The Canadians were not involved in the disastrous first day of the Somme Battle, 01 Jul 1916, they were in the Ypres Salient, recovering...

The Canada Museum was founded in 1994, and the Polish section was opened in 2004 by Gilbert Van Landschoot as a tribute to the Canadian...

During my trip to the Atlantic Wall, I was recommended twice to visit the Private Museum For Freedom in Knokke–Heist, the final region to...

Private Joseph Christopher Raymond Cadeau B/119256 I recently visited Christopher Cadeau at the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, and this is...

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Adegem Cemetery I visited the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery between Bruges and Gent to pay respects to Joseph...

George is in the 3rd row, second from the right. Early Years George David Johnston was born in Essex Ontario, on August 9, 1908, to Sam...

Operation Market Garden was Gen Montgomery's bold plan to take the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem, by dropping the British 1st Para...

The Canadians were given the task of clearing the Scheldt Estuary, so that the liberated port of Antwerp could be used to supply the...

The first stop of the day was at the Canadian Memorial at Sanctuary Woods. The Memorial stands in tribute to the sacrifices and...

Robert George Connelly was born 24 July 1884, in Bryson Quebec, son of Robert Connelly and Margaret McTiernan, one of 12 Children. ...

By 1918, the Canadians were known as the Allied Shock troops, so an elaborate deception took place to make the Germans think the...

I was able to visit Bob Drummond’s uncle Percy Fowler at the Theipval Memorial, and asked Bob to write his story. Percy Fowler was born...

Early Years Thomas Leonard Easton was born on February 17, 1915, in Sudbury to Harry James Easton and Florence Elizabeth Adcock. Harry...

Canadians At Juno The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and tanks of the 2nd Armoured Division were selected to attack a 10 km stretch of...

On our first real day of touring we hit Juno beach, and it hit back hard. I had written a Juno Beach story before seeing it in person,...

Lance Sgt Henry Goodfellow Henry Goodfellow Sr and Maria Reynolds married on 29 August 1880 and had 8 children. Maria was 23 when they...

Pre-Season Tour La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing La Ferté-sous-Jouarre British Memorial to the Missing I arrived in Paris a...

124302 William Albert Johnston CEF William Johnston William Albert Johnston (Bill) was born on March 18, 1899, in Essex, Ontario. He was...

My sister Dale and I visited the homestead in Balsam Creek (outside North Bay, Ont) this weekend, and stopped to pay respects to our...