For Posterity's Sake Canadian Genealogy 


     Lest We Forget    


This page is dedicated to all my relatives from any branch of the family who made the ultimate sacrifice and also to those who have served their country and have since passed on.


In Flanders Fields

The Mother of A Soldier

The Naval Prayer


Lest We Forget

Joseph Barr Champion

RAN / RCN WW 1

Benedict Kerdil

Served in the Manitoba Dragoons until 1945

Died: 27 March 1975, Mikado, Saskatchewan

Kenneth Kerdil

Canadian Airborne Regiment

Died: 04 March 2007, Edmonton, Alberta

Pte. John P. McQueen 1262739

Gunner, Canadian Field Artillery 4th Brigade

Died: 11 March 1918 in a field hospital from wounds received in battle at Flanders

Petty Officer 1st Class  Orest Michalko V76314

Royal Canadian Navy WW II

Died: 1995

Josef (Joe) Michalkow

Royal Winnipeg Grenadiers

POW in Japan after the fall of Hong Kong 1941 - 1945

Jan 4, 1919 - June 19, 2008

Percy Orr

5th C.M.R. during WW I

Wounded during battle of Vimy Ridge

Died: 22 September 1921, St. John, NB

Andrew Blair (Bishop) Porelle

165th Battalion, Moncton - WW I

Died: 16 March 1977, Moncton, New Brunswick

Service Record

Victor Rodek (Kotyk / Kotek)

Served in the RCAF.

Died: 09 February 2004 in Rochester, NY, USA

Pte. Telmage D. Stiles

3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles 1914-1919

The Somme, Mokay Farm,

  Ypres, Sanctuary Woods

Died: 19 June 1973, St John, New Brunswick

Service Record

Frank Weir, MMM, C.D.

Canadian Provost Corps, the R.C.A.F. Police, and Canadian Armed Forces Military Police Detachment from 1950-1988

Died: February 7, 2004, Chilliwack, BC

Pte. Harry Weir 832445

145 Battalion, and

16th Scottish Regiment of British Columbia during WW I

Died: 13 Jun 1955, Montreal, Quebec

Sgt John Charles Weir F/44995

North Nova Scotia Highlanders

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps.

Killed In Action, France, 18 September 1944

Lorne Robert Weir SG13362

Royal Canadian Signal Corps 1954-1966

Died: 27 September 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ronald Bishop Weir

Royal Canadian Navy for 21 Years

Died: 07 February 1992, Dartmouth, NS

Buried at Sea 28 October 1992 in position 44 14'8"N 63 39'6"W

(Note: With the permission of the webmaster, the Poppy on this page was copied from a site dedicated to the 42 Battalion AIF.)

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