Memoirs
Excuse Us! Herr Schicklgruber
To me, the history of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles will always be about the men. I think their stories must be told. Excuse Us! Herr Schicklgruber follows the harrowing adventures of the young men, some teenagers, who fought alongside me during the Second World War. Their stories are frightening, funny, tragic and miraculous. This memoir commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and is a sincere tribute to those who served in the military forces, the Merchant Navy and the homefront.
Following the publication of my memoir, a number of prominent Canadians and media outlets very kindly commented on it. Those comments are reprinted here.
Copies of Excuse Us! Herr Schicklgruber are available through The War Amps.
Cliff Chadderton - Up Close and Personal
In 2006, I had the privilege of granting an interview with Veterans Affairs Canada as part of its Heroes Remember Project. The interview raised experiences I had not brought myself to think about in years. It was done without notes or preparation and took some four hours in front of a camera to complete. This book is comprised of the full interview transcript and is an “off-the-cuff” reminiscence of my childhood, my pre-war pursuits, and my war years. It also tells of life and death events during the Normandy invasion, my “worst day” at a place called Soulangy, and the defining moment during the Battle for the Scheldt that cost me my leg.
Up Close and Personal is available as a book and documentary through The War Amps.
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Hi Mr. Chatterton,
You mentioned my Uncle Philiip Zastre, in your book, he was killed on D-Day. His sister Louisa is still alive, my Mom, who just turned 91. She hardly ever said anything about him, it hurt them so much when he died.
I bought your book and gave it to her, and while working at a compnay a fellow worker from Headingly brought in a book with Uncle Phillips’s picture, the first picture I had ever seen of him and the was 1999. If you could please tell me some more things about him, I have always wondered what he was like. I have left him roses on the cenotaph on Remembrance Day and hope to visit his grave in France one day.
I am going to see my Mom soon, is there anything you can share with me, that I can pass to her, it would mean allot to her and me.
Sincerely,
Kathy St. Germain
17 Nov 2009 at 5:22 pm