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Canadians Break Through the Hitler Line – May 1944 17 Aug 2013 | 03:03 am
Praise for Canadian regiments (including Tommy and the 48th Highlanders) who smashed through the German Hitler Line on May 24, 1944, pushing towards Rome. Filed under: Canadian army, Dodging Shells, ...
Wounded Near Campobasso, October 1943 1 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm
The sergeant and private mentioned in this article were actually a corporal and a batman. The batman died, and the corporal was Tommy, who got shot in the shoulder. I turned up this article in my res...
Fighting Near Ortona 18 Jul 2013 | 11:41 pm
Battleground around ‘Cemetery Hill’, where Tommy spent a grim Christmas in 1943. Filed under: Canadian army, Dodging Shells, history, Tommy, World War II Tagged: Canadian soldier, Dodging Shells, His...
Monty Praises Canadian Soldiers 5 Jul 2013 | 10:22 am
Filed under: Canadian army, Dodging Shells, history, World War II Tagged: Canadian soldier, Dodging Shells, History, World War II
Training for Invasion 20 Jun 2013 | 08:42 pm
Filed under: Canadian army, World War II Tagged: Canadian soldier, World War II
Canadians Land in Sicily – July 10, 1943 7 Jun 2013 | 05:32 am
Tommy was among the first Canadian troops to land on the beach in Sicily Filed under: Canadian army, Tommy, World War II Tagged: Canadian soldier, Sicily, Tommy, World War II
Kathy’s Letters 26 May 2013 | 05:40 am
Dodging Shells gave you Tommy’s letters to his twin sister Kathy. Kathy, of course, replied. For those who want to read what was going on in Toronto during the war, you can Kathy’s entertaining lette...
December 13, 1944 – ends the last letter 26 Apr 2013 | 04:17 am
(Dodging Shells gave you Tommy’s letters to his sister, from the front. This is the end of the last of Kathy’s letters in response, telling of life in wartime Toronto.) …..I heard today that a couple ...
December 13, 1944 – Part 1 12 Apr 2013 | 11:59 am
(Dodging Shells gave you Tommy’s letters to his sister, from the front. Kathy’s letters in response tell of life in wartime Toronto.) December 13, 1944 Dear Tommy, …..The most horrendous blizzard hit ...
November 22, 1944 – Part 2 15 Mar 2013 | 11:58 pm
(Dodging Shells gave you Tommy’s letters to his sister, from the front. Kathy’s letters in response tell of life in wartime Toronto.) …..Apparently the German accusation that Canadian troops are altog...
