1943-12-01
Reverts from the rank of Lance Corporal to the rank of Private at his own request.
Qualified as Clerk Group "C".
The Algonquin war diary reports on September 23, 1944: "D" Coy held their postion until 1st light and by then they were back on their original positions still fighting to gain the objective. Again attempts were made to contact the forward platoon without success and it is assumed that due to lack of activity and fire on the enemy side, the platoon was taken prisoner. They held the position for the rest of the day and by 2015 hrs "B" Coy cam in to relieve the position. "D" Coy came back to a rest area and prepared for counter attack role at Posthoorn square 2204 B and NE France sheet 2, settled in and patrols were carried out during the night under cover of darkness. During the past action Pte Starko was killed when an enemy shell made a direct hit on his slit trench, 3 were wounded and 30 missing. Capt Robertson took over the Coy today owing to Cap Mayer being a casualty. The Coy was aided in the battle by 8 partisans, one of whom was wounded.
The Algonquin war diary reports on October 2, 1944: "B" Coy spent a quiet day and at 1700 hrs sent out a patrol of two men, namely, L/Sjt Jones and Cpl Pepin, on recce (reconnaissance). All they saw was the bodies of several German dead and one of our own men, Pte Yaholnitsky who's identification disc they brought back. On the way back they came under fairly heavy mortar fire but managed to escape injury.
