Berichten door Edwin van der Wolf

Floyd was born on June 17 1921 in Brandon Manitoba, the son of Frank and Nellie May (English) Mehan of Vancouver. His brother was William and sister Patricia Mehan. He was a floor worker and member of the United Church. He enlisted on July 2 1940 in Vancouver and he went on June 18 1943…

Robert was born on November 17 1910 in Chilliwack British Columbia as the son of Albert Hugh and Olive Alfreda McCauley (deceased at the age of 75 on October 29 1944), of Coughlan, British Columbia. His parents were married in 1899 in Swan River Valley Manitoba. His brothers were William John, George and Hugh K.…

Eugene was born on September 29 1918 in Whiteburn Nova Scotia, the son of George and Mary (deceased) McBride, of Caledonia, Queen’s Co., Nova Scotia. His parents were married on July 15 1904 in Elk Brook Yarmouth County Nova Scotia. His brothers were Horace, Bernard, Walter, William, Everett and Robert McBride (also overseas in the…

Murray was born on September 3 1910 in Glace Bay Nova Scotia as the son of Hector and Catherine Mackenzie (deceased) of Glace Bay. His parents were married on January 7 1901 in Jona Cape Breton. He was married on January 8 1931 in Glace Bay with Elizabeth Ann MacKenzie and she already died in…

Bernard was born on October 28 1921 in Calgary as the son of John Peter and Mary Derrick Lurges (both Irish and deceased). He was married on December 26 1942 in Calgary with Jean Isabelle Ann Lurges, of Toronto. His brother was Gerald Derrick Lurges and his sisters were Rosemary Aileen and Geraldine Mary Lurges.…

George was born on May 2 1923 in Red Deer Alberta, the son of Larry Joseph and Lena Kawiuk, of Calgary. His parents were married on August 7 1921 in Shandro Alberta and divorced later. His brother was John and sister Victoria Kawiuk. He was a store man and member of the Roman Catholic Church.…

Fred was born on April 10 1910 in Vein Denmark as the son of Mr. Jensen (deceased) and Marie Eliassen (living in Denmark). His cousin Arne Elbak was his next of kin and living in the USA. He was a farmer and member of the United Church. He spoke Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German. He…

Ronald was born on October 22 1923 in Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, the only son of Sidney Walter (English) and Gertrude Agnes Hoole nee Snow (South African), of Victoria, British Columbia. His sister was Heather Millicent Hoole and another family member was Arthur Snow. He was a labourer and member of the Church…

David was born on August 30 1919 in Belfast North Ireland, the son of William ( deceased) and Rachel Henderson (both English), of Armstrong, British Columbia. His brothers were: William, Alfred, Ernest and George and his sisters: Lillian Isabel (deceased in 1921) and Muriel Henderson. His profession was a resawyer at a sawmill and he…

Carl was born on August 22 1922 in Moncton New Brunswick as the son of Frederick James Harvey and Valerie Priscilla (American) Harvey, of Moncton. His brother was James Harvey and sister Anne Marie Harvey. He was a grocery clerk and member of the United Church. He enlisted on May 24 1941 in the 1st…