The #NewBrunswick #author of this #scarce 1973 #book, #RMHickey was best-known for his first book, "Scarlet Dawn" - a memoir of his time as #chaplain of the #NorthShoreRegiment during WWII. This one tells about his life in #retirement. $20. #Booksky #biography #Chatham #hobbies #painting #music

June 6 is the 75th Anniversary of the DDay landings in Normandy. In honour of this anniversary, I thought I would make a post about my wife Theresa’s grandfather, George W. Johnston. You might remember him from a very nice story that appeared in 2014 about a collector, Jordan Chiasson, finding and returning the helmet he wore in Europe.When George passed away in 2015 he willed the helmet to the man. Jordan has become a friend of the family. George was part of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. He was in B Company which landed on the leftmost side of Juno Beach closest to St. Aubin-sur-Mer. Image from the excellent http://www.junobeach.info One of the most famous archival videos of that morning was recorded by George’s compatriots in A Company. We’re not sure if George was on the beach that morning or not, he did not talk much about his time in the war but just today we have found some new pictures of him. So, in honour of him, and all the Canadian soldiers who fought in Normandy and throughout WWII, here are those pictures. Private George Johnston is crouching, bottom left. Lest We Forget the sacrifices of those who did and did not return. ### _Related_

A story about my wife's Grandad who you may have heard about.
#wwii #junobeach #remembranceday #lestweforget #artifact #canada #northshoreregiment
chrisalemany.ca/2019/06/05/dday-75-georg...

June 6 is the 75th Anniversary of the DDay landings in Normandy. In honour of this anniversary, I thought I would make a post about my wife Theresa’s grandfather, George W. Johnston. You might remember him from a very nice story that appeared in 2014 about a collector, Jordan Chiasson, finding and returning the helmet he wore in Europe.When George passed away in 2015 he willed the helmet to the man. Jordan has become a friend of the family. George was part of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. He was in B Company which landed on the leftmost side of Juno Beach closest to St. Aubin-sur-Mer. Image from the excellent http://www.junobeach.info One of the most famous archival videos of that morning was recorded by George’s compatriots in A Company. We’re not sure if George was on the beach that morning or not, he did not talk much about his time in the war but just today we have found some new pictures of him. So, in honour of him, and all the Canadian soldiers who fought in Normandy and throughout WWII, here are those pictures. Private George Johnston is crouching, bottom left. Lest We Forget the sacrifices of those who did and did not return. ### _Related_

A story about my wife's Grandad who you may have heard about.
#wwii #junobeach #remembranceday #lestweforget #artifact #canada #northshoreregiment
chrisalemany.ca/2019/06/05/dday-75-georg...

New Brunswick on D-Day. North Shore Regiment from New Brunswick storming Juno Beach In a cartoon, as they live the water vessel

#MichealdeAdder "...landed in the first wave on Juno Beach as a grp.The N. Shore Regiment was composed of french&english, woodsmen&farmers,fishermen &labourers, husbands&sons. From June 6th until the end of the war,NB sacrificed its best for one single cause: #democracy . #dday #northshoreregiment