Jottings from a Record of Service in the North West Europe Campaign, July 9th 1944 – May 8th 1945

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Title: Jottings from a Record of Service in the North West Europe Campaign, July 9th 1944 – May 8th 1945
Creator: J.P. or James Brady
Subject: Brady, James, War, WW II, Second World War, Amry, Canadian
Description: This is a segment of James Brady’s war diary, which was written during Brady’s tour through northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Brady, a gunner with the Royal Canadian Regiment, provides the reader with an extremely detailed account of the Canadian Army’s hard-fought victory over the Wehrmact. This article is part of the James Brady Papers, which were donated to the Gabriel Dumont Institute in the 1990s by author and activist, Murray Dobbin. Dobbin used this collection to write his book about James Brady and Malcolm Norris entitled “The One-And-A-Half Men: The Story of Jim Brady & Malcolm Norris, Metis Patriots of the 20th Century”. Transcribed by David Morin and edited by Christine Charmbury and Darren R. Préfontaine. This document has been re-transcribed from the original and includes all spelling and grammatical errors.
Publisher: Gabriel Dumont Institute
Date: 1940s
Type: Text Document
Language: English
Date of Copyright: October 19, 2004
GDI Media Location: Brady Papers - VM Final
GDI Media Filename: Jottings.J.P.Brady.WarDiary.pdf

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Category Brady, James, Papers
Category Veterans, Miscellaneous
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