OT: Did anyone in your family fight in world war II for canada?

[HolyCrap]

My Great Grandfather and his brothers/cousins fought for Canada in WW2. They actually went overseas and fought for the British before Canada got involved. I never got to meet him as he passed when I was just born. But they were not the same men when they got back.

 

[HolyCrap]

Delete. Wrong thread.

 

[X66]

Was born in karachi pakistan and immigrated with family here in 02. Guess I'm second generation

First generation leaf fan though. Was the only person in family to love hockey and support leafs from when I first started watching passionately (2010) till around last years playoffs vs Bruins which got my younger brother hoocked as a leaf fan.

My best friend is from Karachi, came to Canada in 2001 and is a die hard Leafs fan as well.

 

[ottomaddox]

3/4

Great Grandfather came from Ireland.
Grandfather from England.

 

[mclaren55]

Both of my grandfathers, one in the airforce as a navigator for U-Boat hunting planes, the other as an engineer on an escort ship (destroyer) for the north atlantic ferry route. My grandma was also a nurse stationed overseas during the war. My AF Grandpa was shot down twice, survived both times, and was the reason I got my pilots license. My Navy Grandpa was exceptionally mechanically inclined, that's probably why I'm a mechanic. If your grandparents are still with you, hug them and engage with them, they can teach you a lot.

 

[al secord]

Canada was kinda lil' Britain at that point, so i guess so.

 

[KuleminFan41]

I immigrated to Canada back in 91 and became a Canadian citizen in 05. So that's 1st but I always thought 1st meant you were the first to be born in Canada , seems to make more sense to me lol

 

[Stigma]

1st generation. From Greece.

 

[Nineteen67]

5th. Two brothers landed with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

 

[Al14]

Per ardua ad astra

My Dad was in the RCAF, joined in 1938. So was his brother.

My Grandfather fought in WW I and WW II. Although, he was a paymaster in WW II, and didn't see the front lines.

 

[heatersthebest]

Paternally 6th if you only count being born in Canada, and maternally 8th under the same guidelines. Distant relatives fought in WWII, but my great grandfather had a trigger finger/health issues so I believe he couldn’t enlist.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Next thread title:

what’s you national insurance number?

ok and off topic here but what was your mother’s maiden name again?

If you don’t want to take part in the topic, do us all a favour and don’t bother making a reply.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

I immigrated to Canada back in 91 and became a Canadian citizen in 05. So that's 1st but I always thought 1st meant you were the first to be born in Canada , seems to make more sense to me lol

Your kids will be second generation Canadian. Because once you are Canadian bro nobody can take that away from ya

 

[Wafflewhipper]

2nd/3rd:

• I was born in Canada
• My mom was born in England
• My dad was born in Canada, both both of his parents were born in Europe (Poland and England)

How does that work? Would that count as 2nd generation (mom’s side), or 3rd generation (dad’s side)?

You are third while you can remember the tree. After that you are just Canadian ha

 

[Walshy7]

If you don’t want to take part in the topic, do us all a favour and don’t bother making a reply.

haha jeezus f***ing christ.

It was a joke man, lighten up. It's really not life or death here its a internet forum, i actually clicked an option

edit: they merged 2 threads i think, that response wasnt in the ww2 question but in the "what generation canadian are you"

 

[banks]

Canada is a pretty big cultural melting pot. There's a ton of people living in southern Ontario with Italian, German, or Japanese heritage.

Am I allowed to bring it up if someone in my family fought in world war II against Canada?

 

[Mickey Marner]

Canada is a pretty big cultural melting pot. There's a ton of people living in southern Ontario with Italian, German, or Japanese heritage.

Am I allowed to bring it up if someone in my family fought in world war II against Canada?

Sure, why not. My maternal grandfather might have fought for Axis and there's a statue in Oakville dedicated to Ukranians who fought the Soviets under the Nazi banner. History is not exactly a black & white situation.

 

[qqaz]

Sure, why not. My maternal grandfather might have fought for Axis and there's a statue in Oakville dedicated to Ukranians who fought the Soviets under the Nazi banner. History is not exactly a black & white situation.

In that case, I have family on my mothers side that fought for the Axis, for Italy.

I, myself, am a full fledged pacifist.

 

[banks]

Sure, why not. My maternal grandfather might have fought for Axis and there's a statue in Oakville dedicated to Ukranians who fought the Soviets under the Nazi banner. History is not exactly a black & white situation.

In that case, I have family on my mothers side that fought for the Axis, for Italy.

I, myself, am a full fledged pacifist.

Japanese heritage on my mothers side, had a relative fight for Japan.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Canada is a pretty big cultural melting pot. There's a ton of people living in southern Ontario with Italian, German, or Japanese heritage.

Am I allowed to bring it up if someone in my family fought in world war II against Canada?

Eh all good you are on the winners side now ha. Everyone that was in a war hates war that speaks for itself.

 

[The Missing Piece]

Grandad on my dad's side and his 8 brothers (*yes that is correct) all were in the Canadian air force.

Grandad on my mother's side was a tank commander who fought the entire duration of the war and has a ton of medals which I now have. I know he has one for volunteering, one for fighting the entire duration of the war, one for fighting in italy one for fighting in france a few other's i am not sure what they mean.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

haha jeezus f***ing christ.

It was a joke man, lighten up. It's really not life or death here its a internet forum, i actually clicked an option

edit: they merged 2 threads i think, that response wasnt in the ww2 question but in the "what generation canadian are you"

My apologies

 

[pylon17]

Canada is a pretty big cultural melting pot. There's a ton of people living in southern Ontario with Italian, German, or Japanese heritage.

Am I allowed to bring it up if someone in my family fought in world war II against Canada?

Sure, don't see why not. I know someone who fought for Germany during world war II, he served on a submarine, he moved to Canada many years ago and married a Canadian woman.

 

[cannucky]

Being the first gen born here makes you first gen not second , your immigrant or refugee as the case may be parents are naturalized .
That said my fathers side goes back to a French voyageur and his Iroquois squaw and my mothers side goes back to an English settler and a Scottish soldier long before confederation was even a thought .

 

[cannucky]

Sure, don't see why not. I know someone who fought for Germany during world war II, he served on a submarine, he moved to Canada many years ago and married a Canadian woman.

How do you think we ended up with all those blue eyed blondes on the prairie's ? Google "where did the Allies house their Nazi POW's in Canada"