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Old 26 May 2008, 08:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
TomVrille
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Originally Posted by Freebooter View Post
... Just wondered if any of y'all had people who served in the Great War?
Hi Free

Yes. My father and his younger brother, my uncle, both served with the Canadian ground forces. My father was a machinegunner, and shipped out overseas. I'm not sure whether or not my uncle got to go overseas.

My interest in WW1 is my way of remembering them.
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