"MY DARLING SON. BLOW SOFTLY WIND OVER HIS DEAR YOUNG HEAD, WHISPER - OUR LOVE"
Assigned to 16 Field Regiment, 18 Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery on September 19, 1941.
Qualified Clerk Group "C" on December 15, 1942.
Assigned to 12th Bn. 2nd Canadian Base Reinforcement Group on November 4, 1944.
A civilian Rosa Billed, Ketelplein 6, Gent, Belgium was interviewed, and she made a statement which is as follows: Last evening at about 2230 hrs after hearing three shots in succession, I heard somebody shout that a soldier had fallen into the water. Immediately I opened my window to let out the light, I saw a lady and a military man, about 25 years old, who called to me that a soldier had fallen into the water. Three policemen were there immediately at the scene. I hastily out off my washing line and with my coat on ran downstairs. After a few minutes the firemen came and started to search from him.
