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- Many of us lived in caravans in Peltre at that time. They were cold, damp, and had no running water in the evenings. We all seemed to go to the local bar and make the best of it - December 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- Entertainment in the Peltre Cafe - December 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- The dogs sitting in the Peltre Cafe were owned by Marcelle, a French girl, who worked in the PX - December 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- Monument to the unknown soldier in Metz - 11 November 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80560.
- F/L Brandenburg and F/Sgt C Lacroix visit Vimy Ridge - 11 October 1953.
Courtesy Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre PL-80514.
- Assorted photos of the ABC Restaurant - October 1953.
Courtesy As Indicated.
- MP "Max Marx" at an unidentified location - October 1953.
Courtesy Skip McKimm.
- French military soldiers departing for training - October 1953.
Courtesy Skip McKimm.
- French military soldiers departing for training - October 1953.
Courtesy Skip McKimm.
- Assorted photos of the Hotel Royal - September 1953.
Courtesy As Indicated.
- Assorted post cards of Metz - September 1953.
Courtesy As Indicated.
- Assorted photos of an unidentified back street bar - September 1953.
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- LAC Rick Young at a Cafe in Luxembourg - September 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- (L-R) unknown, Ross, Rae Buttler, Rick Young, Bob Massicotte, Sgt Fred Ward, Evelyn Johnstone, Diane Johnstone, "Gabby" - September 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- (L-R) unknown, Diane Johnstone, Norm Caulfield, Evelyn Johnstone - September 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- Assorted photos of a bus trip from Metz to Luxembourg - August 1953.
Courtesy As Indicated.
- The Bristol Bar in Luxembourg. (L-R) Rae Buttler, Gabby, Diane Johnstone, Jack Penner - August 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- The Bristol Bar in Luxembourg. (L-R) Bing, Rae Buttler, Bob Massicotte, WO2 Johnstone, Cpl. Norm Caulffield, Ross ?, Evelyn Johnstone, Diane Johnstone, Jack Penner - August 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- Assorted photos of a swimming pool along side of the Moselle River - July 1953.
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- A view down one of the streets where I lived - July 1953.
Courtesy Skip McKimm.
- A view from my room, looking into the back yards of other buildings, when I lived on the economy in Metz - July 1953.
Courtesy Skip McKimm.
- Fun at the beach. (L-R) LAC Gil Gaudry, Diane Johnstone, "Dobbins" - July 1953.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- In front of the Bristol Hotel in Luxembourg - June 1953.
In 1953, the ME Section put on a bus and about 25 of us moved to Mondorf les Bains Luxembourg. We took over the Bristol Hotel, rooms, bar, and everything else. It was about a one and a half hour commute each way to the Chateau de Mercy and we lived there for almost a year. I returned to Mondorf in 1998 and met many of the local people who remembered their Canadian friends.
Courtesy Diane Johnstone (now Pearen).
- Assorted photos of the Charlemagne Bar - 1953.
Courtesy As Indicated.
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