In this year, the 75th anniversary of WWII, we remember those young men who volunteered to go to war with what were probably high expectations for adventure.
Many, like James Douglas Stoddart, were only teenagers … young men who never returned home.
Of the 1,115 soldiers buried at Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, there are 968 Canadians.
One of these is James Douglas Stoddart, who was a fresh-faced teenager residing in Port Elgin when he enlisted at the young age of 19. His parents were Fred and Mary Stoddart of Kincardine.
A former fellow Saugeen Shores Heritage Committee member, Audrey Underwood, corresponded with him during the war.
His banner hangs in front of the Visitors Centre on Goderich Street in Port Elgin.
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Researched by G. William Streeter
