THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN
While the war in Europe was being fought, the American President Franklin Roosevelt was well aware of the training taking place in Canada and it led him to remark that Canada "was the aerodrome of democracy".
During the war years of 1939-45 Canada for the most part was many thousands of miles from the European battlegrounds.
Hello,
I have recently come across your website, and it is fantastic! Thanks to everyone for your hard work. My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Corporal William Hart (1878-1918) was killed in World War I, and I have some information and images if you are interested.
William was a very blue collar, working class guy. He and his family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1908, and settled in Egmondville. He worked as a labourer in a brickyard.
I hope you are all well.
As you probably remember, the Dutch people commemorate the fallen of the Second World War on Monday 4 May during National Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking).
The village of Hoogland that you visited last year, was liberated 75 years ago by the Canadian forces in April 1945.
Today, we unveiled a plaquard mentioning Pte. James Jamieson and four other Canadian soldiers who died in Hoogland, in the eve of the war.
Connecting with youth to help them appreciate local sacrifices made during the First and Second World Wars as well as other struggles, is a focal point of the Huron Remembers Committee.
The opinions in the article are those of the author only and are about how a Dominion of the British Empire became a nation during the War Years of World War I.
CANADA'S NATIONAL VIMY MEMORIAL
This memorial is dedicated to those men of the Canadian Corps who lost their lives during the First World War. It is also a place of commemoration, honour and remembrance for the men of the Canadian Corps that were killed or are missing and have no known grave. The site covers 250 acres in a park like setting and takes in part of the ground the Canadians advanced over on their day of victory on April 9, 1917. This monument has become a national Canadian symbol of achievement and sacrifice.
Hello,
I'm not sure where you're at with your research on Stanley, George and Irwin Agar, three brothers who served in WW1. They were all born in Huron County,
but moved west as children. They enlisted in Saskatoon. Their father James was living in Lucknow, and Stan was welcomed back here when he returned from war. They were first cousins of Grandpa, but Grandpa wasn't born until 1914 so he wouldn't really have known them.
I would just like to say thank you to the men and women that fought to liberate the Netherlands and who have fought in any war to give us our freedom that we have today!
My parents are from the Netherlands and used to live near a little place called Holten. My great-uncle was Hendrik Prins. He never wanted any recognition, but he donated his farmland for the Holten Canadian War
Cemetery. He also helped to try and identify Canadian soldiers so that their loved ones knew where their bodies we're laid to rest.
