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By Jakealoo on November 10, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Remembrance Illuminated and Candlelight Vigil in Victoria BC

Tonight I’m sharing photographs and a video of two events held in Victoria, B.C. on the night before Remembrance Day. Both were beautifully done and thank you to those who […]

By Jakealoo on November 5, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

A Poppy from France (that has been blooming for 101 years)

With Remembrance Day less than a week away I thought I would feature the contents of a letter sent by Sgt. Harry Burnett in France to his mother in what […]

By Jakealoo on October 25, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Blog Update October 2019

It’s been over four months since my last post and so an update is long overdue. For the most part I stuck close to home, busy working with research clients […]

By Jakealoo on June 10, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Remembering Private Marc Edward Berton (1899-1916)

A recent article in a local newspaper told the story of a 17-year old Canadian soldier killed in action during the First World War and his name, Marc Edward Berton, was […]

By Jakealoo on April 4, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Remembering Anthony Baker, Woolwich Arsenal Mechanic

Anthony Baker was a “turner” by trade, fashioning metal parts for use in machinery, a skill that would be in great demand during the world’s first mechanized war. Born in […]

By Jakealoo on March 8, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )

British Munitions Workers Recruited from Canada in 1915

Was your ancestor one of 1,699 recruited from Canada to work in British munitions factories during the First World War? Details of this little known plan came to light while […]

By Jakealoo on January 25, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Canadian WW2 Service Files Part 2: Died (1948-present)

Part 1 of my two-part series on obtaining Canadian Second World War service files dealt with records belonging to those who died in service between 1939 and 1947. Part 2 […]

By Jakealoo on January 15, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Canadian WW2 Service Files: Part 1 – War Dead (1939-1947)

*Updated January 21, 2019* Over the past year I’ve received an increasing number of requests for information on Canadians who served during the Second World War. Obtaining their service file […]

By Jakealoo on December 23, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to Everyone in 2019

I’d like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing more information with you in 2019, including articles on […]

By Jakealoo on November 12, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

My Family’s Deadly Encounter with ‘The Spanish Lady’ in 1918

Just over 60,000 Canadian servicemen and women died during four years of fighting in the First World War however the death toll from the Spanish Flu pandemic that spread across […]

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