https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/06/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-commemorating-the-80th-anniversary-of-d-day/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-05-28-at-10-34-30-d-day-80th-anniversary-banner-decoration-1.2m.jpgScreenshot 2024-05-28 at 10-34-30 D-Day 80th Anniversary Banner Decoration - 1.2m2026-04-01T13:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/06/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-d-day-commemoration-at-borden-carleton-legion-june-6-2024/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg6861-jun-6-2024-wreath-at-cenotaph-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG6861 Jun 6 2024 Wreath at Cenotaph Borden Carleton LegionThe Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion after the laying of the wreath to honour the servicemen who were at D-Day on June 6, 1944.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg6856-jun-6-2024-parade-lineup-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG6856 Jun 6 2024 Parade lineup Borden Carleton LegionMembers of the Borden-Carleton Legion lined up for the 80th Commemoration of the D-Day landings.  Front: Sgt At Arms Mario Henry.  Back, left to right: Pieter Valkenburg, George Palmer, Barry Bernard, Danny Bernard, Trish Taylor.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg6855-jun-6-2024-2-veterans-pieter-george-palmer-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG6855 Jun 6 2024 2 veterans Pieter & George Palmer Borden Carleton LegionTwo veterans from the Borden-Carleton Legion, Pieter Valkenburg (left) and George Palmer (right), were born BEFORE D-Day on June 6, 1944! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/80-years-ago-juno-beach-centre-assn.jpgDDay 80 Newsletter - 3On June 6, 1944, 14,000 Canadians and 7,000 Brits landed on Juno Beach. (Photo source: 2023 Juno Beach Centre Association (Canada))2026-04-01T13:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/03/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-voyage-to-europe-of-the-26th-new-brunswick-battalion/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-18-at-13-37-58-map-sea-route-from-saint-john-nb-to-halifax-ns-to-plymouth-england-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-18 at 13-37-58 map sea route from saint john nb to halifax ns to plymouth england - Google MapsThe ‘Caledonia’ travelled from Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and then across the Atlantic Ocean to Plymouth, England.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/scene_at_embarkation_of_26th_battalion_and_ammunition_column_cef_st_john_new_brunswick_june_13_1915_no_9_hs85-10-30436.jpgScene_at_embarkation_of_26th_Battalion_and_ammunition_column_CEF,_St_John,_New_Brunswick,_June_13,_1915_No_9_(HS85-10-30436)Scene at embarkation of 26th Battalion and ammunition column CEF, St. John, New Brunswick, June 13, 1915. No. 9.  (Photo source: D. Smith Reid, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)2026-03-31T19:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/03/18/on-the-war-memorial-panela-memorial-panel-honours-the-crew-on-the-last-flight-of-halifax-dt630/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260130_142359-jan-30-2026-halifax-dt630-panel.jpg20260130_142359 Jan 30 2026 Halifax DT630 panelYannic Wethly by the Halifax DT630 panel in Odoornerveen. (Photo courtesy of Yannic Wethly – Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260130_142219-jan-30-2026-halifax-dt630-panel-1.jpg20260130_142219 Jan 30 2026 Halifax DT630 panelThe Halifax DT630 panel summarizes what happened on the night of the crash, and includes photos of all 7 crew members. The 4 who died are shown above the 3 that survived. (Photo courtesy of Yannic Wethly – Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/location-of-memorial-panel-screenshot-2026-01-31-at-10-39-19-52c2b05028.4-n-6c2b04726.2-e-google-maps.jpgLocation of Memorial Panel Screenshot 2026-01-31 at 10-39-19 52°50'28.4 N 6°47'26.2 E - Google MapsLocation of the panel stands near the Scholtensbrug on Zuidzijde in Odoornerveen. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cimg6775-may-8-2024-jamie-craig-daria-courtyard-marriott-winnipeg.jpgCIMG6775 May 8 2024 Jamie Craig Daria Courtyard Marriott WinnipegJamie Nelson-Dixon, Craig MacKenzie, and Daria had a chance to meet in Winnipeg. (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260130_14242-jan-30-2026-halifax-dt630-panel.jpg20260130_14242 Jan 30 2026 Halifax DT630 panelYannic Wethly by the Halifax DT630 panel in Odoornerveen. (Photo courtesy of Yannic Wethly – Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe)2026-03-18T14:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-belgium-and-a-visit-to-la-laiterie-military-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8656-sep-9-2017-pieter-writes-in-guest-register-at-la-laiterie-cemetery-francois-and-mieke-in-back.jpgCIMG8656 Sep 9 2017 Pieter writes in guest register at La Laiterie Cemetery Francois and Mieke in backPieter writes in the Guest Register at La Laiterie Military Cemetery while his cousins examine the cemetery register. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8649-sep-9-2017-grave-of-arthur-clinton-robinson-in-la-laiterie-cemetery-e1508181818376.jpgCIMG8649 Sep 9 2017 grave of Arthur Clinton Robinson in La Laiterie cemeteryGrave of Arthur Clinton Robinson at La Laiterie Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8647-sep-9-2017-at-robinsons-grave-in-la-laiterie-cemetery-see-cement-factory.jpgCIMG8647 Sep 9 2017 At Robinsons grave in La Laiterie Cemetery see cement factoryPlacing the flags at the grave of Arthur Clinton Robinson in La Laiterie Military Cemetery. Note the cement factory beside the cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8659-sep-9-2017-daria-and-mieke-outside-la-laiterie-military-cemetery.jpgCIMG8659 Sep 9 2017 Daria and Mieke outside La Laiterie Military CemeteryDaria Valkenburg and Mieke de Bie outside La Laiterie Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8641-sep-9-2017-francois-on-a-narrow-road.jpgCIMG8641 sep 9 2017 Francois on a narrow roadA typical road in Belgium! (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2026-03-17T16:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/04/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-10-the-wwii-soldier-who-wanted-to-be-a-paratrooper/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/power-wilfred-joseph-xvii-h-02.jpgPOWER Wilfred Joseph - XVII H 02Grave of William ‘Willy’ Joseph Power at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Foundation.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wilfred-power-pic.jpgWilfred Power picMass card submitted by Brian Power.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/courseulles-and-caen.jpgCourseulles and CaenMap showing Courselles-sur-Mer on the coast of France, near Caen.  ‘La Manche’ in French is what we call the ‘English Channel’.  (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.fr)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wilfred-power.jpgWilfred PowerWilfred ‘Willy’ Power. (Photo courtesy of Brian Power.  Photo restoration by Pieter Valkenburg and Duane MacEwen.)2026-03-15T16:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/03/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-signalman-from-charlottetown-who-died-in-a-vehicle-accident-in-the-netherlands-6-weeks-after-wwii-ended-in-europe/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dave-cummins-nephew-of-ford-e1773588900581.jpgDave Cummins nephew of FordDave Cummins provided photos of his uncle Alfred.  (Photo courtesy of Dave Cummins)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/groesbeek-gravestone-alfred-ford-from-find-a-grave.jpgGroesbeek gravestone alfred ford from find a graveGrave of Alfred Edward Stanley Ford in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-14-at-12-03-23-otterloo-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-14 at 12-03-23 otterloo - Google SearchAlfred and the Signals Detachment were camped in a barracks in the woods outside Otterlo (green circle). The vehicle he was in was going in the direction of Apeldoorn (purple arrow).  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lineman-laying-a-telephone-line.jpgLineman laying a telephone lineAn unidentified lineman laying a telephone line in France in September 1944 gives an idea of what Alfred Ford did as a lineman. (Photo Credit: Lieut. Donald I. Grant / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-174411)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-13-at-12-37-09-esquelbecq-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-13 at 12-37-09 Esquelbecq - Google SearchMap shows location of Esquelbecq (purple circle) in France, near the Belgian border. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/samarina-from-ships-nostalgia.jpgSamarina from Ships NostalgiaLiberty ship ‘Samarina’. (Photo source: Ships Nostalgia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/picture-of-alfred-in-uniform-3.jpgpicture of Alfred in uniform 3Alfred Edward Stanley Ford during basic training. (Photo courtesy of Cummins/Ford archives.  Photo restoration by Pieter Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ford-facial-shot-cropped-and-colourized.jpgFord Facial shot cropped and colourizedAlfred Edward Stanley Ford. (Photo courtesy of Cummins/Ford archives.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-09-at-14-05-46-charlottetown-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-09 at 14-05-46 Charlottetown - Google MapsCharlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island, is on the east coast of Canada. (Map source: Google)2026-03-15T16:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/02/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-pilot-killed-at-the-controls-of-his-halifax-bomber/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/leedstohamburgvianoordsleen.jpgLeedstoHamburgviaNoordSleenMap showing the plane’s path from England towards Hamburg, but being shot down over The Netherlands.  (Map prepared by Wendy Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/halifax-mk31.jpgHalifax-mk3(1)Halifax Mark 3 bomber.  Photo source: http://www.raf.mod.uk Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=751869)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pojdmackenziesilvercross-from-craig-mackenzie.jpegPOJDMACKENZIESilverCross from Craig MacKenzieJack ‘Douglas’ MacKenzie. (Photo courtesy of Craig MacKenzie)2026-03-11T14:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/01/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-from-tryon-buried-with-a-message-in-a-bottle/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1919-photo-of-st-eloi-craters.jpg1919 photo of St Eloi Cratershttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cimg8651-sep-9-2017-pieter-at-the-grave-of-arthur-clinton-robinson-in-la-laiterie-cemetery.jpgCIMG8651 Sep 9 2017 Pieter at the grave of Arthur Clinton Robinson in La Laiterie cemeterySeptember 2017. Pieter by the grave of Arthur Clinton Robinson, La Laiterie Military Cemetery in Belgium.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/st_eloi_near_ypres_-_mine_plan_27_march_1916.jpgSt_Eloi_near_Ypres_-_mine_plan_27_March_1916Map of St Eloi with the six mines fired on 27 March 1916. (Map Source: By ViennaUK - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53210386)2026-03-08T17:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/07/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-letters-of-arthur-clinton-robinson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg3450-oct-12-2019-harlingen-general-cemetery-e1625431641306.jpgCIMG3450 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen General CemeteryGrave of T.C. Reid at Harlingen General Cemetery in The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_3466-hazel-and-john-robinson-e1625431586190.jpgIMG_3466 Hazel and John RobinsonHazel and John Robinson. (Photo courtesy of the Robinson Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2018-06-16-arthur-c-robinson-grave-1.jpg2018-06-16 Arthur C Robinson grave (1)At La Laiterie Military Cemetery in Belgium.  