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Thank-you very much for posting Ian Evans' photo of VE Day in Doncaster England. I hope that some people might find photos of parades or returning soldiers interesting.

 

I do not have any of my dad (Marme Burrows) when he returned from England but my mother, a year prior to marrying my dad, was in the CWAC (Canadian Women's Army Corp) in London on VE Day. I have attached a scan of two photos taken at and near that time.

The first is of VE Day at Trafalgar Square and the 2nd is of my mother (Ruby Schaefer, in the middle) and two of her friends on one of the Trafalgar lions.

My mother said that the first thing that she and her friends did when they heard that the war was over was to cycle to a church. She had lost a few good friends in the war and all of the CWACs saw a lot of the devastation in London caused by the bombs.

Sandra Burrows.

P.S.

My apologies! I did not tell you why I was sending these photos. My dad, who passed away in 1997, was a former mayor of Southampton and
lifetime member of the Legion and my mother, who passed away in 2000, was active in the Women's Auxillary of the Legion. We lived in Southampton until 1971 when we moved to Stratford, Ontario. I now view the Saugeen Times regularly from Ottawa and my sister reads it from Hong Kong.

 

Thank you so much for the photos Sandra.  It is only through these snapshots of history that we can keep the memories alive of those young family members who, in a by-gone era, answered the call to duty.

Sandy Lindsay Editor

After Ian Evans gave us his wonderful picture of the VE Day celebrations, we received two amazing pictures along with the letter (left).

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