They are not forgotten, and Acton kept remembering the last full measure of those who died for their country by commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on Thursday (June 6).
Eighty years ago to the day, approximately 14,000 Canadian troops waded ashore at Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, code-named Juno Beach by the Allies. By the end of the operation, 340 troops were killed, 574 were injured and 47 were captured. The small size of the invasion force - compared to the American, British and French contributions - meant that Canada suffered proportionately the highest casualties that day.
Dozens observed the dignity of the event, sang anthems and laid candles at the foot of the local war memorial. Fears of rain were unfounded as the sun shined through for the ceremony.