In memory of my Grandfather, John William King who was born in Kent County, England. Mr. King fought in WWI and went on to become superintendent of General Motors, Oshawa. John King lived till his 99th year and was laid to rest on Remembrance Day...
Why Remember We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our collective national consciousness; our future is their monument. (Heather Robertson, A Terrible Beauty, The Art of Canada at War, Toronto, Lorimer, 1977.)
