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NBCC's Stuart Naylor is a familiar face at our club events; you might have wondered
where he had gotten to in November. The answer is he was back home in Cheshire,
visiting friends and family and taking in as much automotive action as he could find. He
was also home for a very personal day, Remembrance Sunday, the day in November
when the UK remembers those who have served in wars and campaigns. Although
Veterans' Day is celebrated casually in the United States with Memorial Day events
taking on a more somber cast, in the UK, Remembrance Sunday, marked by the
wearing of red poppies, a potent symbol from World War I, memorialized in the poem
In Flanders Fields, remains a very solemn occasion.

Stuart's father was a World War II veteran, having served with the British forces. This
year was the first time in decades that Queen Elizabeth II, herself a veteran of WW II,
was not present for the observance. Instead her son, King Charles III, represented the
people of the UK at the various ceremonies. 880,000 British forces, 6% of the adult
male population of Britain, died in World War II. Look for Stuart's story about his trip
home, coming to MOTORING in 2023.

While still commanding No. 3 Canadian
General Hospital at Boulogne, France,
McRae died of pneumonia in British
General Hospital, in Wimereux, France.

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