Remembrance Day
November 11th
We remember… Lest we forget
Why Remember?
“We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our collective national consciousness; our future is their monument.1“
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/a-day-of-remembrance/why
We remember the brave and the fallen. We remember the families that carry their memory and honour forward.
We dedicate this page to our friends and family that have sacrificed for our country.
Send us:
A photo, or a short video or an audio memory
and we will help pay tribute with this page to honour
all those that have sacrificed.
Send us your memory by email here
(A photo, YouTube link, or audio recorded on your smartphone would be great!)
We remember
Remembrance Day 2023
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Nov 01, 2023
Gordon Piers - WWII
WWII veteran Gordon Piers served in the RCAF Special Services Division, dropping supplies and troops behind enemy lines. (Photo: Merritt Herald) November 10th, 2021 is actually his 101st birthday! Happy birthday Gordon!
Nov 10, 2021
Robert William Alexcee - Lax kw'alaams, BC
My late father Robert William Alexcee, from Lax kw'alaams B.C. He served and fought over seas against Japan-with the Canadian Army-paratrooper/Code Talker-of whom was fluent in 3 Native dialects ~Tsimpshian, Nisgaa' and Witsuwetan, and English. He was also captured along with many, and was put into a P.O.W. camp in Jap...
Nov 10, 2021
John Willard Chipman
My dad served in the Canadian Army, he was enlisted Aug 30, 1940. He earned war medals from 1939-45. I remember as a child reading Flanders Field in front of my elementary school...never quite understood as a grade 5 student, what that meant. Dad I am grateful...oh to listen to the stories again. I'm proud be a veteran...
Nov 11, 2020
Bill McPhee
Remembering all the Veterans who served in Wars, and our First Nations Veterans who often were forgotten. Today I honour all of them and especially honour my Dad, Bill Mcphee a Tahltan/Tlinget Man who fought in the Vietnam War. He left our community as a young man to go to Wyoming with his friend and was drafted in the...
Nov 11, 2020
Edward Clarke
My father Edward Clark was in the Royal Canadian Artillery in the 2nd World War. He fought at Ortona & Monte Cassino and he was also in Holland when the Canadians liberated Holland. They were called the D-Day Dodgers! He was born in Prince Rupert, BC in 1917 and lived there all his life. He met and married my Mo...
Nov 10, 2020
Rifleman FR Snider
My Dad, Rifleman FR Snider, joined the Canadian army in 1953 and served until 1956. Rifleman FR Snider went to the Korean War in 1955 in the 2nd battalion named Queens Own Rifles. His hat badge emblem was the #2 inside a red maple leaf. He does not speak of much about the experiences he lived while in Korea but proud...
Nov 10, 2020
Jacob Grant
Nov 10, 2020
Remembrance Day 2021
November 11th We remember... Lest we forget Why Remember? "We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they di...
Nov 02, 2020
Roman Clark Joseph
In loving memory of Roman Clark Joseph Squamish Nation (paternal) Heiltsuk Nation (maternal) "Serviced for more than half his life, travelled the world, loved family & friends, continued to give after death ... he was an organ donor who saved & improved lives even after he left us. Never to be forgotten R...
Nov 09, 2019
Blair Davidson
Blair Davidson World War II Grandfather to CFNR's very own Yulanda Leighton (Photo left)
Nov 09, 2019
Pvt. Richard Inkster - Telegraph Creek
Pvt. Richard Inkster From Telegraph Creek Served in England during World War I From 1917 to 1919 Passed away in 1942 Submitted by: Geri Inkster
Nov 05, 2019
Tommy Tait - Moricetown, BC
Private Tommy Tait From Moricetown, BC Served in World War II from 1940-1943 Submitted by: Text message
Nov 05, 2019
Milton E. Clark - Laxgalts'ap (Greenville, BC)
Milton E. Clark From Laxgalts'ap "Greenville B.C" Deceased 2005 World War II Dieppe & Normandy Beach 1943-1945 Milton joined the Canadian Army in 1943. He had his training at Camrose, Curry Barracks in Calgary. From there he was sent to Halifax to join the 1st Canadian Scottish, 3rd division. He then boar...
Nov 05, 2019
Abel Peters
Abel Thomas Peters My dad was born Sept 10th, 1922. Went to the Lejac Residential School. Ran away at the age of 12. Enlisted in the Army in 1943 in the 102 Northern British Columbians, became part of the Winnipeg Rifles - trained in Wetaskin, Alberta and served overseas from Sept 1943. Landed on Juno Beach June 6th, 1...
Nov 05, 2019
Sgt. Stephen Wallace Clarke - Victoria, Newfoundland
Sgt. Stephen Wallace Clarke, A pilot, was killed in action Feb. 7, 1944 (WWII), aged 29. From Victoria, Newfoundland. Headstone at Anzio, Italy. Submitted by: Adrienne Morry
Nov 05, 2019
Ken Harris - Gitwanga, BC
Ken Harris - Gitwanga Submitted by: Gerry Brown
Nov 05, 2019
Robert S. Bright - Cedarvale
Robert S. Bright - Canadian Army Cedarvale Submitted by: Gerry Brown ----------- "Our uncle Robert S. Bright Army son of Josiah and Emma (Marsden) Bright... God Bless all today...There were more from the community .. will attend Cerominies in Red Surge with all in our hearts and mind." - Gerald A. Brown via F...
Nov 05, 2019
Percival Mulwain - Cedarvale
Percival Mulwain Submitted by: Gerry Brown
Nov 05, 2019
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