Author Archives: Don Kemsley

[Recently found in some files of my Dad’s, he wrote this about the club formed by former members of the Combined Operations. They enjoyed many happy reunions over the years, but with membership declining as the old veterans “crossed the bar“, … Continue reading →

[Recently found in some files of my Dad’s, he wrote this based on their trip to Italy in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of the Italian Campaign. This was just a few days before his 80th birthday. — sandy] Oct. 23rd 2004. We … Continue reading →

[Recently found in some files of my Dad’s, he wrote this based on their trip to Normandy in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of the invasion. He was 79 at the time of the trip. — sandy] Tues. June 1st 2004. We were … Continue reading →

[Note: I recently found this narrative about the Combined Operations that my dad had written, and I’m posting it as background on his early days in the service. — sandy] The group that I traveled to Halifax with in the … Continue reading →

Interview with Don Kemsley in 2004:

Interview with Don Kemsley in 2004:

Interview with Don Kemsley in 2004:

Interview with Don Kemsley in 2004: