This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Honouring Those Who Served ~ Lest We Forget

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 46 (WARTIME)


This is week 1 of my blogging style switch

For the next several weeks I will post a photo and a brief description. 

This new style of posting is due to CMC Arthroplasty surgery on my right thumb in addition to the surgery I had on my left in May. 

I will continue with this style until my thumb has sufficiently recovered.



Thank you for your service 


Chris Buchner
Artillery, Army, Canadian Military
My Best Friend



Alex Robertson
Air Force, Canadian Military
My Father



John Robert (Jack) Graham
Navy, Canadian Military
My Grandfather



Clyde Robertson
aka Max Pellack
World War II, Army, Canadian Military
My Grandfather



Frans Boogemans
World War II, Belgian Military
My Step-Grandfather



Thomas Thomson
WWII, Veterans Guard of Canada, Army, Canadian Military.
WW1, Royal Scots, British Army
My Great Grandfather









Honouring those who served!!! 



This is why I search - 


Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!







***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***




Photos:

Lest We Forget. McCrae House National Historic Site of Canada. RichardBH from Hamilton, Canada.
Attribution:
RichardBH from Hamilton, Canada, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Retrieved November 5th 2025 from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:In_Flanders_Fields_02.jpg

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Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/



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