Some remembering for Remembrance Day.

Gramps would have been 100 years old just last week. John Armstrong was born on November 3rd, 1920.

When my dad passed last year, I ended up with Gramps' little bag of military memories.

This is one of the ships he was on HMCS Camrose.

The bag seems to have been donated by a group out of Toronto. I guess they made the bags to give to sailors. This one was from Annie Ray, from the Friendship Rebecca Lodge.

Here's a very small pic of Gramps that was in the bag. Online, there's a great pic of the Camrose crew. He's unmistakable in it. It's impossible not to smile when you recognize him. He's number 44.

Here's his record of service book. It's pretty neat to have it because it gives you the information to find out where he was and when.

There's some great stuff in the bag. Some pieces of uniforms, a bottle opener from a Scottish beer company, some shells, a key for something...

But here's my favorite piece... a biscuit.
From what I've read, sailors would be given super dry crackers. They lasted forever.
On one side, it seems to say June 26, 1942... HMCS Camrose.
But it's the other side I love...

It's signed.
I guess it's some of Gramps' buddies.

Too bad he's not around to answer questions, or tell stories.

... but he is remembered.

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@CanadianNavy Does the biscuit story make sense?