Losing an eye in WWII
My grandparents all immigrated to Canada, where my family is now from. My paternal side is Scottish and my maternal side is Ukrainian. My paternal grandfather couldn't serve in the war because he was in the RCMP.

My maternal grandfather enlisted, was sent overseas, and lost an eye. I know, pretty serious. He received a hefty pension from the Canadian government that lasted for the rest of his life, and it continued on for the rest of his wife's life who passed away about 15 years later.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention how he lost his eye: in a ping-pong game. Apparently right after he arrived in England, he was on base playing, and the ball hit him right in the eye. The horror, the horror.
(racetraitor has an alibi for, Thu 31 May 2012, 16:15, 1 reply)

My paternal grandfather was in the FARCE.
He wa Robin Asquith.

[edit: oh, RCMP. This doesn't work at all, now.]
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 31 May 2012, 16:22, closed)