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I am writing on behalf of a friend who is interested in finding out about her Dad's service in WWII. He served with the Cape Breton Highlanders of Canada. She knows that he trained in London before being sent to Italy where he served with the Canadian Army there. My friend would have joined up in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island, Canada. We do not have his service number and would appreciate any information that you could provide. Thank you.

Would this be him (so I start searching for the right man)

Gordon Patrick Hurley
1924–2007
BIRTH ABT 1924 • Florence, Cape Breton N.S.
DEATH 13 JUN 2007 • Sudbury

Here is an excellent site with LOT’s of photos that they can check

https://www.capebretonmilitaryhistory.c ... tions/cbhs

War Diaries of the Cape Breton Highlanders. You can look at each month on this site

https://beatoninstitute.com/mg-20-5-d-2 ... ory?page=1

Found him in the Dec 1943 War Dairies. This also gives you his service number

Hi Temujin. Yes!! This is him. I've forwarded a note to my friend, suggesting she join the site. I know she'll be thrilled. Anything you can come up with will be great. I believe she is interested in submitting a request to LAC for his service records. As always, thank you SO much.

Sapperschild wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:17 pm

Hi Temujin. Yes!! This is him. I've forwarded a note to my friend, suggesting she join the site. I know she'll be thrilled. Anything you can come up with will be great. I believe she is interested in submitting a request to LAC for his service records. As always, thank you SO much.

Your welcome and we look forward to her joining our site and helping as much as we can (and answering her questions as needed)

It’s good to hear from you again

Cheers