Newbie from Canada
 

Son of sergeant Lapierre RCEME of New Brunswick North Shore Regiment.
My dad never really talked about the war and I respected his silence.
Now I wish I insisted a little in making him talk about it.
But he always cherished these.Attachment 30293

Hi Magus welcome to the forum :)

Hi Magnus, welcome to the forum.

Thats a nice collection you have. I know exactly what you mean about asking questions when people were alive. And not just about medals!

Hi Magus,

Welcolme to the forum.
I understand what you mean, I wished I had listened more intently to my late Fathers stories.
Very nice collection, you must be proud.

Paul

Hi Magus welcome to the forum


peter

hi magus,

welcome,nice collection and im sure a cherished one

philip

Newbie to newbie
 

Hi Magnus,

Just thought I'd say 'Hi' as your fellow 'newbie' on the forum.

Great to have such a personal collection from someone so close.

Dave

Salut magus. Welcome fellow Montrealer. We should meet at the next Longueil
Gun Show and talk about our mutual interest.
Cheers
Jo

Hey where and when is the show?

Welcome to the forum, Magus.

I can understand why your dad didn't talk about the war; mine didn't either except about the 'good' stuff like climbing Mt. Etna or scavenging melons in Italy. He left all the other things out.

Like all Canadian infantry regiments, the North Shores were in a lot of hard places. A brief bit on the NS (NB) on D-Day here. If you want a list of books dealing with campaigns they were in so you get some general idea about what your father experienced, I'd be happy to oblige.

I would appreciate that list of those book.
Thanks

Magus:

The North Shore New Brunswick Regiment was in the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Principal actions included the Normandy Landing, Carpiquet, Boulogne, the Scheldt, the Rhine, and North-West Europe (Netherlands).

For general reading about the Canadians in 3rd Infantry Div. from Normandy to war's end, try:

Fields of Fire, The Canadians in Normandy; Terry Copp

Cinderella Army, The Canadians in Northwest Europe 1944-1945; Terry Copp

Maple Leaf Against the Axis; David Bercuson

On to Victory, The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands; Mark Zuelke

A book you probably want for sure is:
D-Day to Carpiquet: The North Shore Regiment and the Liberation of Europe; Marc Milner. Carpiquet was a particulary black day for the regiments involved.

Zuelke also has two books, Juno Beach and Holding Juno, which I haven't read, but he is more anecdotal than the other historians, so you can leaf through them to see if he has any North Shores' personal accounts.

I'm pretty sure all these titles are readily available yet.

All of Col. Stacey's official Canadian WWII war histories should be on line in pdf format free from http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/tm-mp.asp

There is also an on-line history of the North Shores at http://www.gnb.ca/0007/Heritage/Regiment/INDEX.HTM

Welcome to BCMBF Nice to have you on board, have an informative time,
and your contribution is appreciated.

Thank You for your time.

Father Hickey's book
 

Hello magus.......but the "ultimate" book about the North Shore(NB) regiment during the 2nd WW is The Scarlet Dawn, by Father Raymond M.Hickey.
He was the battalion's chaplains for the whole campaign and is one of the most interesting book to read,if you want to read anything about the North Shore.
Here's a bit of his life history:
http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/hickey-father.asp

BTW, did you get my messsage ???(go see your private message)

Cheers
Jo

Way to go, Jo! Now I have to find a copy of Scarlet Dawn for under a billion $ :p