About the Author

Frederick Thomas Lodge was born in Kenora, Ontario, in January 1913, the ninth and final child of poor English immigrants. His father and brother both served in the Canadian Army overseas during World War One and his brother, Bill, was killed in action in 1917. Fred Lodge grew up a skilled outdoors-man, often listening to stories about Army life and the courage and sacrifice of his brother. Fred enlisted in 1940 as an infantryman in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. He experienced the best and the worst of wartime service, surviving the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid and three years as a prisoner of war. After the war, Fred returned to Canada, married and raised three children while living out his life in Kenora. Fred Lodge died in June, 1976, a man proud of his family and military service.