My grandparents lived in a town called Herpen in South Brabant in Holland. They had a family of 16 children (not all survived). My mother, Theresa Vandenberg, told us a lot of stories about war time. The most shocking story happened when she was 7 years old – on the night of Thursday, July 20,...Read More

My grandparents lived in a town called Herpen in South Brabant in Holland. They had a family of 16 children (not all survived). My mother, Theresa Vandenberg, told us a lot of stories about war time. The most shocking story happened when she was 7 years old – on the night of Thursday, July 20,...Read More

He was my great uncle, who died age 22 following the battle of St Eloi. He is buried in the Canadian Military Cemetery at Reninghelst, West Flanders, Belgium.Read More

He was my great uncle, who died age 22 following the battle of St Eloi. He is buried in the Canadian Military Cemetery at Reninghelst, West Flanders, Belgium.Read More

Douglas Easterbrook was a Rifleman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, R.C.I.C.Read More

Douglas Easterbrook was a Rifleman with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, R.C.I.C.Read More

Originally a member of the Royal Highland Regiment of Montreal in 1939, he later joined the Royal Canadian Dragoons and landed at Sicily on 8 November 1943, then the mainland on 5 January 1944 and advanced up as a leader of an armoured car squadron. His regiment was part of the 1st Canadian Corps, until...Read More

Originally a member of the Royal Highland Regiment of Montreal in 1939, he later joined the Royal Canadian Dragoons and landed at Sicily on 8 November 1943, then the mainland on 5 January 1944 and advanced up as a leader of an armoured car squadron. His regiment was part of the 1st Canadian Corps, until...Read More