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“My story begins in March 1942, two years and a half after WW2 started. We had our early days of Dunkirk, the phony war, the blitz, Battle of Britain and the start of Bomber Commands penetration into enemy territory.” Gerry Lyons served six and a half years in World War II in the Essex Regiment and the Royal Air Force. After the war he returned to Yarmouth Nova Scotia, ….

March 3, 1945, was the turning point in the final months of No. 1 Naval Air Gunnery School, (No. 1 NAGS) RCAF Station, East Camp, ….

Jason (Jake) Garfield Kilcup was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia. At the age of 20, Jake joined the Merchant Navy and was engaged as an Able Seaman on the SS Gypsum Prince ….

Earle Russell Miller, born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, was 17 when he enlisted with the 219th Battalion. On March 1, 1918, just before midnight, he arrived in France …

Frank Killam Crosby was born in Chebogue, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, in 1885. He died at the age of 59 on March 8, 1944.

The Loss of the HMCS Otter HMCS Otter, an escort ship, was to rendezvous with the Royal Navy Submarine Talisman and escort it into Halifax. The waves were ten feet at a Force 6 with intermittent rain.

Remembering Rachel Rebecca (Benham) Lewis It’s likely that Rachel’s life and wartime service would have remained unknown if an act of kindness from a boy’s childhood had not been remembered … Rachel Rebecca (Benham) Lewis (1879- 1966) served as a Nursing Sister in France during WWI. Yarmouth WWI Veteran

Remembering Peter Lowe Peter Lowe was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the 32nd Indian Mountain Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery, killed in action on October 6, 1944. Captain Lowe is one of four WWII casualties from Nova Scotia buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma (Myammar).

The Liberation of the Netherlands 1944-1945 In early April, the Canadians began to clear the northeast of the country, often aided by information provided by Dutch resistance fighters. Canadian troops rapidly moved across the Netherlands, recapturing canals and farmland as they progressed toward the North Sea. They also began to advance in the western Netherlands, which contained the major cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.

Perils Faced by Merchant Seamen in Wartime Ports The heroism of Merchant Seamen during the Atlantic campaigns is often told in stories through the lens of storms, U boat attacks, and the relentless danger of open water. Yet the perils they faced did not end when their ships reached safe harbour.

Fred Douglas Whitehouse Royal Canadian Air Force WWII In 1943 Fred Whitehouse enlisted in the RCAF, driven by a desire to serve his country during the war. Despite his commitment, he faced an unfortunate fate – he never completed his training, he never flew an aircraft, and he never engaged in combat overseas. But the unforgettable experience in those months following his enlistment would remain with him for all the years of his life.