Paul was a young man who enlisted in 1943, was shipped overseas in July 1944, and was killed liberating Belgium, in October 1944. He lived in the house we now occupy and we learned of his sacrifice while researching our houses history.Read More
My dad was a pre-teen in the Netherlands during the war. He was always incredibly proud to have become a Canadian later in his life. His wartime memories were very emotional. ❤️Read More
Pieter’s father, Simon, was a resistance fighter during WWII, was enslaved by the nazis and did not survive to raise his only son. My father, as a small child, remembers the liberators, the Canadian soldiers who marched through their town in Holland. Because of the kindness of Canadian soldiers, our whole family immigrated to Canada...Read More
My grandfather was the driver of the vehicle which transported combat medics and wounded solders from 1941 to 1945. He was awarded with Order of the Red StarRead More