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And, here's a post-war photo of my Grandpa beside the sister to whom he wrote the letter. He looked so drastically different post-war as compared to his pre-war photo, which I can't find at current but I'll post when I do. Also added a shot of his medals which my dad currently has hanging from a (po...

And some more (in case it helps, I'm thinking it was Westerbrok transit camp but I can't be certain without help as I just don't know enough about the Canadian army to figure it all out between the acronyms, locations, coordinates, etc): 6.jpeg 7.jpeg 8.jpeg 9.jpeg 10.jpeg Plus I also discovered som...

Thanks so much for your help Temujin. I can potentially help with a bit of footwork, as I was told to check the war diaries T-18585, T-18586, and T-18587. I found the date in question on page 413 here: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t18587/413 And I've attached some of his record...

Hello folks, I'm trying to determine roughly where a letter was written by my Grandfather, Robert Orr Kyle, "Pioneer"/Sapper with the 30th Field Coy RCE, II Canadian Corps. I've attached the letter along with a (rough) transcription, one day *I'd like to stand (in the general area) of where he stood...

Wow, what an amazing illustration and journey you've set upon, that's incredibly inspiring! You're making me realize I need to dust off the drawing pencils and take a crack at drawing my grandfather. All I can say is, thanks for being his enduring memory and for honouring him in this way. Their expe...

Thanks for this one too!

This is awesome, thanks for posting! I might try to transcribe these since the images it shows are a bit hard to read.

Wow, awesome link and thanks for sharing George. Best of luck in your research!

Hello all, I'm a grand daughter of a II Canadian Corps, RCE "Pioneer" sapper, with the 30th Field Coy (who made it home). A number of years ago, @Temujin https://wartimes.ca/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=48&sid=a3fc9e6b03394f4255d885a075eb8dc8 helped me find my Gramp's obit and grave mark...