Robert R Harris is my father who served over in England during WW11.Also My fathers friend Albert(Chub) Catton who also served in WW11 and was in Holland during their Liberation. Our friend Sylvia VanEsch who lived in Holland during WW11 and often told my husband and I about the horrible living conditions during that time...Read More
Served 23 years in Canadian Navy, posted in six ships, middle East and all over. Planting the tulips to remind him that his service is greatly honored. His pain and sufferings didn’t go unnoticed and he is a hero for his contribution to his country, CANADA!Read More
Henry Hall – CEF WW!, Wilfred Hall – RCAF, Cecil Hicks – RCNVR, William MacGregor – Can. Army, Percy Bonham – Can. Army, Bryce Calcott – RCAF. Fought in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Atlantic. Always remembered and always missed!Read More
My grandpa was away for six years, from 1939 to 1945. He left his family in Toronto. He sent money home but it wasn’t enough to prevent them from losing their house and a parcel of land. For a dad my dad and siblings and mom lived in a garage. Three times my own dad...Read More
Sir Jean-Charles « Charly » Forbes, RMWO, MID, CD (Matane, 19 mars 1921 – Québec, 19 mai 2010) est un militaire canadien ayant combattu lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la guerre de Corée. Il a été décoré de la plus haute distinction des Pays-Bas, l’Ordre militaire de Guillaume, et de la France,...Read More
My father, Sidney Smith, was with an anti-tank unit of the 1st Canadian Army . He fought in North Africa, Italy, France and on to the Liberation of the Netherlands. His regiment was stationed at Amersfoort when he met Selma Kater who had lived through the Hunger Winter in Doorn with her brother and sister....Read More
SAINT JOHN — Tulips are synonymous with the Netherlands and now thousands of special tulips are being planted to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of the Second World War. Under a bright autumn sun, 93-year-old Aubrey Moore lends a helping hand planting tulip bulbs outside a nursing...Read More