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Son of Aaron Metz, and of Rosetta Metz of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant Donald James Metz
A moving story about a young man who perishes in World War II on his first overseas mission. A nephew is given his name in honour of the sacrifice. Hearing his name called in a Remembrance Day ceremony, the nephew begins a lifelong quest to understand the world his uncle experienced and what it means to carry someone else's name. Two journeys that see one Don Metz lose his life in combat while the other lives a life of peace. In today's world, as we strive to comprehend the meaning of the freedoms we enjoy, we are reminded of the paths that lead us to war. Lest we forget.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Sergeant Donald James Metz is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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A moving story about a young man who perishes in World War II on his first overseas mission. A nephew is given his name in honour of the sacrifice. Hearing his name called in a Remembrance Day ceremony, the nephew begins a lifelong quest to understand the world his uncle experienced and what it means to carry someone else's name. Two journeys that see one Don Metz lose his life in combat while the other lives a life of peace. In today's world, as we strive to comprehend the meaning of the freedoms we enjoy, we are reminded of the paths that lead us to war. Lest we forget.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 194 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CARIGNAN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Ardennes, France
The little town of Carignan is 36 kilometres south-east of Mezieres and some 19 kilometres south-east of Sedan, on the main road from Sedan to Montmedy. It is on the Paris-Luxembourg railway line. The CARIGNAN COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the eastern side of Carignan on the road to Les-Deux-Villes.
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