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Contacting WW2 Canadian war veteran's
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10-07-2017 08:00 AM
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The Canadian Legion will have info on surviving vets. You'd better hurry though as they're dropping quickly...
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Many thanks, just sent a contact message.
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I know they took home a few brides as well from that area around Bagshot, Hampshire..............left us with the lumber jacks and took the good looking ones instead
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Originally Posted by
Gil Boyd
a few brides
And a bit of kit...a bit of variation on the Lend Lease program.
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Any Canadian WW2 veterans will be in their 90's at least. And you'd need the names of the units who shot there. Lot of units were Militia and may or may not still exist too.
This might help. www.canadiansoldiers.com
You can rummage around here as well.
Home - Veterans Affairs Canada
And here. Juno Beach Centre
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Sunray
Lot of units were Militia and may or may not still exist too.
Very true, most existing reserve units have a handle on their history though, easy enough to get the association to help I think.
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"...existing reserve units..." The issue is more about finding which of 'em were there.
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Topfmine, Have you contacted any/all of the local historical societies and local historians in the Bordon Headley Bramshott and Ludshott area? I'm betting that at least one of them may well have details and possibly photographs of the camp and units that occupied them. There may be local inhabitants that have relatives that married Canadians and they may have some useful information as well.
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I contacted a veterans association and they put me in contact with the Canadian Legion magazine with a lost trail request. Hope to hear something in the new year, fingers crossed.
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