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I notice that you are posting from NB. Was your uncle also Canadian and buried in a cemetary for Canadian war dead? There is a book called SILENT WITNESSES by Herbert Fairlie Wood and John Swettenham. On the inside cover it states that the book "tells of battles, explains the casualties they...

Thanks for your help! You‘re right, looks like it might be a VERY formidable task. Dad does remember though that some time after he reported "Candy" as missing and probably captured, a formal report was made that "Candy" and his squad had in fact been captured. Soooo, if I can get the time...

Congratulations on a great venture that you and the other volunteers are taking part in! It is LONG overdue, but thank goodness it‘s finally being done. I suppose the delay in starting has ultimately made it easier with the new technology that is available. I checked out the website and...

Remembrance Day has always been a very special day in my life! My Dad is a WW2 vet and always took part in the Remembrance Day Service at home. I am so proud of him and all our vets and thankful to all of them! As a child and until I was married, I always polished his medals for him on the...

When the 1LAAC changed to an infantry unit and changed their designation to the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish, there were men assigned to the LRS from holding units from other regiments. My Dad was one of them. There was also another Sergeant by the last name of Kane(or could be spelled Caine...

I just did an on-line search in Yahoo by just typing in the abreviation and there were a fair number of sites listed. Good Luck!

Thanks so much for your help! I can see I now have some reading to do .... I really appreciate everyone‘s help! I think everyone is correct concerning the fact that there doesn‘t appear to be an actual regimental history for the L&R‘s....I‘m just back from vacation and checked things out while...

Is anyone aware of any good reference books covering the history of the Italian campaign or of any books that give a history of the various Canadian regiments that fought in Italy?

I am aware that at the start of WW 2 this reg‘t was an ack ack reg‘t. However, I think it was in late 1943 or 1944 that they changed to an infantry reg‘t. It is this particular time frame that I am most interested in as my father is a WW2 vet and was transferred into this reg‘t and was a...