CP24.com readers were asked to share their Remembrance Day stories with us, whether they participated in the war or grew up with a loved one in service. These are their memories and the photos that have defined their experience.
Memories
My Dad, Robert T. Weller, RCAF, Pilot Officer
Further to your request for Remembrance Day treasures, I've attached some images of family heirlooms that I've kept of my Dad's from WWII that you are free to use in a Remembrance Day Special, if you wish.
My Dad's family with 6 kids lived on Erskine Ave., near Yonge and Eglinton and the kids went to John Fisher Public School. My grandfather, James Weller fought in Belgium during the bloody WWI battle of Passchendaele while my Uncle Bill landed in Normandy with the Canadian Army in WWII and fought in Montgomery's operation, 'Market Garden', sent to liberate Belgium once again and provide a gateway into Germany.
One of the youngest RCAF Pilot Officers in WWII, my Dad trained in Dunnville, ON. and then on to Comox, B.C., preparing for the invasion of Japan, right up to the Japanese unconditional surrender in August 1945.
After WWII, my Dad joined the North Toronto Police Force and was stationed at old #12 at Yonge and Montgomery where, amongst many other events, he was in on the arrests of Peter Woodcock, the child killer who murdered little 4-year-old Carole Voyce amongst others and the Boyd Gang after their many prison breaks from the Don Jail.
My Dad's younger brother and sister are still alive and they also have many stories to tell about North Toronto, Im sure.
Brian Weller
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