That’s what my Great Grandfather did. It was a dangerous job.My Grandfather was a motorcycle despatch rider who served in the Netherlands during the battle of the Scheldt Peninsula in WW2.
I remember him telling me a story of how he narrowly evaded a V-1 flying bomb.
I don't know if you're aware of this, but the Canadian Archives website has a search engine of the war records of all 600,000 Canadians from the first war. Medical records, where they served, the whole deal. It's a tremendous resource for filling in some of the blanks you might have on your great-grandfather.
I don't know if you're aware of this, but the Canadian Archives website has a search engine of the war records of all 600,000 Canadians from the first war. Medical records, where they served, the whole deal. It's a tremendous resource for filling in some of the blanks you might have on your great-grandfather.
Been thinking a lot about this now.
can anyone help me identify theses medals and what they Represent? TIA View attachment 376101
found the Italy and France medals confirmed Also the defence medal, volunteer medal and war medalThat looks like a Canadian Military Engineer uniform, so you can search by name. Honours & Awards | Canadian Military Engineers
Here is an exhaustive list of medals and decorations. Medals and Decorations - Veterans Affairs Canada
Far left is the 1939-45 Star.
Worth noting that other governments have similar resources:
Russian Imperial Army in World War I: Первая мировая война::Поиск документов по героям
Soviet Army in World War II: ОБД Мемориал
The Austrian State Library has also digitized casualty lists from the Austro-Hungarian Army in WWI and made them searchable. Just do a search of a name in the search box: Oö Landesbibliothek
My understanding is that the WW II material will be made public in 2045Is there anything similar for Canadians who fought in the second war?
My understanding is that the WW II material will be made public in 2045
I was looking for my Dad's a couple of years ago. Apparently privacy issues.Seriously? 25 yrs? That's odd.
Similar to my father's. No guarantee, but, left to right: 39-45 star, Italy star, France and Germany star, Defence medal, Volunteer medal, and War medal (39-45).Been thinking a lot about this now.
can anyone help me identify theses medals and what they Represent? TIA View attachment 376101
So no WW2 info for Canada?
I was looking for my Dad's a couple of years ago. Apparently privacy issues.
Is there anything similar for Canadians who fought in the second war?