Left to right: Dr Alan Robinson, William Robinson, Hazel Robinson.  (Photo credit: John Robinson) 2026-03-08T17:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/03/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-kingsclear-who-lost-his-life-during-operation-suitcase/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_5591-oct-30-2025-robert-leek-larry-stewart-pieter-in-halifax-by-uta-stewart.jpgIMG_5591 Oct 30 2025 Robert Leek Larry Stewart Pieter in Halifax by Uta StewartLeft to right: Robert Leek, Larry Stewart, and Pieter.  (Photo credit: Uta Stewart)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fredericton-war-memorial-from-john-brehaut.jpgFredericton War Memorial from John BrehautFredericton War Memorial. (Photo courtesy of John S. Brehaut)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/plot-2-rij-d-05-kopie-leek-from-caroline.jpgPLot 2 Rij D-05 kopie Leek from CarolineGrave of Albert John Leek in the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands with a Christmas Eve candle.  (Photo courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-07-at-19-06-47-camp-de-brasschaat-to-maria-ter-heide-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-07 at 19-06-47 camp de brasschaat to maria ter heide - Google SearchMap showing Camp De Brasschaat and Maria-ter-Heide in Belgium.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/albert-john-leek-aged-16-from-cvwm.jpgAlbert John Leek aged 16 from CVWMAlbert John Leek during his first enlistment.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/earle-and-mary-leek.jpgEarle and Mary LeekAlbert’s parents Earle and Mary Gertrude (nee Howe) Leek.  (Photo courtesy of Robert Leek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/albert-john-leek-2-from-cvwm.jpgAlbert John Leek 2 from CVWMAlbert John Leek.  (Photo source: Identification card in the service file)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-07-at-12-24-07-kingsclear-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2026-03-07 at 12-24-07 Kingsclear - Google MapsKingsclear is near Fredericton, New Brunswick.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_20251003_172140-oct-3-2025-papa-joes-with-larry-uta-manuelle.jpgExif_JPEG_420Pieter and Daria (right) with Larry Stewart, Uta Stewart, and Manuelle Bibeau.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)2026-03-08T16:28:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/03/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-newport-who-lost-his-life-during-the-moro-river-campaign-in-italy/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/grave-of-kevin-delorie-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Kevin Delorie from CVWMGrave of Kevin Joseph Delorie in Moro River Canadian War Cemetery in Italy. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ortona-canadian-military-cemetery-google-maps.jpgOrtona Canadian Military Cemetery - Google MapsMoro River Canadian War Cemetery. To the far left is Villa Grande, near where Kevin Delorie lost his life. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dec-20-1943-in-italy-project-44.jpgDec 20 1943 in Italy Project '44Position of 48th Highlanders on December 20, 1943 (see yellow circle) as they attempted an attack on Villa Grande (see blue square). (Map source: Project 44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/more-detail-dec-11-1943-in-italy-project-44.jpgmore detail dec 11 1943 in Italy Project '44Position of 48th Highlanders on December 11, 1943 (see yellow circle).  WNSR to the left shows the position of the West Nova Scotia Regiment that Kevin had been with.  (Map source: Project 44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cimg7112-kevin-with-family-clare-small-girl-in-front-cropped-and-colourized.jpgCIMG7112 Kevin with family Clare small girl in front cropped and colourizedBack row:  Kevin Delorie with his parents Katie and Eugene.  Front row: siblings Clare, Rose, and Francis. (Photo courtesy of the Delorie Family. Photo restoration and colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kevin-delorie-colourized-photo-from-norbert-murphy.jpgKevin Delorie colourized photo from Norbert MurphyKevin Joseph Delorie. (Photo courtesy of the Delorie Family.  Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cimg71831-nov-1-2024-clare-charlotte-pieter-norbert-tim.jpgCIMG71831 Nov 1 2024 Clare Charlotte Pieter Norbert TimLeft to right: Clare Murphy holding a photo of her brother Kevin, Charlotte MacAulay, Pieter, Norbert Murphy, Tim Murphy. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-03-02T17:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/03/10/the-ww2-soldier-from-emerald-junction-who-lost-his-life-in-italy/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alfred-dunn.jpgAlfred DunnGeorge Alfred Dunn. (Photo source: www.ancestry.com. Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/obituary-g.a.-dunn-charlottetown-guardian-03-february-1944-page-5.jpgObituary G.A. Dunn, Charlottetown Guardian 03 february 1944 page 5Obituary from the Charlottetown Guardian of February 3, 1944.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/grave-stone-sgt.-g.a.-dunn-find-a-grave.jpggrave stone Sgt. G.A. Dunn (find a grave)Grave of George Alfred Dunn at Moro River Canadian War Cemetery.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/map-of-moro-battle.jpgmap of moro battleMap courtesy of www.canadiansoldiers.comhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dunn-and-friend.jpgDunn and friendGeorge Alfred Dunn on left, in England. (Photo courtesy Canadian Virtual War Memorial at www.veterans.gc.ca)2026-02-28T17:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-killed-in-action-while-trying-to-break-the-gothic-line-in-italy/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cimg9464-barbara-taylor-with-pieter-and-photo-arnold-taylor.jpgCIMG9464 Barbara Taylor with Pieter and Photo Arnold TaylorPieter with Barbara Simester in Ottawa. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/grave-of-arnold-taylor-from-barbara-simester.jpgGrave of Arnold Taylor from Barbara SimesterGrave of Arnold Dudley Taylor in Montecchio War Cemetery.  (Photo courtesy of Barbara Simester)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/arnold-taylor-photo-from-barbara-simester.jpgArnold Taylor photo from Barbara SimesterArnold Dudley Taylor.  (Photo courtesy of Barbara Simester)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/4452150-happy-new-year.jpg4452150 Happy New Year2026-02-28T17:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/10/09/the-ww2-soldier-killed-in-action-while-crossing-the-foglia-river-in-italy/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/albert-eugene-arsenault.jpgAlbert Eugene ArsenaultAlbert Eugene Arsenault. (Photo courtesy of Borden-Carleton Legion Branch #10)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/montecchio-war-cemetery838-06_06_2019-13_23-cwgc.jpgMONTECCHIO-WAR-CEMETERY~838-06_06_2019-13_23 CWGCMontecchio War Cemetery, in the locality of Montecchio in the Commune of Montelabbate (Province of Pesaro).  (Photo source: https://www.cwgc.org)2026-02-26T15:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-farewell-dinner-in-makkum-to-end-the-halifax-l9561-commemoration-events/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3543-oct-12-2019-dinner-in-makkum.jpgCIMG3543 Oct 12 2019 Dinner in MakkumAfter 3 years of research on the events around Halifax L9561’s last flight, and giving presentations to help fundraising efforts for the memorial panel in Wons, Pieter can now relax... until the next memorial project on his radar. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6458-oct-12-2019-dinner-in-makkum-e1574611430834.jpgIMG_6458 Oct 12 2019 Dinner in MakkumA buffet like no other! How do you choose? (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3544-oct-12-2019-dinner-in-makkum.jpgCIMG3544 Oct 12 2019 Dinner in MakkumPam Alexander gave a heartfelt thank you, on behalf of everyone, to the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation for organizing the day’s events, and to Pieter Valkenburg for uncovering the story of Elmer Muttart's final actions. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3541-oct-12-2019-dinner-in-makkum-e1574611370256.jpgCIMG3541 Oct 12 2019 Dinner in MakkumInside the restaurant in Makkum. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191012_180317-oct-12-2019-outside-the-restaurant-in-makkum-e1574611340565.jpg20191012_180317 Oct 12 2019 Outside the restaurant in MakkumThe Canadian flag was flying when we arrived at the restaurant in Makkum for our farewell dinner! Left to right: Annie Lee MacDonald, Elmer MacDonald, Daria Valkenburg, Don Coutts. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6440-oct-12-2019-walking-to-the-restaurant-in-makkum.jpgIMG_6440 Oct 12 2019 Walking to the restaurant in MakkumWalking to the restaurant in Makkum. Left to right: Pieter, Ralph and Valerie Muttart. Behind them, the family of Halifax L9561 crew member David Cotsell. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)2026-02-21T22:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-memorial-panel-in-wons-is-unveiled/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3553-oct-13-2019-memorial-panel-in-wons-message-from-middleton-st-george.jpgCIMG3553 Oct 13 2019 Memorial panel in Wons message from Middleton St GeorgeCard with the wreath placed by the Middleton Saint George Memorial Association. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3509-oct-12-2019-wons.jpgCIMG3509 Oct 12 2019 WonsSome of the wreaths and flags laid by the memorial panel in Wons. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6397-oct-12-2019-memorial-plaque-wons.jpgIMG_6397 Oct 12 2019 Memorial plaque WonsColonel Timothy Young, left, who laid the wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada. On the right, Shane Aldridge, grandson of David Cotsell, laid a wreath on behalf of the Embassy of Great Britain. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191012_154132-oct-12-2019-wreath-laid-by-canada.jpg20191012_154132 Oct 12 2019 Wreath laid by CanadaWreath laid by Colonel Timothy Young, Canadian Defence Attaché to The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3496-oct-12-2019-wons.jpgCIMG3496 Oct 12 2019 WonsThe memorial panel in Wons, overlooking the field on the Politiek farm where Halifax L9561 came down. The title translates to “He died that we might live...”, a quote from co-pilot Norman Frank Trayler. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3489-oct-12-2019-wons.jpgCIMG3489 Oct 12 2019 WonsUnveiling of the memorial panel. Left to right: Maarten Offinga, Knilles Elgersma, Hans Groeneweg, Pieter Valkenburg. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3484-oct-12-2019-pieter-col-young-elmer-in-wons.jpgCIMG3484 Oct 12 2019 Pieter Col Young Elmer in WonsThree proud Canadians... Pieter Valkenburg, Colonel Timothy Young, Elmer MacDonald. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6355-oct-12-2019-memorial-plaque-wons-flag-of-wons.jpgIMG_6355 Oct 12 2019 Memorial plaque Wons flag of WonsThe memorial panel was hidden from view by the flag of Wons when we first arrived. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6364-oct-12-2019-memorial-plaque-wons.jpgIMG_6364 Oct 12 2019 Memorial plaque WonsWaiting for the unveiling of the memorial plaque in Wons. You can see the flags of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Canada flying. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191012_154121-oct-12-2019-memorial-plaque-wons.jpg20191012_154121 Oct 12 2019 Memorial plaque WonsPam Alexander, daughter of Halifax L9561 Navigator Reg Alexander, at the memorial panel. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)2026-02-21T22:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-reception-in-wons/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6424-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgIMG_6424 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsCommunity centre in Wons. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6404-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgIMG_6404 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsWe received a warm welcome at the community centre in Wons. