by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Canadians (D-E) are buried at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery: Surname Forename Initials Age Date of Death Rank Regiment Unit Ser # Grave Reference D’IASIO THOMAS PATRICK T P 22 27/02/1945 Rifleman Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C....
by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Canadians (C) are buried at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery: Surname Forename Initials Age Date of Death Rank Regiment Unit Ser # Grave Reference CADMAN ALFRED A 29 01/03/1945 Lance Sergeant Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. ‘A/108869’...
by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
There are 2598 Canadian buried at the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Our listing is broken into parts for ease of viewing. In addition, there are 103 Canadians whose bodies were never found, who are commemorated in the Groesbeek Memorial.
by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following (A-B) Canadians are buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery: Surname Forename Initials Age Date of Death Rank Regiment Unit Ser # Grave Reference AADLAND RICHARD R 40 12/02/1945 Rifleman Regina Rifle Regiment, R.C.I.C. ‘L/106876’ XXV. C....
by brucericketts | Jul 5, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Groesbeek Memorial During the Second World War, many thousands of men and women from all countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire lost their lives in trying to repel the German invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium in 1940. In the ensuing struggle to...
by brucericketts | Jul 4, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Introduction When Canadians think about Canadian Armed Forces personnel serving in overseas peace efforts, one of the first places they probably think about is the Balkan peninsula of southeast Europe. Canadians have served in European Community, United Nations (UN)...