Month: November 2025

While they were off fighting, soldiers could have part of their pay sent home to their families and the government very helpfully produced booklets for those at home on how to stretch their Separation Allowance. This booklet has been made available by The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

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This was our second No Stone Left Alone ceremony. First and foremost, we are thankful for the veterans we honour at Aberdeen Cemetery. We are also grateful for the ongoing support from the City of Abbotsford, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265 Aldergrove, our active Canadian military as well as our veteran attendees, School District 35, the students, teachers and parents of Shortreed Community Elementary School, our volunteers and of course the families of the veterans who provide us with photos and stories of their own that help keep the memories of their ancestors alive.

Thank you to those who came out to participate and remember.

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A very interesting article from CBC News today about Canadians who fought at Vimy Ridge and the traces they left behind. Aldergrove's future Post Master George Hamilton McDonald was at Vimy, as was Matsqui's Alan Henry Hill-Tout. Both men survived and are interred at Aberdeen Cemetery. These men were among the 71 veterans recognized at our No Stone Left Alone ceremony held on November 6th at the cemetery. Wouldn't it be incredible if their names were found among the many scratched into the walls of the chalk tunnels?

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A peek into local RCAF life during WW2.

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During both World Wars, Canadians were bombarded with patriotic posters for recruitment, savings bonds, recycling and security. Here are just a few examples of the patriotic adverts.

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Your weekly roundup of upcoming community events. Please note the schedule for this year's Remembrance Day Service on November 11th at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #265, Aldergrove BC

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Air Raid Protection and Civil Defense in WW2. The ARP group was responsible for citizen safety and offered many courses such as first aid, plane spotting and others as shown in today's image. ARP is also the reason that many communities obtained fire departments, Aldergrove included.

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Visits home for members of the Royal Canadian Navy, recruitment, base expansion, the importance of donating magazines and newspapers along with the inevitable casualties are part of our community's story.

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Rationing in Canada during WW2 did not fully end until 1947, with meat, sugar, butter and preserves being the last items to be removed from ration limits. Tea and coffee had come off rationing in September 1944, probably because they were very hard to acquire at the time. Gasoline and liquor were taken off the list in August 1945. The final ration book was issued in September 1946.

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Dieppe. Operation Jubilee. 19 August 1942. 83 years ago. A bloodbath on a beach in France that echoed across an ocean and a continent, touching families in our community.

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Every day through two world wars, families would scan the casualty and POW lists looking for friends and relatives, because during a time when not everyone had a telephone, the dreaded lists often came out before letters arrived and sometimes even before the telegrams were delivered to the door.

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38 young men from Langley Township gave their lives in World War 1.

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