Sydney Lang was born in Montreal on February 7th, 1923. He currently resides in Toronto and is 92 years of age. Sydney grew up during the Great Depression, in the city of Montreal. He attended public school and was a Canadiens fan. When the war broke out, Sydney was originally denied from the army because of health reasons, but he was later admitted after a change in policy. After training and the troopship, Sydney was stationed in England, where pre-invasion preparations were underway. Once D-Day occurred he was shipped to France, where at one time he found himself behind enemy lines. Barely escaping with his life, Sydney was reassigned to the second echelon, and he played a rearguard role, including during the liberation of the Netherlands. With the war over, he returned to Canada and went back to work.
Sydney was interviewed for this project in February 2015 by his neighbours Daven Siu and Victor Xie. In July 2016 Daven returned with Mr. Masters for a second visit.