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3521-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgCIMG3521 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsSome of the Muttart relatives. Left to right: Don Coutts, Heidi Eggert, Lori Eggert, Valerie Muttart, Ralph Muttart. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3522-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgCIMG3522 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsLeft to right: Bauke Posthuma, Cor Politiek, Johannis Politiek, Pieter Valkenburg. Standing behind Cor Politiek is Fred Jackson of the Middle Saint George Memorial Association. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3531-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgCIMG3531 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsThe warm welcome in Wons was very much appreciated. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/photo-he-died-that-we-might-live-booklet.jpgPhoto He Died That We Might Live bookletCover of the English language version of the booklet prepared by the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6409-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons-e1574185581606.jpgIMG_6409 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsJonathan McLean Foreman, far left, and his wife, far right, receive a copy of the booklet. Next to Jonathan is Cor Politiek and next to him, Sietse Kuiper. In the back is Knilles Elgersma of Dorpsbelang Wons. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_6416-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons-e1574185542753.jpgIMG_6416 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsLeft to right: Cor Politiek (in the background), Don Coutts, Douwe Drijver, Knilles Elgersma. (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3534-oct-12-2019-reception-in-wons.jpgCIMG3534 Oct 12 2019 Reception in WonsLori Eggert, right, presents a Cape Traverse Ice Boat Crew t-shirt to Cor Politiek. Jantina Politiek acts as translator. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-21T22:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/01/31/he-died-that-we-might-live-video-is-now-on-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/oli-nattress.jpgOli NattressOli Nattress painting one of the illustrations used in the video.  (Photo credit: Wendy Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wendy-nattress.jpgWendy NattressWendy Nattress.  (Photo credit: Graeme Nattress)2026-02-21T22:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/02/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-caledonia-who-lost-his-life-during-the-struggle-to-capture-the-goch-calcar-road/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cimg7098-oct-28-2024-tom-wilma-pieter-at-caledonia-cenotaph-e1771515149714.jpgCIMG7098 Oct 28 2024 Tom Wilma Pieter at Caledonia cenotaphTom and Wilma Shupe (left), with Pieter pointing to William Seldon’s name on the Roll of Honour on the Cenotaph in Caledonia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cimg7081-oct-28-2024-pieter-wilma-tom-shupe.jpgCIMG7081 Oct 28 2024 Pieter Wilma Tom ShupePieter with Wilma and Tom Shupe.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cimg7574-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-at-grave-of-william-seldon-ns.jpgCIMG7574 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter at grave of William Seldon NSPieter at the grave of William Owen Seldon after placing flags of Canada and Nova Scotia. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_20250428_142715_371-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-william-seldon-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250428_142715_371 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek William Seldon NS by PVGrave of William Owen Seldon with Canadian and Nova Scotia flags placed by Pieter. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/william-owen-seldon-standing-near-his-home-from-wilma-shupe-can-be-accredited-to-seldon-family-2.jpgWilliam Owen Seldon standing near his home from Wilma Shupe can be accredited to Seldon family 2William Owen Seldon.  (Photo courtesy of the Seldon Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-13-at-13-04-44-caledonia-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2026-02-13 at 13-04-44 Caledonia - Google MapsCaledonia, located in Queens County, Nova Scotia is 151 kms (94 miles) from Halifax. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20241027_124337-oct-28-2024-caledonia-sign-re-william-seldon.jpg20241027_124337 Oct 28 2024 Caledonia sign re William SeldonSign for the community of Caledonia, Queen’s County, Nova Scotia. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-19T16:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/02/16/on-the-war-memorial-trailthe-stordy-brothers-part-2-the-wwii-airman-from-brookvale-who-lost-his-life-on-the-last-flight-of-halifax-jb-920/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/gravestone-jl-stordy-find-a-grave.jpeggravestone JL Stordy find a graveGrave of John ‘Lawrence’ Stordy in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve, Germany.  (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/last-flight-of-halifax-_ii_jb920_lq-f-map-prepared-by-wendy.jpegLast flight of Halifax _II_JB920_LQ-F map prepared by WendyMap shows the plane’s path from England towards Duisburg.  It was shot down by German flak and crashed in Walsum, 11 km north northwest of its target of Duisburg.  (Map prepared by Wendy Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/aircraft_of_the_royal_air_force_1939-1945-_handley_page_hp.57_halifax._hu929661.jpgAircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force_1939-1945-_Handley_Page_Hp.57_Halifax._HU92966(1)Halifax B Mk II bomber photo.  (Photo source: Royal Air Force official photographer - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24454971)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/rcaf-y-station-in-halifax.jpgRCAF Y Station in HalifaxAerial view of Halifax showing the location of the Canadian National Railroad Station (red # 1) , Pier 21 Ocean Terminals (red # 2) and No. 1 “Y” Embarkation Depot (red # 3). Halifax Harbour is foreground and right with the Bedford Basin in background. (Source: Library and Archives Canada Collections website)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/john-lawrence-stordy-cvwm.jpgJohn Lawrence Stordy CVWMJohn ‘Lawrence’ Stordy. The 3 chevrons on his right arm indicate his promotion to T1 Sergeant. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dscf0006-sep-16-2025-pieter-by-memorial-at-kellys-cross.jpgDigital CameraTwo Stordy brothers are listed on the memorial outside St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Kelly’s Cross, behind which Pieter is standing. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-16T15:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/02/11/on-the-war-memorial-trailthe-stordy-brothers-part-1-the-wwii-soldier-from-brookvale-who-drowned-during-a-swimming-exercise-in-nova-scotia/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_20250823_095728-aug-23-2025-grave-of-michael-cecil-stordy-by-pv.jpgExif_JPEG_420Grave of Michael ‘Cecil’ Stordy, with a photo of him that was placed by Pieter. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_8283-michael-cecil-stordy.jpgIMG_8283 Michael Cecil StordyMichael ‘Cecil’ Stordy.  (Photo courtesy of Bernadette Stordy Noonan)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_20250916_1045502-sep-16-2025-memorial-at-kellys-cross-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250916_104550~2 Sep 16 2025 Memorial at Kellys Cross by PVTwo Stordy brothers are listed on the memorial outside St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Kelly’s Cross. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/september-16-2025-pieter-takes-photo-of-memorial-at-kellys-cross.jpgDigital CameraPieter looks at the memorial outside St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Kelly’s Cross. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-11T15:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-children-who-died-along-with-ww2-soldier-george-edward-mahar/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tribute-in-memory-of-the-jurgens-sisters.jpgTribute in memory of the Jurgens sisters(Source of the tribute sent by Alice: http://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/persoon/jurgens/37dfe24f-9307-4fc1-8801-f7668319a68a)2026-02-10T00:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-killed-while-lining-up-to-attend-church/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/grave-of-george-edward-mahar.jpgGrave of George Edward MaharGrave of George Edward Mahar at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/screenshot-2021-08-02-at-11-40-25-project-44.jpgScreenshot 2021-08-02 at 11-40-25 Project '44Map shows the area around Beek, where the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Regiment was on November 26, 1944.  (Map source: https://map.project44.ca/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210715_094818-jul-15-2021-ken-barkhouse-grand-nephew-of-george-edward-mahar.jpg20210715_094818 Jul 15 2021 Ken Barkhouse grand nephew of George Edward MaharPieter with Ken Barkhouse (left), grand-nephew of George Edward Mahar.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/george-edward-mahar-cdn-virtual-war-memorial.jpgGeorge Edward Mahar Cdn Virtual War MemorialGeorge Edward Mahar (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)2026-02-10T00:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/09/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-airman-from-bras-dor-who-was-aboard-the-last-flight-of-halifax-jd215/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230520_140435_001-grave-of-wa-hood-1950083977-e1695137265135.jpg20230520_140435_001 Grave of WA HoodGrave of William Andrew Hood at Eindhoven General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Robert van der Ende)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230522_124021loondermolen-in-waalre.jpg20230522_124021Loondermolen in WaalreThe plane came down in a farmer’s field near Loon, near where a watermill, the Loondermolen, on the Dommel River, once stood. (Photo credit: Robert van der Ende)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230521_151545-waalre-town-sign-on-bicycle-path.jpg20230521_151545 Waalre Town Sign on bicycle pathThe plane came down over Waalre, located 5 km from Eindhoven. (Photo credit: Robert van der Ende)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/halifax_bomber_2_excc.jpgHalifax_Bomber_2_ExCCA Halifax Mark II bomber, similar to the one flown by Halifax JD215. (Photo credit: George Woodbine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/middleton-st-george-to-colognemap-from-wendy.jpgMiddleton St George to Colognemap from WendyMap shows the plane’s path from England towards Cologne.  It was shot down over The Netherlands on its return to England.  (Map prepared by Wendy Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6a89d893483a45939cc3320e521725b3-newspaper-clipping.jpg6A89D893483A45939CC3320E521725B3 newspaper clippingWilliam Andrew Hood. (Photo submitted by Linda Hood Jobe)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/e5516b6ab48b433f86a9de70197c45c3-linda-jobe.jpgE5516B6AB48B433F86A9DE70197C45C3 Linda JobeLinda Hood Jobe on a trip to Isle of Skye (Isle of Raasay) in September 2019. (Photo courtesy of Linda Hood Jobe)2026-02-10T00:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-ww2-soldier-allan-gordon-coutts/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cimg3228-oct-3-2019-holten-allan-coutts-e1629476134235.jpgCIMG3228 Oct 3 2019 Holten Allan CouttsWe visited the grave of Allan Gordon Coutts at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands in 2019. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-09T23:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-clarence-wilfred-wakegijig/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/map-showing-route-thru-hochwald-gap.jpgMap showing route thru Hochwald Gaphttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/clarence-wakegijig.jpgClarence WakegijigClarence Wilfred WAKEGIJIG.  (Photo Courtesy of Clarence Wakegijig Family)2026-02-09T23:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/07/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-airman-robert-bob-james-dickie/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg5248-jun-14-2021-wayne-pieter-janet.jpgCIMG5248 Jun 14 2021 Wayne Pieter JanetPieter, centre, with Wayne and Janet Quigley.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg5249-jun-14-2021-dickie-rd-in-carleton.jpgCIMG5249 Jun 14 2021 Dickie Rd in CarletonDickie Rd in Borden-Carleton was named after the Dickie family.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210712_153936-bob-dickie.jpg20210712_153936 Bob DickieRobert ‘Bob’ James Dickie.  (Photo courtesy Betty Lou Wood)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg5262-jul-12-2021-pieter-with-betty-lou-wood-at-tim-hortons-ctown.jpgCIMG5262 Jul 12 2021 Pieter with Betty Lou Wood at Tim Hortons CtownPieter with Betty Lou Wood.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210712_154649-1940-train-photo-e1627392707637.jpg20210712_154649 1940 train photoGroup photo taken in front of the train in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, which was enroute to the RCAF Training Facility in Brandon. (Photo courtesy Betty Lou Wood)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210712_154126-1941-boys-from-pei-left-bob-dickie-centre-cliff-campbell.jpg20210712_154126 1941 Boys from PEI left Bob Dickie centre Cliff CampbellThree from PEI: Bob Dickie, far left, after receiving his Air Gunner’s Badge.  Centre: Cliff Campbell of Charlottetown.  Right: unknown. (Photo courtesy Betty Lou Wood)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210712_154508-group-photo-bob-on-right-e1627392562734.jpg20210712_154508 Group photo Bob on rightCrew beside Lancaster JB312.  Bob Dickie is on the far right.  (Photo courtesy Betty Lou Wood)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg5269-bob-dickie-original-grave-marker.jpgCIMG5269 Bob Dickie original grave markerOriginal grave marker for Bob Dickie.  (Photo courtesy Betty Lou Wood)2026-02-09T23:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/02/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-we-follow-the-route-taken-into-germany-by-canadian-troops-in-1945/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32395-may-24-2025-bienen.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32395 May 24 2025 BienenPieter beside the memorial plaque behind a church in Bienen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32398-may-24-2025-bienen.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32398 May 24 2025 BienenWe travelled to Bienen from Xanten. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20250524_143324-may-24-2025-xanten-poster-for-a-joust.jpg20250524_143324 May 24 2025 Xanten poster for a joustPoster advertising the upcoming Siegfried Spectacle in Xanten. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32375-may-24-2025-directional-sign.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32375 May 24 2025 Directional signWe followed the road from Kleve to Xanten. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32419-may-24-2025-hochwald-1.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32419 May 24 2025 HochwaldRed poppies grew along the road bordering the Hochwald Forest.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32384-may-24-2025-hochwald.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32384 May 24 2025 HochwaldThe road bordering the Hochwald Forest was bleak and lonely on the rainy day we drove on it.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32413-may-24-2025-kalkar.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32413 May 24 2025 KalkarCanadian troops continued from Kleve towards Kalkar.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32372-may-24-2025-reichwald.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32372 May 24 2025 ReichwaldThe dense wooded area of the Reichswald Forest. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32409-may-24-2025-kleve.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32409 May 24 2025 KleveCanadian troops would have travelled along this route into Kleve.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/screenshot-2026-02-02-at-12-52-28-route-planner-route-calculation-detailed-journey-cost-viamichelin.jpgScreenshot 2026-02-02 at 12-52-28 Route planner route calculation detailed journey cost - ViaMichelinRoute taken into Germany from Groesbeek to Kleve, Kalkar, Xanten, Bienen (now part of Rees), and Gendringen. (Map source: Michelin Maps)2026-02-06T16:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-thomas-big-canoe/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/operation-blockbuster-ii.jpgOperation Blockbuster IIhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/thomas-beresford-big-canoe-from-cdn-virtual-war-memorial.jpgThomas Beresford Big Canoe from Cdn Virtual War MemorialThomas Beresford Big Canoe.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img_8567-avb-grave-of-thomas-big-canoe-in-groesbeek.jpgIMG_8567-AVB Grave of Thomas Big Canoe in GroesbeekGrave of Thomas Beresford Big Canoe at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)2026-02-04T15:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/01/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-liscomb-who-lost-his-life-due-to-sniper-fire-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/grave-of-lawrence-arthur-rudolph-find-a-grave.jpgGrave of Lawrence Arthur Rudolph Find a graveGrave of Lawrence Arthur Rudolph at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/crusader-tower-from-ww2-tv.jpgCrusader Tower from WW2 TVA Crusader Tower was a tracked vehicle with room for a gun crew.  (Photo source: YouTube WW2TV Crusader Gun Tractor)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/screenshot-2024-01-05-at-09-09-05-kleve-germany-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2024-01-05 at 09-09-05 kleve germany at DuckDuckGoThe 5th Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment left The Netherlands for Germany.  On February 27, 1945 Lawrence Rudolph lost his life near present day Bedburg-Hau, Germany, during Operation Blockbuster.  (Map source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/screenshot-2024-01-05-at-09-00-49-courcelles-sur-mer-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2024-01-05 at 09-00-49 courcelles sur mer at DuckDuckGoThe 5th Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment arrived at Courceulles-Sur-Mer and then travelled down towards Caen and Falaise.  (Map source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lawrence-arthur-rudolph.jpgLawrence Arthur RudolphLawrence Arthur Rudolph.  (Photo courtesy of Elsie Hartling)2026-02-04T15:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/04/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-oleary-who-lost-his-life-during-operation-churchill/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cimg9016-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-rk-silliker-by-daria-2406990683-e1713463293377.jpgCIMG9016 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of RK Silliker by DariaGrave of Ralph Kenneth Silliker in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-04-16-at-11-06-16-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2024-04-16 at 11-06-16 Google MapsMap shows location of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Kleve, Hochwald, Xanten, and Groesbeek. (Map source: https://www.google.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-colourized-photo-silliker.jpgcropped colourized photo SillikerRalph Kenneth Silliker. (Photo courtesy of Watson Silliker. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2026-02-04T15:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-remembering-ww2-soldier-cecil-edward-goodreau/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/12903776_137245225378-goodreau-from-find-a-grave.jpg12903776_137245225378 Goodreau from Find A GraveCecil Edward Goodreau is buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220518_154254-may-18-2022-memorial-plaque-for-goodreau-in-procathedral.jpg20220518_154254 May 18 2022 Memorial plaque for Goodreau in ProcathedralMemorial plaque at the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption Catholic Church. Cecil’s name is second from the bottom in the far left column.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220518_154353-may-18-2022-pieter-karen-steel-don-coutts-by-memorial-plaque-in-procathedral.jpg20220518_154353 May 18 2022 Pieter Karen Steel Don Coutts by memorial plaque in ProcathedralPieter with Karen Steel and Don Coutts beside the memorial plaque at the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption Catholic Church. Pieter is pointing to Cecil’s name.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220518_165029-may-18-2022-procathedral-e1655476109249.jpg20220518_165029 May 18 2022 ProcathedralPro-Cathedral of the Assumption Catholic Church in North Bay, Ontario.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/improved_photo3-cecil-goodreau.jpgimproved_photo(3) Cecil GoodreauCecil Edward Goodreau.  (Photo courtesy of the Goudreau family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2026-02-04T15:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-11/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg9300-sep-25-2017-sign-posterenk-freed-by-cyr-apr-13-1945.jpgCIMG9300 Sep 25 2017 Sign Posterenk freed by CYR Apr 13 1945Translation of memorial stone on the windmill: Posterenk freed by the Carleton & York Regiment of Canada on April 13, 1945. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg9295-sep-25-2017-posterenk-windmill-e1638109041872.jpgCIMG9295 Sep 25 2017 Posterenk windmillWindmill in Posterenk.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/samuel-glazier-porter.jpgSamuel Glazier PorterSamuel Glazier Porter.  (Photo submitted by Don Hulsman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gerald-coolen-from-gerry-smith-e1638108430174.jpgGerald Coolen from Gerry SmithGerald Burnell Coolen.  (Photo submitted by Gerry Smith)2026-02-04T15:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/07/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-john-jack-richard-maracle/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/brenda-baughman-lynda-wink-gordon-cooper-july-12-2022-resized.jpgBrenda Baughman, Lynda Wink, Gordon Cooper - July 12, 2022 resizedBrenda Baughman with her sister and brother. Left to right: Brenda Baughman, Lynda Wink, Gordon Cooper. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Baughman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/maracle-gravestone-from-find-a-grave.jpgMaracle gravestone from Find A GraveGrave of John ‘Jack’ Richard Maracle at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/map-showing-reichswald-forest-and-bedburg.jpgmap showing Reichswald forest and Bedburghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/elmer-maracle-north-bay-1925.jpgElmer Maracle, North Bay - 1925Elmer Maracle with the North Bay Trappers, circa 1925. (Photo courtesy of the Jack Maracle Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jack-maracle-and-his-cousin-freda-maracle-2.jpgJack Maracle and his cousin, Freda Maracle (2)Jack Maracle with Brenda Baughman’s mother Freda Maracle in Toronto, circa 1942. (Photo courtesy of the Jack Maracle Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jack-maracle-from-brenda-baughman.jpgJack Maracle from Brenda BaughmanJohn ‘Jack’ Richard Maracle.  (Photo courtesy of the Jack Maracle Family)2026-02-04T15:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/09/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-alfred-louis-pitawanakwat-pitwanakwat/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2232439_1-alfred-pitwanakwat-from-cdn-virtual-war-memorial.jpg2232439_1 Alfred Pitwanakwat from Cdn Virtual War MemorialAlfred Louis Pitawanakwat (Pitwanakwat) (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/moyland-woods-map-from-little-black-devils.jpgMoyland Woods map from Little Black DevilsMap source: ‘Little Black Devils: a history of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles’ by Bruce Tascona and Eric Wells.