Oct 18, 20197 minA Desert Rat’s Tale of SurvivalI was born into what became a large family of eleven children. As I was one of the oldest, I had new siblings on an almost yearly basis...
Oct 9, 20197 minMemories of a MinesweeperI can still remember the smell of the city streets before there were cars. Trams and horse-drawn carts trundled past...
Jul 5, 20197 minLove PrevailsThat all changed in the summer of 1941, when the Second World War hit our snowy streets. Slowly, food became a luxury...
May 31, 20198 minWaiting for Peaceful SkiesA patient of mine, a World War II veteran, sat in front of me on the examination table. I made a note in his health card and suggested...
Feb 12, 20185 minA Long RideAfter her husband, my grandfather, left her a few years into their young marriage, she decided to raise their two daughters, my mother...