photos, the first taken in Holland in 1943, apparently, service men/women stayed with Dutch families, this is the daughter of...Read More

Robert Ellenwood if Red Deer , AB was killed on the Dutch Belgian border in September 1944. He was a member of the Algonquin Regiment, Robert Ellenwood died at the age of 42 years and is buried in the Adegem Canadian war cemetery in Belgium. Previously he had won a military medal for bravery during...Read More

I am planting for the soldiers of Canada that brought freedom to Den Haag where my Mom and her family were living…… She shared many of the trials as well as the good memories from those troublesome yearsRead More

Harold Porkka was from Picture Butte Alberta. He enlisted in 1940 and became a member of the Army Signal Corps. He remained in the Netherlands after World War II for over a year to help rebuild the communications network. When he returned to Canada he continued to work in radio and pioneered television repair, opening...Read More

My father Patrick saw his first action on D-Day and went on to be part of the Liberation of Holland.Read More

As a Canadian teacher, I worked at AFNORTH international school in Brunssum the Netherlands. The school serves dependents of Canadian military personnel on NATO duty. Each year on or about November 1st the Dutch hold the Knokke-Heist Liberation March. This 30 km March commemorates the landing of Canadian troops on the beaches of Hofdplaat, NL...Read More

My dad, Napoleon Belanger served as a bombardier with the Canadian Artillery. My uncle Alphonse Belanger, my dad’s brother was a Private with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and died at Dieppe in “Operation Jubilee” on August 19, 1942. He was 22 years of age. My mom’s brother, Roger Firman was a Corporal with the...Read More

I am planting for my dad, Edward Mack, in honour of his memory and his service with the Saskatoon Light Infantry in WW11!! I planted them around our metal soldier that sits proudly in my front yard to pay tribute to our war vets, past, present and future. I was also given bulbs from our...Read More

Serving in France during WW1,where he suffered severe facial woundsRead More