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Hi, fascinating to see the nominal roll of 2nd HY AA Regt. from 1941 ... I'm trying to confirm my grandfather (i.e., Gunner W. A. Reed, D-7239) served with this regiment during the second world war ... he likely enlisted sometime in 1940/41 ... I remember hearing his stories about the 3.7-inch AA G...

I think it will get a normal theatrical release in Canada and the US before long.

Looks impressive. https://youtu.be/D6Do1p1CWyc On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presents the World Premiere of an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as you have never seen it. This unique film brings into hig...

Maybe reach out to the Liberation Museum in Groesbeek as well, https://www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl/ No idea as to the name of the hard copy book that your grandfather had I'm assuming? If it was a published book you could look into books published before X date on the subject to coincide when your gran...

I did some searches for the Dutch word for liberation "bevrijding" wwii canadian and came up with this gallery that has a number of tanks with flowers liberating cities, https://hiveminer.com/Tags/bevrijding,tank Have to wonder where the family would have seen the photo, did they all travel to the N...

Also, if you find yourself passing near Lochem the Royal Canadian Legion #005 Club House is a great place to stop in with an amazing collection of artifacts on display in a room in the basement -- you'd have to inquire to see that part,

http://www.rcl005.nl/informatie/clubhuis-lochem/

Sounds like it's going to be a great trip -- with some questions to answer.

In regards to the liberation picture, where did you get the information that this picture exists and the details as to it's subject matter?

Members of the public are invited to attend the ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday. Royal Canadian Air Force personnel and veterans will march alongside Royal Canadian Air Cadets, the Canadian Forces...

Interesting stuff, Now, as part of a broader effort to use technology to help the veteran community, Google is making it easier to identify your local business as veteran-led on Google Search and Maps. If your business is owned, led, or founded by a veteran, you can enable this "Veteran-Led” attribu...

What I've found out about the Canadian Fallen Heroes foundation is pretty awesome. They're basically going town by town in Canada compiling as much information they can from local sources (family, friends, archives) about fallen soldiers from that town, talk about a mammoth task!