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Meet the McDougalls

Above, 2nd Lieutenant ‘Jack’ McDougall (1911-1981) at enlistment in the uniform of the Canadian Black Watch, and in 1981 (right), the year he died. A documentary film maker in civilian life for Associated Screen News, Jack led the Canadian Film and Photo Unit (CFPU) in WW2. It is reported ‘they filmed 1.5-million feet of footage and over sixty thousand still photos’ that included the D-Day landings on Juno Beach. He retired with the rank of Major
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