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/map.jpgMap2026-02-04T15:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/08/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-barney-reuben-mcguigan/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pieter-by-charlotte-macauley-1.jpgPieter by Charlotte MacAuleyPieter with a copy of the telegram sent to Barney McGuigan’s family, advising of his death. (Photo credit: Charlotte MacAuley)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cimg4292-jul-22-2020-charlotte-pieter-at-eastern-graphic-e1596809376791.jpgCIMG4292 Jul 22 2020 Charlotte & Pieter at Eastern GraphicPieter with Charlotte MacAuley at the Eastern Graphic office in Montague.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/photo-of-mcguigans-from-jeanie-faithfull.jpgPhoto of McGuigans from Jeanie Faithfull1944 photo from Sturgeon, PEI, showing Aeneas McGuigan, left, his father Bernard McGuigan, centre, and in the doorway Barney McGuigan.  (Photo courtesy of Regina Faithfull)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cimg3336-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-barney-mcguigan-cropped-e1596809187802.jpgCIMG3336 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek Barney McGuigan croppedGrave of Barney McGuigan in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/screenshot_2020-08-06-google-maps-bedburg-germany.jpgScreenshot_2020-08-06 Google Maps Bedburg GermanyBlack X marks the location of Bedburg, Germany, where Barney McGuigan lost his life.  (Map courtesy of Google maps.)2026-02-04T15:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/09/the-search-for-a-photo-of-frank-edward-mcgovern-moves-to-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/brenda-graves.jpgBrenda GravesBrenda Graves during the filming of the On The War Memorial Trail video.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cimg3334-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-frank-mcgovern.jpgCIMG3334 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek Frank McGovernGrave of Frank Edward McGovern in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-04T14:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/01/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-successful-search-for-a-photo-of-wwii-soldier-thomas-alfred-brown-left-us-with-a-mystery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/june-and-edward-beier.jpegJune and Edward BeierJune Beier with her husband Edward. (Photo credit: Courtesy of June Beier)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image_64873271-man-at-tom-browns-original-gravestone-in-groesbeek.jpgimage_6487327(1) man at Tom Browns original gravestone in GroesbeekMan believed to be H. P. J. van Loon at Tom Brown’s original grave in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of the Family of Thomas Alfred Brown)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/feb-15-1945-letter-from-tom-brown-envelope-2965100696-e1706204097907.jpegFeb 15 1945 letter from Tom Brown ENVELOPEEnvelope poignantly marked as ‘Tom’s last letter’.  (Letter courtesy of the Family of Thomas Alfred Brown)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img-3254-photo-of-tom-brown-from-ken-stewart-1949945809-e1706203947810.jpgIMG-3254 Photo of Tom Brown from Ken StewartThomas Alfred Brown.  (Photo credit: Courtesy of the Family of Thomas Alfred Brown)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/brown-brothers-altario-2-corrected-by-pieter.jpgBrown brothers, Altario 2 corrected by PieterTom Brown with his sister Mary.  (Photo source: Pioneer Heritage Book 2. Pioneer Heritage of Altario, Compeer, Kirriemuir and Burnbrae, Published by Wheatsheaf Women's Institute, 1981)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/letter-to-editor-eca-review.jpgLetter to Editor ECA Reviewhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/thomas-alfred-brown-find-a-grave.jpgThomas Alfred Brown Find a GraveGrave of Thomas Alfred Brown at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)2026-02-04T14:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/09/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-clermont-killed-during-operation-veritable/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg9018-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-jw-campbell-from-daria.jpgCIMG9018 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of JW Campbell from DariaGrave of John ‘Weston’ Campbell in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screenshot-2024-09-30-at-11-09-38-emmerich-germany-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2024-09-30 at 11-09-38 emmerich germany - Google SearchMap shows Emmerich, Germany located on the Rhine River. Allied troops had to cross the river in amphibious vehicles.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/campbell-john-weston.jpgCAMPBELL John WestonJohn ‘Weston’ Campbell as a Sergeant.  (Photo courtesy of North Nova Scotia Highlanders Museum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brant.jpgbrantC.G.S. Brant in Charlottetown around 1930.  (Photo source: https://sailstrait.wordpress.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screenshot-2024-09-30-at-09-15-25-clermont-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2024-09-30 at 09-15-25 Clermont - Google MapsClermont is located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.  (Map source: Google)2026-02-04T14:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/02/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2025-visit-to-the-indigenous-liberators-exhibition-at-freedom-museum-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32257-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-daria-writes-in-guest-book-by-pv.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32257 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum Daria writes in guest book by PVDaria wrote in the visitors’ book. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001893-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-entry-in-guest-book.jpg1000001893 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum entry in guest bookEntry in the visitors’ book. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001872-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-pieter-with-curator-rense-havinga-flag-by-toneys-exhibit.jpg1000001872 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum Pieter with curator Rense Havinga & flag by Toney's exhibitRense Havinga, holding the Lnu flag, and Pieter by the Leo Francis Toney exhibit.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001878-may-20-2025-leo-toney-exhibit-at-freedom-museum-groesbeek.jpg1000001878 May 20 2025 Leo Toney exhibit at Freedom Museum GroesbeekLeo Francis Toney Exhibit. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001886-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-interactive-map.jpg1000001886 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum interactive mapInteractive map showed where the Indigenous soldiers came from.  Two examples: Harry Henry Davis is seen at the top far left, and at the far right is Leo Toney. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001877-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-entrance-to-exhibits-e1770046982849.jpg1000001877 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum entrance to exhibitsBanner at the entrance to the Indigenous Liberators Exhibtion room.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1000001892-may-20-2025-freedom-museum-ottoman.jpg1000001892 May 20 2025 Freedom Museum ottomanOttoman in the Indigenous Liberators Exhibition room at Freedom Museum Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-02T16:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-1-the-soldiers-from-prince-edward-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8935-john-clifford-rogers.jpgIMG_8935 John Clifford RogersGrave of John ‘Clifford’ Rogers. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8941-barney-mcguigan.jpgIMG_8941 Barney McGuiganGrave of Bernard ‘Barney’ Reuben McGuigan.  (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8925-george-ivan-mackinnon-1308630592-e1684237187544.jpgIMG_8925 George Ivan MacKinnonGrave of George ‘Ivan’ MacKinnon.  (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/boulter-ralph-schurman-xix-c-011-1640678747-e1684237139946.jpgBOULTER Ralph Schurman - XIX C 01(1)Ralph Schurman Boulter. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg8927-sep-15-2017-entrance-to-groesbeek-cemetery.jpgCIMG8927 Sep 15 2017 Entrance to Groesbeek cemeteryView as you enter the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek - before the photo exhibition.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg6201-apr-27-2023-dutch-flag-by-garage.jpgCIMG6201 Apr 27 2023 Dutch flag by garageThe Dutch flag flew proudly at the Valkenburg household on Liberation Day.   (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/smith-edison-alexander-v-h-13.jpgSMITH Edison Alexander - V H 13Edison Alexander Smith. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)2026-02-01T15:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-2-indigenous-soldiers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7616-george-taylor-from-ad-1-3125139768-e1684430733596.jpgIMG_7616 George Taylor from AdGeorge Taylor. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8928-jack-maracle-from-alice-2051035979-e1684430252767.jpgIMG_8928 Jack Maracle from AliceJohn ‘Jack’ Richard Maracle. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8975-maxwell-king-from-alice.jpgIMG_8975 Maxwell King from AliceMaxwell Warren King. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7611-tom-chaske-from-ad-1-3664808968-e1684430136914.jpgIMG_7611 Tom Chaske from AdTom Chaske. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7618-may-6-2023-cross-of-remembrance-at-groesbeek-from-ad-1.jpgIMG_7618 May 6 2023 Cross of Remembrance at Groesbeek from AdThe Cross of Remembrance at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg9023-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-ad-noor-scheepers-with-pieter-by-gaudets-grave.jpgCIMG9023 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Ad & Noor Scheepers with Pieter by Gaudets graveAd and Noor Scheepers with Pieter at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands in 2017. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-02-01T15:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/01/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2025-visit-to-freedom-museum-zeeland/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_20250517_142942_763-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum-jean-maurice-dicarie-cropped.jpgIMG_20250517_142942_763 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt Museum Jean Maurice Dicarie croppedJean-Maurice Dicaire was featured on an information panel in the chapel.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20250517_142725-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum-e1769903181450.jpg20250517_142725 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt MuseumDisplay case in the chapel featured Pte Jean-Maurice Dicaire. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20250517_143501-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum-pieter-drives-across-the-bailey-bridge.jpg20250517_143501 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt Museum Pieter drives across the Bailey bridgePieter drove our vehicle across the Bailey bridge. The building seen on the right is a chapel.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_20250517_142006_221-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum.jpgIMG_20250517_142006_221 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt MuseumPieter with Kees Traas in his WWII era jeep.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20250517_140551-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum-pieter-inside-a-german-one-man-bunker-e1769902840876.jpg20250517_140551 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt Museum Pieter inside a German one man bunkerPieter inside a German one-man bunker. