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Mulberry Harbour
There were 2 man-made harbours code named Mulberry Harbours, one on the US sector at Omaha Beach, and on in the British Sector at Gold...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read


Lance Sgt Thomas Easton
Early Years Thomas Leonard Easton was born on February 17, 1915, in Sudbury to Harry James Easton and Florence Elizabeth Adcock. Harry...
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Sep 11, 20235 min read


Moving in land from the Beaches
Today's tour focused on the battles following the D-Day invasion. Despite the initial successes of D-Day, the Canadians had not met all...
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Sep 11, 20233 min read


Queen's Own Rifles on D-day
Canadians At Juno The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and tanks of the 2nd Armoured Division were selected to attack a 10 km stretch of...
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Sep 10, 20234 min read


Juno Beach
On our first real day of touring we hit Juno beach, and it hit back hard. I had written a Juno Beach story before seeing it in person,...
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Sep 10, 20233 min read


Lance Sgt 6537Henry Goodfellow
Lance Sgt Henry Goodfellow Henry Goodfellow Sr and Maria Reynolds married on 29 August 1880 and had 8 children. Maria was 23 when they...
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Sep 9, 20235 min read


Pre-Season Tour La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing
Pre-Season Tour La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial to the Missing La Ferté-sous-Jouarre British Memorial to the Missing I arrived in Paris a...
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Sep 9, 20232 min read


Grandfather's War
124302 William Albert Johnston CEF William Johnston William Albert Johnston (Bill) was born on March 18, 1899, in Essex, Ontario. He was...
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Sep 4, 20234 min read


Visiting Grandfather
My sister Dale and I visited the homestead in Balsam Creek (outside North Bay, Ont) this weekend, and stopped to pay respects to our...
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Sep 4, 20231 min read


Travel Time
Almost time to embark on the North West Europe Canadian Battlefield Tour presented by Liberation Tours, kicking off on 09 Sep 2023. Key...
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Jul 23, 20231 min read
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