Don Blowe served in the Canadian forces during WWII. He enlisted in the Essex Scottish regiment at the age of 18; after training he was sent to England and he then saw action in France, Holland, and Germany. In Holland he was wounded in his leg; after he recovered he participated in Operation Veritable, where his regiment entered in Germany’s Reichswald Forest region. Don was interviewed by Crestwood student Eric Colwill in March 2009.
Videos
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Summary of his service
- 3. Lessons from Basic Training
- 4. Why he enlisted
- 5. Making Friends
- 6. On being the company runner; going overseas with his brothers
- 7. Attitudes and Thoughts in Battle
- 8. Holland - Winter 1944
- 9. Don describes the battle for the Reichswald Forest
- 10. Wounded by shrapnel
- 11. Interactions with Germans
- 12. Liberation and Food Drops
- 13. germany at the end of the war
- 14. Coming home to Canada, pt. 2
- 15. A Favourite Memory
- 16. Final Thoughts
- 17. Would he do it again
- 18. Photos and Mementoes
- 19. Coming home to Canada