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20250517_135151-may-17-2025-battle-of-scheldt-museum-pieter-by-sherman-tank.jpg20250517_135151 May 17 2025 Battle of Scheldt Museum Pieter by Sherman tankPieter stands in front of a Sherman tank.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1000004218-map-battle-of-the-scheldt-museum.jpg1000004218 Map Battle of the Scheldt MuseumSite map from the Museum’s pamphlet.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1000004217-pamphlet-battle-of-the-scheldt-museum-1-e1769901167698.jpg1000004217 Pamphlet Battle of the Scheldt Museumhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/1000004217-pamphlet-battle-of-the-scheldt-museum-e1769901054416.jpg1000004217 Pamphlet Battle of the Scheldt Museum2026-02-01T00:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/08/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-bulger-brothers-part-i-the-wwii-soldier-from-foxley-river-killed-during-the-battle-of-moerbrugge/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/p1450929-may-11-2024-patrick-michaels-at-grave-of-harold-bulger-in-adegem.jpgP1450929 May 11 2024 Patrick Michaels at grave of Harold Bulger in AdegemPatrick Michaels visited the grave of Harold 'Hal' Gabriel Bulger in Adegem in May 2024, bringing with him the Red Ensign and a photo of Hal.  (Photo courtesy of Patrick Michaels)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/grave-of-harold-gabriel-bulger-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Harold Gabriel Bulger from CVWMGrave of Harold Gabriel Bulger in the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem, Belgium. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/screenshot-2024-08-05-at-10-44-28-moerbrugge-c2b7-8020-oostkamp-belgium.jpgScreenshot 2024-08-05 at 10-44-28 Moerbrugge · 8020 Oostkamp BelgiumMap shows location of Oostkamp and Moerbrugge, near Bruges in Belgium.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harold-bulger-in-algonquin-regiment-harold-bulger-photo-restored-colourized-by-pieter.jpgHarold Bulger in Algonquin Regiment Harold Bulger photo restored & colourized by PieterHarold ‘Hal’ Gabriel Bulger in his Algonquin Regiment uniform. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery. Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harold-bulger-aboard-a-ship-likely-in-1943-from-nfld.jpgHarold Bulger aboard a ship likely in 1943 from NFLDHarold ‘Hal’ Bulger aboard a ship returning to Canada from Newfoundland. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harold-bulger-and-mother-annie-bulger-001.jpgHAROLD BULGER AND mother ANNIE BULGER 001Harold ‘Hal’ Gabriel Bulger with his mother, Annie Bulger. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/leo-lynch-leo-moran-harold-bulger-cecil-mackinnon.jpgLeo Lynch, Leo Moran, Harold Bulger, Cecil MacKinnonLeft to right: Leo Lynch, Leo Moran, Harold ‘Hal’ Bulger, Cecil MacKinnon. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/harold-bulger-colourized-and-restored-by-pieter.jpgHarold Bulger colourized and restored by PieterHarold ‘Hal’ Gabriel Bulger. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6836-may-27-2024-bev-jeffery-pieter-mill-river-resort.jpgCIMG6836 May 27 2024 Bev Jeffery & Pieter Mill River ResortPieter with Bev Jeffery at Mill River Resort in Mill River, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-01-23T18:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/08/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-bulger-brothers-part-2-the-wwii-stretcher-bearer-from-foxley-river-killed-during-the-battle-of-bienen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6817-may-27-2024-pieter-by-ellerslie-monument-bulgers.jpgCIMG6817 May 27 2024 Pieter by Ellerslie Monument - BulgersPieter points to the names of Lawrence and Hal Bulger on the Ellerslie Monument.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg3356-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-lawrence-bulger-from-daria-955519806-e1724074331442.jpgCIMG3356 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek Lawrence Bulger from DariaGrave of Lawrence William Bulger in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/screenshot-2022-11-07-at-10-07-46-bienen.jpgScreenshot 2022-11-07 at 10-07-46 BienenThe North Nova Scotia Highlanders made their way from Xanten towards Bienen in Germany in March 1945.  (Map source: Mapcarta)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/violetbedgood-lawrence-bulger-1943-001.jpgViolet(Bedgood) & Lawrence Bulger 1943 001Violet May Bedgood and Lawrence Bulger in 1943.  (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lawrence-bulger-sep-1943-colourized.jpglawrence bulger Sep 1943 colourizedLawrence Bulger in the fall of 1943.  (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lawrence-bulger-colourized-by-ru.jpgLawrence Bulger colourized by RULawrence Bulger, shortly after enlisting in 1942.  (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lawrence-bulger-with-guitar.jpgLawrence Bulger with GuitarLawrence Bulger with his guitar at home on Prince Edward Island. (Photo courtesy of Bev Jeffery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6828-may-27-2024-bev-jeffery-pieter-mill-river-resort.jpgCIMG6828 May 27 2024 Bev Jeffery & Pieter Mill River ResortPieter with Bev Jeffery at Mill River Resort in Mill River, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-01-23T18:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/01/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-winnipeg-who-was-recognized-for-his-heroism-during-the-dieppe-raid-but-died-during-the-battle-of-the-scheldt/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gordon-barker-in-bogor-indonesia.jpgGordon Barker in Bogor IndonesiaGordon Barker in Bogor, Indonesia. (Photo courtesy of Gordon Barker)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-10-rij-d-11-erickson-from-caroline.jpgPlot 10 Rij D -11 Erickson from CarolineGrave of Charles ‘Gordon’ Erickson in the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands with a Christmas Eve candle.  (Photo courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-19-at-12-40-59-yerseke-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-01-19 at 12-40-59 yerseke - Google SearchThe Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada moved back from the Beveland Causeway towards Yerseke. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-18-at-20-26-10-carpriquet-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-01-18 at 20-26-10 carpriquet - Google SearchThe Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Regiment were west of Caen in Carpiquet.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/screenshot-2026-01-18-at-20-06-26-gray-sur-mer-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2026-01-18 at 20-06-26 gray sur mer - Google SearchThe Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Regiment disembarked in Graye-sur-Mer and made their way towards Caen.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/nancy-erickson-1942-england-from-gordon-barker.jpgNancy Erickson 1942 England from Gordon BarkerNancy Erickson in England in 1942.  (Photo courtesy of Gordon Barker)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/charles-gordon-erickson-scanned.jpgCharles Gordon Erickson scannedCharles ‘Gordon’ Erickson.  (Photo courtesy of Gordon Barker)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dieppe-raid-map.jpgDieppe Raid mapMap showing the Dieppe Raid. (Map source: https://cbf-fccb.ca/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hospital-in-taplow.jpgHospital in TaplowNo. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Taplow.  (Photo source: Eton Wick History)2026-01-23T18:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-the-wwii-soldier-who-was-never-forgotten-by-his-girlfriend-and-her-family/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/map-megchelen.jpgMap Megchelenhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/screenshot-2025-11-15-at-10-37-40-tussen-grens-en-hoop-door-maarten-koudijs.jpgScreenshot 2025-11-15 at 10-37-40 Tussen Grens en Hoop door Maarten Koudijshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg7827-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-peter-hydichuk-sk-e1763224196244.jpgCIMG7827 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Peter Hydichuk SKPieter stands behind the grave of Peter Hydichuk in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20250524_160805-may-24-2025-gendringen.jpg20250524_160805 May 24 2025 GendringenPieter by the memorial in the cemetery in Gendringen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_20250524_154201_351-may-24-2025-gendringen.jpgIMG_20250524_154201_351 May 24 2025 GendringenOn a rainy Saturday in May 2025, we were in the Achterhoek area, and stopped in Gendringen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_7024-peter-hydichuk-grave-in-megchelen.jpgIMG_7024 Peter Hydichuk grave in MegchelenTemporary grave of Peter Hydichuk in Megchelen. (Photo courtesy of Garry Bodnaryk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_7011-photo-of-hydichuk-brothers-from-theodore-book.jpgIMG_7011 Photo of Hydichuk brothers from Theodore bookPhoto of the Hydichuk brothers in 1940 from the ‘Theodore and District History’ book.  Peter identified by red arrow.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_7057-group-photo-with-arrows.jpgIMG_7057 Group photo with arrowsHappier days before WWII.  Peter Hydichuk (red arrow) and Anne (nee Polowick) Bodnaryk (purple arrow). (Photo courtesy of Garry Bodnaryk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_7052-peter-left-on-horseback-with-a-neighbour.jpgIMG_7052 Peter left on horseback with a neighbourPeter (left) with a neighbour on horseback. (Photo courtesy of Garry Bodnaryk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_7073-anne-polowick-and-her-cousin.jpgIMG_7073 Anne Polowick and her cousinAnne (nee Polowick) Bodnaryk with one of her cousins.  (Photo courtesy of Garry Bodnaryk)2026-01-19T14:51:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-the-wwii-nursing-orderly-killed-when-3-tracked-vehicles-exploded-near-a-field-dressing-station-on-walcheren-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/screenshot-2025-11-28-at-11-24-03-hughes-hill-map-manitoba-canada.jpgScreenshot 2025-11-28 at 11-24-03 Hughes Hill Map - Manitoba CanadaHughes Hill in northern Manitoba was named after John ‘Jack’ Lewis Hughes.  (Map source: Mapcarta)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8276-may-5-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-john-lewis-hughes-mb.jpgCIMG8276 May 5 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of John Lewis Hughes MBPieter stands behind the grave of John Lewis Hughes in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/field_hospital_walcheren_dyke_11874872204.jpgField_hospital,_Walcheren_Dyke_(11874872204)Beach dressing station of No. 10 Field Dressing Station being set up by personnel of No. 10 Field Dressing Station at Westkapelle. (Photo source: Provincial Archives of Alberta, Donald Carson fonds, PR2011.0001/14)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/battle-of-the-scheldt-map-book-1956-medical-services-1-en-312.jpgBattle of the Scheldt map book-1956-medical-services-1-en 312John Lewis Hughes was killed on Walcheren Island (top left), near Westkappelle, on November 2, 1944.  (Map source: ‘Official History Of The Canadian Medical Services 1939-1945’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dieppe-evacuation-of-casualties.jpgDieppe Evacuation of casualtiesEvacuation of casualties from Dieppe to England on August 19, 1942.  (Map source: ‘Official History Of The Canadian Medical Services 1939-1945’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/screenshot-2025-11-28-at-11-06-14-eriksdale-circled-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2025-11-28 at 11-06-14 Eriksdale circled - Google MapsEriksdale is in the Interlake Region of central Manitoba, near the eastern shore of Lake Manitoba. