Stanley M. Page

Stanley enlisted for service in the Second World War in September 1939, in Toronto. As Stanley was underage, 17, at his time of enlistment, his mother had to sign to give her permission, as was the practice at the time for underage recruits. He completed basic training at the CNE Grounds in Toronto and in Chatham, ON. While taking parachute training in Chatham, Private Page broke his ankle, resulting in his transfer to the Royal Canadian Army Signals Corps, with whom he served throughout the war. Stanley trained to send, receive and translate Morse Code…..which even when he died in his 90’s, he was still able to remember!

Stanley served overseas in Italy, Africa, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Those ‘D-Day Dodgers’ who served in the Italian Campaign did anything but shirk their responsibility! In Italy, Canadian forces served in the heat, snow and mud of the, nearly two-year Allied battle across Sicily and up the Italian peninsula—prying the country from Germany's grip, at a cost of more than 26,000 Canadian casualties. (Canadian Encyclopedia)

A couple of memorable moments shared from family were:

Stanley was so sick on the troop ship going overseas, they tied him to the ship’s railing!!

While crossing a bridge in France, Page was walking across the bridge in one direction; and his brother was crossing in a tank in the other direction! They had a short but memorable visit!

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