My great-grandfather who fought for this country (all 5'3" of him) even though he was British. He moved his family to Canada to serve for Lord Strathcona's Horse. He survived the Boer War and moved his family back to England. My grandmother was born in Canada during his term with LSH. She later moved to England with her family and subsequently back to Canada when she had a family.
My grandfather's baby brother served with the RCAF and flew for Canada from 1941-1943 until his Lancaster plane was shot down over Germany in early 1943. He was 27 when he died and never met my father, who inherited the same first name.
Who do you remember this Remembrance Day?
signed, the willow
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