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/john-hughes-3-from-judy-gleich.jpgJohn Hughes 3 from Judy GleichWe now knew what John Lewis Hughes looked like! (Photo courtesy of the Collection of Jim and Kay Forsyth)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1936-eriksdale-hockey-team-1-from-judy-gleich.jpg1936 Eriksdale hockey team 1 from Judy GleichBack Row L-R: Johnnie Mills, Bill Smith, Gordon Smith, Stan Mills, Johnnie Forsyth, Lawrence Whitney. Front Row L-R: Don Goodridge(?), Johnnie Hughes, Murray Cox, Jim Forsyth. (Photo courtesy of the Collection of Jim and Kay Forsyth)2026-01-15T16:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/01/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2025-visit-to-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-bergen-op-zoom/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/may-16-2025-pieter-daria-with-caroline-han-alvah-leard-plaque-by-dorus-raaijmakers.jpgMay 16 2025 Pieter & Daria with Caroline & Han & Alvah Leard plaque by Dorus RaaijmakersCaroline Raaijmakers, Daria, Pieter, and Han Raaijmakers. Pieter holds a plaque from the family of Alvah Leard, a soldier from Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Dorus Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg9040-may-16-2025-boz-pieter-by-grave-of-arnold-thornton-ns.jpgCIMG9040 May 16 2025 BOZ Pieter by grave of Arnold Thornton NSPieter stands behind the grave of Arnold Ernest ‘Ernie’ Thornton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg9028-may-16-2025-boz-pieter-by-grave-of-gregory-mccarthy-nb-e1768235627600.jpgCIMG9028 May 16 2025 BOZ Pieter by grave of Gregory McCarthy NBPieter stands behind the grave of Gregory Philip Anthony McCarthy. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg8953-may-16-2025-boz-pieter-by-grave-of-albert-lounsbury-nb-e1768235521363.jpgCIMG8953 May 16 2025 BOZ Pieter by grave of Albert Lounsbury NBPieter stands behind the grave of Albert James Lounsbury.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg9156-may-16-2025-bergen-op-zoom-best-family-at-grave-of-hk-graffunder.jpgCIMG9156 May 16 2025 Bergen Op Zoom Best family at grave of HK GraffunderStanding behind the grave of Hans Karl Graffunder, from left to right: Tasha, Samantha, Fred (the soldier’s great-nephew), and Nate Best of Calgary, Alberta. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg8930-may-16-2025-boz-daria-wrote-in-visitors-book.jpgCIMG8930 May 16 2025 BOZ Daria wrote in visitors bookAs always, when we are in a war cemetery, we write an entry in the visitors’ book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cimg8929-may-16-2025-boz-entrance-to-cemetery.jpgCIMG8929 May 16 2025 BOZ entrance to cemeteryEntrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom.  Pieter can be seen in the distance carrying the bag of flags!  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-01-13T17:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/01/10/2025-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-bergen-op-zoom/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img-20251229-wa0005-stone-from-caroline.jpgIMG-20251229-WA0005 Stone from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of William Ernest Stone.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-5-rij-b-5-soble-from-caroline.jpgPlot 5 Rij B-5 Soble from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Russell Richard Soble.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-11-rij-a-08-kopie-porter-from-caroline.jpgPLot 11- Rij A-08 kopie Porter from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Leonard William Porter.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-3-rij-a-06-kopie-martin-from-caroline.jpgPlot 3 Rij A-06 kopie Martin from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Harold Edward Roy Martin.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-9-rij-a-03-kopie-livingstone-from-caroline.jpgPLot 9- Rij A-03 kopie Livingstone from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Milton Evangeline Livingtone.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-8-rij-g-04-klein-from-caroline.jpgPlot 8 Rij G -04 Klein from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Adam Klein.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-5-rij-d-7-chisholm-from-caroline.jpgPlot 5- Rij D-7 Chisholm from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of Edward ‘Ed’ Dalton Chisholm.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/plot-2-rij-a-07-kopie-auld-from-caroline.jpgPLot 2 Rij A-07 kopie Auld from CarolineCandle placed at the grave of James ‘Walter’ Auld.  (Photo Courtesy of Caroline Raaijmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mario-losereit-eeqcsmnlsp4-unsplash-1.jpgmario-losereit-eeqcsMNlsp4-unsplash2026-01-12T17:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-moncton-who-lost-his-life-during-the-battle-of-walcheren-causeway/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/grave-of-leonard-porter-from-findagrave.jpgGrave of Leonard Porter from FindagraveGrave of Leonard William Porter at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom. (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/lewedorp_de_rooms_katholieke_kerk_in_straatzicht_foto4_2015-09-29_17.19-from-wikimedia.jpgLewedorp,_de_Rooms_Katholieke_kerk_in_straatzicht_foto4_2015-09-29_17.19 from WikimediaThe Roman Catholic Church in Lewedorp.  (Photo source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/location-lewedorp-on-google-maps.jpgLocation Lewedorp on google mapsLeonard was initially buried in Lewedorp.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/walcheren2.gifWalcheren2Map showing troops at the beginning of the Battle of Walcheren Causeway.  (Map source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/screenshot-2023-11-19-at-12-54-37-loon-plage-c2b7-59279-france.jpgScreenshot 2023-11-19 at 12-54-37 Loon-Plage · 59279 FranceLeonard joined the Calgary Highlanders in Loon Plage, France.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/leonard-william-porter-from-peter-porter.jpgLeonard William Porter from Peter PorterLeonard William Porter while serving with the New Brunswick Regiment (Tank) militia.  (Photo courtesy of Peter Porter)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6567-oct-23-2023-shane-peter-pieter.jpgCIMG6567 Oct 23 2023 Shane Peter PieterShane and Peter Porter with Pieter.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2026-01-09T18:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/20/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/christmas2020-photo-daria-pieter.jpgChristmas2020 Photo Daria & Pieterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/multicolor-holiday-christmas-decorations-with-blue-silver-ribbon-snowflakes-header-background-hd-1920x720-1.jpgmulticolor-holiday-christmas-decorations-with-blue-silver-ribbon-snowflakes-header-background-hd-1920x7202026-01-09T18:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-face-for-ww2-soldier-alderic-basque/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/grave-of-alderic-basque.jpggrave of Alderic BasqueGrave of Alderic Basque at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/screenshot_2020-12-31-weener-map-germany-google-satellite-maps.jpgScreenshot_2020-12-31 Weener Map Germany Google Satellite MapsMap showing The Netherlands on the left and Germany on the right.  Weener is indicated by the red mark.  (Map source: http://www.maplandia.com/germany/niedersachsen/weser-ems/leer/weener/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_20201218_151124-cropped-picture-of-alderic-basque.jpgIMG_20201218_151124 cropped picture of Alderic BasqueAlderic Basque.  (Photo courtesy of Hermenegilde Basque and Dorina Basque-St-Coeur)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20180222_153507-feb-22-2018-daria-pieter-on-beach-by-whales-tail-e1609435396398.jpg20180222_153507 Feb 22 2018 Daria & Pieter on beach by Whales TailA beach in Florida is just a distant memory this winter! More time for research! (Photo taken by Brien Robertston)2026-01-09T17:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/12/23/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs-and-our-year-in-review/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/xmas-greetings-from-pieter-and-daria.jpgXmas greetings from Pieter and Dariahttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/book-cover-front-and-back.jpgBook cover front and backhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/160616-decoration-template-16x9-1.jpg160616-decoration-template-16x92026-01-09T17:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-disley-who-lost-his-life-while-swimming-across-the-maas-river/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/joyce-forshaw-nee-klein.jpgJoyce Forshaw (nee Klein)Joyce Forshaw (nee Klein), niece of Adam Klein. (Photo courtesy of Mike Wilson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/grave-of-adam-klein-from-findagrave.jpgGrave of Adam Klein from findagraveGrave of Adam Klein at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/map-showing-where-adam-klein-died.jpgMap showing where Adam Klein diedhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/uncle-adam-klein-picture-2-2794447721-e1689863789128.jpgUncle Adam Klein picture #2Adam Klein. (Photo courtesy of the Klein Family)2026-01-09T17:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/02/11/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-remembered-by-his-daughters-friend/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/img-0945-harold-and-tillie-with-baby.jpgIMG-0945 Harold and Tillie with babyHarold and Tilly Martin with new born daughter June Anne.  (Photo courtesy of the Andrews family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/harold-martin-scheldt-estuary.jpgHarold Martin Scheldt Estuaryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/12724585_137285083670-grave-of-harold-martin.jpg12724585_137285083670 Grave of Harold MartinGrave of Harold Edward Martin at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands. (Photo source www.findagrave.com)2026-01-09T16:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-architect-shot-by-a-sniper-while-sketching-trenches/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8882-may-12-2025-berks-communal-cemetery-pieter-at-grave-of-warren-gillander-qc.jpgCIMG8882 May 12 2025 Berks Communal Cemetery Pieter at grave of Warren Gillander QCPieter stands behind the grave of Warren Gillander.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250512_1558333-may-12-2025-berks-communal-cemetery-pieter-at-w-gillander-grave-by-francois-e1767195518701.jpg20250512_155833(3) May 12 2025 Berks Communal Cemetery Pieter at W Gillander grave by FrancoisPieter at the grave of Warren Gillander. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8888-may-12-2025-berks-communal-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-capt-george-bowie-bc.jpgCIMG8888 May 12 2025 Berks Communal Cemetery Pieter by grave of Capt George Bowie BCPieter behind the grave of George Pigrum Bowie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8896-may-12-2025-berks-communal-cemetery.jpgCIMG8896 May 12 2025 Berks Communal CemeteryEntry in the visitors’ book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/postcard-from-brett-payne-re-bowie-buried-in-chateau-rosenberg-cemetery-coulourized-by-pv.jpgPostcard from Brett Payne re Bowie buried in Chateau Rosenberg Cemetery coulourized by PVTemporary burial place of George Pigrum Bowie (to the right of the soldier) in Chateau Rosenberg Military Cemetery. (Photo Courtesy of Brett Payne)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/festhubert-landscape-in-1919-from-cdn-war-museum.jpgFesthubert Landscape in 1919 from Cdn War Museum1919 photo of the ruined landscape near Festhubert, 4 years after the May 1915 battle.  (Photo source: Canadian War Museum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/screenshot-2025-12-30-at-10-39-37-avonmouth-to-st-nazair-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2025-12-30 at 10-39-37 avonmouth to st nazair - Google SearchMap showing the 706.5 km route across the English Channel from Avonmouth to Saint-Nazaire. