7 March 2026
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    Private Ena J. Collymore, ATS

    When Ena Collymore-Woodstock’s daughter, Marguerite, reached out to Nick Devaux with a photograph she had just found of her mother in uniform, she asked a simple but evocative question: what does the badge on her [Read more]
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    The March – 80 years ago

    Signatory Lester Schrenk’s WWII experience will leave a profound impact on anyone hearing it. His ability to reconcile with his harrowing fate shows the good-hearted character that he is. He has remained a close advisor [Read more]
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    RCAF.info – a passion project

    The fabric patch sent to me by Nathan Kachur of RCAF.info website is accompanied with a personal letter containing the following passage. “What started off as wanting to learn an aspect of RCAF history has [Read more]
  • Signees

    Augusta Bansbach (neé Menzel)

    Augusta Bansbach (née Menzel) was born on October 9, 1921, in the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. She came of age during a time of immense political upheaval. It was also a period of global conflict. [Read more]
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    Cpl. Barney Sterling and Pfc. Arthur Atwood

    Arthur Pendleton of Co H, 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division honoured The Log Book with his signature in 2017. While project founder Nick Devaux was accommodated for several effortless hours in their [Read more]

Latest published profiles

Signees

Donald C. White

23 May 2022 0
Don White, from Toronto, ON was eager to join the war effort. He signed up first thing in the morning on his 18th birthday and was sent to training in Saskatchewan later that very night. [Read more]
Signees

Lorne Winer

22 May 2022 0
Born November 7, 1917 Mr. Irwin Lorne Winer remembered life in the downtown slum of Toronto known as the Ward where he came of age during the depths of the Great Depression. Growing up in [Read more]
Signees

Jack Reid

22 May 2022 0
Jack Reid was born in Toronto, and joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943. Working as a depth charge operator on the HMCS Longueil (K672), Mr. Reid participated in numerous convoys of military and supply [Read more]

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The March – 80 years ago

10 February 2025 0
Signatory Lester Schrenk’s WWII experience will leave a profound impact on anyone hearing it. His ability to reconcile with his harrowing fate shows the good-hearted character that he is. He has remained a close advisor [Read more]
In the Spotlight

Henry Parham

by Nick Devaux in Signees 0

One iconic image from D-day is one of beached LSTs on Omaha beach. Floating above the ships are silver oval shaped balloons as military vehicles drives off the LSTs. These balloons are known as “barrage [Read more]

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