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249258 Sgt. Earl Brentnall Duscharm MID Royal Canadian Air Force 110 Squadron from:Renfrew, Ontario I have to admit that I was always a little afraid of my great Uncle Earl Duscharm when I was young. Looking back, I realize that he wasn’t all that large of a man physically, but what he lacked in stature, he definitely made up for in character. He could be a bit standoffish, definitely crusty, matter-of-fact, and oh, how he loved to argue…about anything at all. In fact, I can still remember so clearly the way that he would bait my grandmother and mother, often throwing out the most outrageous topics on the floor like a live hand grenade, and then he would just stand there smirking, waiting for the explosion. In spite of this exterior, even as a child I could sense that there was more within him…a lot more. It would be a lot of years before I would become aware of his history, especially his experiences during the war, and more years still to even begin to understand his complexity. He never spoke very much about his life or these events, apart from in very vague and somewhat dismissive terms of doing ‘what had to be done’. Humility aside, he started out in the 110 Squadron, and then after in North Africa with the 417 Squadron(I think). During his time there he developed a way to save aviation fuel, for which he was mentioned in dispatches to the King. He never married, nor did he have any children of his own, but he was always a grandfather to me, and it was an honour to know him for as long as I did. He died in 2010 at the age of 100, and I miss him dearly. David Auger Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron Royal Air Force No. 417 (City of Windsor) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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