244284 Pte. William Henry "Lad" Canary Canadian Army Black Watch from:Glace Bay, NS My Dad, William Canary was very proud of his service. He saw a lot of action in Europe but he did not talk much about it. He used the Sten, Bren and Piet guns. He was wounded in France and the telegram that my Mom received said "blast to the head and lungs". He was also hit in the shin with a brick from a blast by a German 88 shell, he wound up with a steel plate in his head. Doctors told my Mom that he might live for 5 years. He lived for thirty. He had a good sense of humor and laughed all the time. He told me a funny story once about how it was always hard for him to get over the tall wall obstacle during training camp. In combat a German machine gun opened up on him and the other soldiers while they were out in the street. The bullets were kicking up water in the puddles all around them. The only cover was a tall wall like the one in training camp. He said that he went over that wall in 2 seconds flat.
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