Our time with Jon significantly exceeded our expectations for our tour of Canadian WW1 sites!

Beginning the tour with a visit to a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, really helped to set the scene and provide background on the approach to honouring Commonwealth soldiers.

Jon had researched the war records of my great uncle and took us to the field where he was shot, and could point out the area where the German soldiers had their machine guns.

He then brought us to the nearby cemetery where we could see the graves of the other 215 Canadian soldiers who fought with my great uncle and are buried with him.

This brought me such a sense of comfort to know he was buried with his colleagues.

From here, Jon continued to provide a complete history of the Canadian contribution, and loss of life in the area.

We were blown away with his detailed knowledge of the battles and very intrigued with stops at various German bunkers and fields where artillery can still (104 years later) be found.

Jon really brought the history to life for us and for this we are very appreciative.

He also used our lunch visits to share insights on the rebuild of communities in northern France.

I would highly recommend Jon as a guide for any other Canadians looking to understand the contribution of Canadians in WW1, and will reach out to you again Gary when we decide to visit sites of WWII.

Please let me know if any questions, or if anything more would be helpful.