My dad fought overseas during WW11. As a proud member of RCL Branch 05-479, I am inspired by the donation s made to our legions across CanadaRead More

Killed April 27, 1945. My Uncle Gordon is buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery (Netherlands). He was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field.Read More

He served in Holland with the 8th RecceRead More

” I am planting for” in memory of my father-in-law Pvt. Robert Roy Skinner. He took part in D-Day operations, as an Amo truck driver. He was in the second wave landing operation at Normandy. As like many veterans, he didn’t talk very much of his experiences, but we (children and spouses) learned that at...Read More

I am planting for Leading WREN Margaret (Peggy) I. Hart (née Smythe), Service Number 111, served from 1941 to 1945. Joining in Edmonton, AB, Peggy served in Gault, ON, Cornwallis and King’s College in NS. She was a sailor, an athlete, a mother, a great family lady and one of the kindest souls to walk...Read More

We lived in the Netherlands and during the war my dad served in the army while my mom took care of us 3 children. They shared a lot of stories about this time and one thing they mentioned is how the food was so scarce that they actually ate tulip bulbs in order to survive....Read More

Lieutenant Gordon Munch left Saskatchewan to serve in France, Holland and Germany. The day before DDay he married his bride Freda in Scotland. She followed him home to Manitoba where she worked as a model while he attended Law School. They both ended their lives in Broadmead Lodge just outside Victoria BC: a full care...Read More

My father served with the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and in part of the Liberation of Holland and came home in 1947 .Nine years later I was born, in my youth I served 20 years with The Royal Canadian Regiment and retired in 1992 medically. I am honored for all Canadians who gave the...Read More

He was in The Netherlands during the war! Remembered it all so well! He was in Friesland during the war! He immigrated with his family at the age of 15 yrs old in May of 1954! They settled in the Holland Marsh to work on the farms! October that same year Hurricane Hazel hit and...Read More

My parents were liberated by the Canadians during World War II. They lived during the Nazi Occupation. The Canadians were viewed as Heroes by the Dutch. I’m Proud to be a son of liberated parents and a son of Canadian Citizenship. I have heard many stories during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands. Its heart...Read More