"SEIGNEUR RECOMPENSEZ DANS L'ETERNITE MON CHER EPOUX QUI EST MORT POUR LA PATRIE"
Assigned to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on September 13, 1944.
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles war diary reports on October 10, 1944:
Cloudy and cool with slight rain in the afternoon. Visibility poor.
"C" Company night patrol to 'Graaf Jan' returned at 0230 hrs without having contacted the enemy. During the morning "A" Coy assisted the Regina Rifle Regiment in destroying an enemy held pill box.
Another "C" Coy patrol to 'Graaf Jan' failed to contact the enemy but rescued a wounded "B" Coy man who had been left when his Company withdrew on the previous day. Enemy shelling was slightly less intense than during the first three days. SA fire continued to make it extremely difficult and dangerous to move about. Supplies and casualties were still ferried across the canal (Leopold Canal). Captain H.C. Chadderton of "C" Coy and Lieutenant L. Mendels of "B" Coy were among the numerous casualties for the day. Lieutenant-Colonel L.R. Fulton, DSO (Distinguished Service Order), took command during the CO's absence.