George+Piers


 * Uncle George trained to become a pilot in WWI. Since Canada did not have an Air Force he fought with the R.A.F. Landing after one of his first missions, a man waved a red flag telling Uncle George not to land. But Uncle George was colour blind, and landed anyways. He was removed from the R.A.F. because you can’t be colour blind and fly. Uncle George went on to fight in the Army. While in no-man’s land, his unit came under attack and a bomb blew up and buried everyone in mud. Uncle George’s hand was sticking out and he was rescued, but everyone else in his command died. Uncle George survived the war and became a conductor of an orchestra in Ottawa. **