Corporal Percy Fowler, 1 June 1894 – 18 August 1916
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...
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Sep 14, 20235 min read
First Day on the Somme
Today's tour switches to the first world war. We started out at the Lochnagar Crater, one of 19 mine craters blown at 0728 on 1 Jul 1916,...
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Sep 13, 20234 min read
Disaster at Dieppe
In 1942 the Allies were under pressure to open up a second front against the Germans. They did not have the resources for a full scale...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read
Mulberry Harbour
There were 2 man-made harbours code named Mulberry Harbours, one on the US sector at Omaha Beach, and on in the British Sector at Gold...
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Sep 11, 20235 min read
Lance Sgt Thomas Easton
Early Years Thomas Leonard Easton was born on February 17, 1915, in Sudbury to Harry James Easton and Florence Elizabeth Adcock. Harry...
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Sep 11, 20233 min read
Moving in land from the Beaches
Today's tour focused on the battles following the D-Day invasion. Despite the initial successes of D-Day, the Canadians had not met all...
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Sep 10, 20234 min read
Queen's Own Rifles on D-day
Canadians At Juno The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and tanks of the 2nd Armoured Division were selected to attack a 10 km stretch of...
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Sep 10, 20233 min read
Juno Beach
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,...
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Sep 9, 20235 min read
Lance Sgt 6537Henry Goodfellow
Lance Sgt Henry Goodfellow Henry Goodfellow Sr and Maria Reynolds married on 29 August 1880 and had 8 children. Maria was 23 when they...
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Sep 9, 20232 min read
Pre-Season Tour La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing
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...
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Sep 4, 20234 min read
Grandfather's War
124302 William Albert Johnston CEF William Johnston William Albert Johnston (Bill) was born on March 18, 1899, in Essex, Ontario. He was...
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Sep 4, 20231 min read
Visiting Grandfather
My sister Dale and I visited the homestead in Balsam Creek (outside North Bay, Ont) this weekend, and stopped to pay respects to our...
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pd-allen
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Travel Time
Almost time to embark on the North West Europe Canadian Battlefield Tour presented by Liberation Tours, kicking off on 09 Sep 2023. Key...
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