Postcard project honours Canadian soldiers on 80th anniversary of Dieppe Raid
Fitzgerald-Black said researchers looked into where those killed in action came from and were able to pull addresses for about 400 men from service files.
They then sent postcards — as part of the He Lived Where You Live program — to the current residents at those addresses, letting them know all about the soldiers who lived in their homes decades earlier. Of the 400-plus postcards sent, he said, 22 were to Manitoba addresses, the majority of which were in Winnipeg.“The stories we’ve been able to uncover in part of this process are amazing and they showcase how these were just ordinary people,” Fitzgerald-Black said.
“With 80 years gone since the raid, there are really only a handful of veterans left from this event. “Those connections are not necessarily as direct as they once were, so we thought one way can build those connections up again is through the people who live currently at the home or at the address.”Lest we forget: Manitobans remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice – Nov 11, 2021
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