Both my Dad & Uncle were in the army overseas in Germany. My Dad was injured in 1942 & was sent back to Canada while my Uncle Tom was captured by the Germans & was a prisoner of war until the war ended. My mother & Aunt worked as machinists in the munitions factory in...Read More

All the soldiers who served in our WarsRead More

My father was in RCEME (Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers). He was a mechanic that worked on tanks, trucks etc. He was the eldest of 3 children and he could have qualified for a hardship discharge because his family had a farm — he was 20 when he enlisted because as most other men,...Read More

Dad joined The Canadian Ordnance in 1942 and served with them in the UK, Normandy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. He landed on the beaches two weeks after the Liberation. Over the years, Dad maintained lifelong friendships that started in The Netherlands during the war and continued until his death in 2017. These bulbs are...Read More

I’m planting these tulips in memory of our Opa, John Vandermeer that passed away on October 31,2018 at the age of 90. He live through occupied Holland during WW2 and joined the Dutch Military in 1946 for 2 years before immigrating to Canada.Read More

My parents both immigrated to Ontario from Holland. Both of them were always very grateful to the Canadians saving their country from the war, but their memories were too horrific for them to share. It took my mom about 30 years before she could start sharing stories, but my dad wasn’t able to speak of...Read More