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J.J.
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Hi, all...anyone who wishes to add a tribute onto this old thread, please do so at any time!
Canadian Blood
This was written by Joe Jerome - My husband's uncle...
while in hospital in Colechester, Eng. between June and Aug. 1944.
There were no stars
to greet us that early morning,
Just machine gun bullets at dawn.
Dead and wounded lying on the beaches,
Canadian blood running red in the sand.
Grey, cloudy French skies above us,
Angry Norman seas behind.
German soldiers “dug in” in front of us,
Fighting o'er the same foreign land.
Battleships firing bright off the water,
Fighter planes high overhead
Shot and shells screaming in the dawning,
Canadian blood running red in the sand.
Braver hearts never left their homeland
To fight on some far foreign shore.
Dead and wounded lying on the beaches-
Canadian blood running red in the sand.
When the great war of might is over
And I'm home with my loved ones once more.
I know I'll never forget that sad dawning
When Canadian blood ran so red in Norman sands.
Joe Jerome served with the Regina Rifle Regiment
Metis Soldier Joe Jerome
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J.J.
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Thanks Karen, Jim is very proud that his Dad's brothers as well as his dad fought in WW2 and he also had many great uncles who fought in WW1.
If anyone has anything they'd like to add in Remembrance...please do
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Janice M
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JJ
What a wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing.
Janice
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J.J.
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Thanks Janice....Here's the site I made to honour my own family...
http://www.members.shaw.ca/remember My parents look so sharp in uniform.
The photos were colourized back then by my mom. It's their anniversary the day
after Remembrance day... The site was their "gift" that year...  J.J.
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J.J.
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Even though it's past the day, it's relevance is still related to this topic...
at the annual Louis Riel Day ceremonies, I ran into a wonderful couple I
know, a metis Veteran of WW2 and his delightful war bride, also married
60 years...
They had gone to the 60th D-Day celebration in France a year and a half
ago..and they were so pleased with their reception, as the veterans were
treated like royalty for their participation....they said one fellow,who said
he was 6 at the time...remembers his families relief .... and he thanked as
many veterans as he could.
Have to admit I didn't have a dry eye throughout...must have sprung a leak,
or something... J.J.
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J.J.
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Sgt. Brian Ignatius Joseph Daly / RAF Volunteer Reserve
Casualty: 17 / 04 /1942 / Shot down near le Vieil-Evreux
Aircraft: Lanc I L7536 KM-H Base: Waddington 44 squadron
Mom's first Fiance Brian Daly. He said he wanted to be engaged to her, but dared not talk about marriage, because he probably wouldn't make it. He didn't...To my father's credit, in honour of Brian's name, he suggested that their first born son be named after him....and he was named Bryan.
My mother and father both served overseas in WW2...Bless them...
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Robneve
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Here is John S. Carway being taken off a ship after being wounded on the Dieppe raid.
Stlill very much alive and living in N. Ontario.
Great Idea J.J.
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Gadget
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That is a lovely poem, J.J.
I know that I have some kin over there who served but haven't yet followed them through, so here's in memory of my Burgess kin.
I didn't know you but you are in my thoughts.
Gadget
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Road Runner
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To All,
What a marvelous thought to remember all.
In memory of my Great Uncle, a Merchant Seaman - Welsh Blood.
The SS Tregenna.
Picture yourself in a convoy on a wild September day,
Astern of a ship named Tregenna – just three cables away,
She’s steaming along at eight knots, with a cargo of steel in the hold,
Pitching heavy in head seas, into the spray and the cold.
When all of a sudden a U-boat dodging the escort screen,
Fired a salvo of tinfish, tracking through fast… unseen,
This lethal spread of torpedoes became Tregenna`s death knell,
Just as her bow descended, headlong into the swell.
It was a fatal plunge that the ship was in,
Breached below her deck-line, through the plates so thin,
Her freight stowed heavy and low, beneath an empty space,
Quickly led to foundering, when water took its place.
The ocean rushed in so quickly, leaving no time to prepare,
She dived on her nose and kept going, stern shot high in the air,
The watch on the bridge jumped clear, perchance or not to drown,
Only four abandoned her - as the ship went down.
Now you have the story when in the vessel astern,
Two minutes it took to reach there, horrified to learn,
There was no sign of Tregenna - just Atlantic waves,
Thirty three men within her, bound to deep sea graves.
Sinkings were so frequent on a convoy’s run,
But our merchant seamen still defied the Hun,
One reason why our monument stands there to remember,
Is for the likes of these men, who died here that September.
J.S.Earl Bristol M.N.A. Nov. `05
The list of crewmen who died that day are listed at
http://www.ss-tregenna.co.uk
Bye
Road Runner
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scrumpyjack
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Hi, all...anyone who wishes to add a tribute onto this old thread, please do! Canadian Blood This was written by Joe Jerome - My husband's uncle... while in hospital in Colechester, Eng. between June and Aug. 1944. There were no stars to greet us that early morning, Just machine gun bullets at dawn. Dead and wounded lying on the beaches, Canadian blood running red in the sand. Grey, cloudy French skies above us, Angry Norman seas behind. German soldiers “dug in” in front of us, Fighting o'er the same foreign land. Battleships firing bright off the water, Fighter planes high overhead Shot and shells screaming in the dawning, Canadian blood running red in the sand. Braver hearts never left their homeland To fight on some far foreign shore. Dead and wounded lying on the beaches- Canadian blood running red in the sand. When the great war of might is over And I'm home with my loved ones once more. I know I'll never forget that sad dawning When Canadian blood ran so red in Norman sands. Joe Jerome served with the Regina Rifle Regiment Metis Soldier Joe Jerome
re to all Canadian service we will Remember them> most of all on the 11 hour 11 day 11 month and all service personnel from all the wars past and pre we will remember them don't forget the service war family that are left at home ,.
from kev
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Shropshire Lass
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Ricky1 has a kind offer on here -
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,131237.0.html
Very moving poem, J.J. It's such a sad time of year, isn't it?
Monica
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J.J.
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I removed the link from the Resource board, so will add the link to our
WELLINGTON BOMBER ( Canadian Crew ) MF-509 / Nov. 20th 1944
crash on Carreg Goch posting for those who have not read it.....It is a
long read, but worthwhile... J.J.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,101535.0.html
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Wendy.M
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My Dtr-in-laws Father & Uncle in Cesena Italy kindly took these photos for me of a cousins grave & the general area which is beautifully looked after. Too many to post here.
Kindly redirected here from a different thread.Thanks J.J.
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