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fencing-photo-sent-by-judie-bowie-identified-f39wv0ftuaarbdwl.jpgFencing photo sent by Judie BOWIE identified F39WV0ftUAARBdwlLeft to right (back row): W. Walken, B.F. Wood, H.J. Cave, W. Pumphrey and G.H. Henderson; (middle row): A. Rowan, G. Sheldon, W. McC. Hutchison, W. McNaught, E. Cook, G. Bowie (identified by yellow arrow) and J. Johnstone; (front row): M. Alpen, P.R. West, Olive Trew, Mrs. C.F. Cotton, F. Cowens and J.E. Parr.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/postcard-of-lumbermens-arch-circa-1913.jpgPostcard of Lumbermen’s Arch, circa 1913Postcard of Lumberman’s Arch, designed by George Pigrum Bowie, circa 1913. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/george-bowie-sim_riba-journal_1915-07-31_22_17_page_23-2nd-colourized.jpgGeorge Bowie sim_riba-journal_1915-07-31_22_17_Page_23 2nd colourizedGeorge Pigrum Bowie. (Photo source: July 31, 1915 issue of the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2026-01-02T21:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-born-in-manitoba-who-lost-his-life-when-lst-420-hit-a-mine-in-the-harbour-outside-ostend/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8870-may-12-2025-north-sea-by-westeinde.jpgCIMG8870 May 12 2025 North Sea by WesteindeThe North Sea, as seen from Westeinde, Belgium.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8862-may-12-2025-ostende-cemetery.jpgCIMG8862 May 12 2025 Ostende CemeteryAs always, we wrote a message in the visitors book. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8858-may-12-2025-ostende-cemetery.jpgCIMG8858 May 12 2025 Ostende CemeteryFrançois Breugelmans and Pieter behind the grave of Donald David MacKenzie Taylor.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8863-may-12-2025-ostende-cemetery.jpgCIMG8863 May 12 2025 Ostende CemeteryA small portion of Ostende New Communal Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/resized-donald-taylor-from-reesor-family.jpegResized Donald Taylor from Reesor familyDonald David MacKenzie Taylor.  (Photo courtesy of the Reesor Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8869-may-12-2025-north-sea-by-westeinde.jpgCIMG8869 May 12 2025 North Sea by WesteindePieter with François Breugelmans and Mieke de Bie on the boardwalk in Westeinde, Belgium, by the North Sea. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-12-30T20:53:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs-and-our-year-in-review-3/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-christmas-greetings-from-the-valkenburgs.jpg2025 Christmas Greetings from the Valkenburgshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/holten-heroes-on-the-library-shelf-from-elsie-hovey.jpgHolten Heroes on the library shelf from Elsie Hovey‘Holten Heroes’ displayed on a bookshelf in the Crapaud Public Library.  (Photo credit: Elsie Hovey)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg9215-jul-3-2025-elsie-with-pieter-and-daria-translators-of-holten-heroes.jpgCIMG9215 Jul 3 2025 Elsie with Pieter and Daria translators of Holten HeroesCrapaud Public Library and Kinkora Public Library Branch Library Technician Elsie Hovey holds the book ‘Holten Heroes’, with translators Daria and Pieter Valkenburg on either side of her.  (Photo credit: Brenda Graves)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/christmas-banner-snowflakes.jpgCREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 82CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 822026-01-02T21:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-the-trench-where-wwi-soldier-vincent-carr-was-originally-buried/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025054-e1766412476148.jpg202505~4Daria, Mieke, and Pieter at the chocolate shop in Ypres.  (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250512_144651-may-12-2025-bitterballen-snack-in-ypres.jpg20250512_144651 May 12 2025 bitterballen snack in YpresWe enjoyed a drink and bitterballen in Ypres.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8879-may-12-2025-zonnebeke-e1766412160871.jpgCIMG8879 May 12 2025 ZonnebekeI felt like a detective who’d solved a mystery, while standing beside the field at Beecham Farm where Vincent Carr was originally buried! (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8874-may-12-2025-zonnebeke-beecham-farm-field.jpgCIMG8874 May 12 2025 Zonnebeke Beecham Farm FieldThe trench where Vincent Carr was originally buried was in this field on Beecham Farm. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8878-may-12-2025-zonnebeke-tyne-cemetery-with-yellow-arrow.jpgCIMG8878 May 12 2025 Zonnebeke Tyne Cemetery with yellow arrowWe could see Tyne Cot Cemetery (see yellow arrow) across the road from Beecham Farm.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8876-may-12-2025-zonnebeke-beecham-farm.jpgCIMG8876 May 12 2025 Zonnebeke Beecham FarmBeecham Farm was still in existence!  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025052.jpg202505~2A red circled arrow marked the location of where the trench was on Google Street View Maps.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250512_133445-may-12-2025-trench-map-and-google-map.jpg20250512_133445 May 12 2025 Trench map and Google mapSide by side view – the trench map (left) and Google map (right) was shown to us on the archivist’s laptop.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025051.jpg202505~1François Breugelmans (left) with the Museum receptionist, and the young archivist (right) who figured out the coordinates on the trench map.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250512_133711-may-12-2025-pieter-and-mieke-at-passchendaele-museum.jpg20250512_133711 May 12 2025 Pieter and Mieke at Passchendaele MuseumMieke and Pieter left the trench map discussion to François and Daria. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-12-22T14:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-knights-of-columbus-auxiliary-services-supervisor-who-drowned-in-a-belgian-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8160-may-3-2025-holten-with-amy-meunier.jpgCIMG8160 May 3 2025 Holten with Amy MeunierAmy Meunier (left) with Daria and Pieter at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Ben Miller)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8803-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-joe-mackenna-pei-e1766329140472.jpgCIMG8803 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Joe MacKenna PEIPieter stands behind the grave of Joseph Augustine MacKenna.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/koc-stationery.jpgKOC Stationeryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kofc-logo-on-stationery.jpgKofC logo on stationeryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ja-mckenna-large-image-from-niece-mary-mcpherson-1-colourized.jpgJA McKenna large image from niece Mary McPherson (1) colourizedJoseph Augustine MacKenna, likely taken in Belgium. (Photo courtesy of Mary McPherson.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/c15a-1-dual-drive-truck.jpgC15A-1 Dual drive TruckExample of a dual drive truck.  (Photo courtesy of The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/aug1943canforestrycorps-small-section-joseph-identified.jpgAug1943CanForestryCorps - small section Joseph identifiedPart of an August 1943 photo of staff at CAFC HQ in Beauly, Scotland.  Joseph Augustine MacKenna is identified by red arrow.  (Photo courtesy of Mary McPherson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/aug1941canforestrycorps-joseph-identified.jpgAug1941CanForestryCorps Joseph identifiedAugust 1941 photo of staff at CAFC HQ in Beauly, Scotland.  Joseph Augustine MacKenna is identified by yellow arrows.  (Photo courtesy of Mary McPherson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/joseph-mckenna-from-mike-gorman-nfld-son-of-oldest-daughter-eileen-mary.jpgJoseph McKenna from Mike Gorman NFLD son of oldest daughter Eileen MaryJoseph Augustine MacKenna, likely taken in the United Kingdom.  (Photo courtesy of Mike Gorman)2025-12-21T15:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-piusville-killed-during-the-battle-of-the-leopold-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250829_095220-joseph-stephen-gallant-e1765380539124.jpg20250829_095220 Joseph Stephen GallantJoseph Stephen ‘Steve’ Gallant.  (Photo Courtesy of Pauline and Charles Stewart On Behalf Of The Gallant Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/map-battle-of-leopold-canal-little-black-devils-excerpt-12.jpgMap Battle of Leopold Canal Little Black Devils Excerpt 12Map showing the Battle for the Leopold Canal.  (Map source: Little Black Devils: A History of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8799-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-joseph-gallant-pei.jpgCIMG8799 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Joseph Gallant PEIPieter by the grave of Joseph Stephen ‘Steve’ Gallant. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20250829_100652-aug-29-2025-pauline-and-charles-stewart-with-pieter-1.jpg20250829_100652 Aug 29 2025 Pauline and Charles Stewart with PieterPauline and Charles Stewart with Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-12-19T14:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/07/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-st-nicholas-who-lost-his-life-during-the-battle-of-hochwald-gap/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cimg3330-oct-5-2019-grave-groesbeek-edward-perry-from-daria-4042077011-e1720277998893.jpgCIMG3330 Oct 5 2019 grave Groesbeek Edward Perry from dariaGrave of Edward Gabriel Perry in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ash-can-map1.jpgASH Can map1Map shows plan for the Battle of Hochwald Gap.  Note: Kanten on map should read Xanten.  (Map source: ‘The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise’s) 1928-1953, edited by Lt-Col H. M. Jackson) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/perry-edward-gabriel.jpgPERRY Edward GabrielEdward Gabriel Perry. 2025-12-19T13:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-petit-rocher-nord-who-accidentally-drowned-in-a-belgian-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8847-may-11-2025-adegem-patrick-michiels-by-grave-of-azade-boudreau-nb.jpgCIMG8847 May 11 2025 Adegem Patrick Michiels by grave of Azade Boudreau NBPatrick Michiels at the grave of Azade Boudreau.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8836-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-azade-boudreau-nb.jpgCIMG8836 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Azade Boudreau NBPieter stands behind the grave of Azade Boudreau.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/petit-rocher-nord-2025-12-13-at-13-26-06-google-maps.jpgPetit Rocher Nord 2025-12-13 at 13-26-06 Google MapsPetit Rocher Nord is located along the shore of Chaleur Bay.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/photo-of-azade-boudreau-from-pauline-theriault.jpgPhoto of Azade Boudreau from Pauline TheriaultAzade Boudreau, taken in 1943 in the United Kingdom.  (Photo Courtesy of the Boudreau Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg7011-aug-27-2024-petit-rocher-sign.jpgCIMG7011 Aug 27 2024 Petit Rocher signPieter beside the sign welcoming us to Petit Rocher, New Brunswick. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-12-17T14:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/media-interviews/2025-12-15T14:01:33+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/our-cold-cases/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cold-case-header.jpgCold case header2025-12-10T13:58:24+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/12/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-visit-to-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-adegem/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8746-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-edison-reynolds-smith-ns.jpgCIMG8746 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Edison Reynolds Smith NSPieter stands behind the grave of Edison Reynolds Smith.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8771-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-joseph-pallister-ab-e1765209928103.jpgCIMG8771 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Joseph Pallister ABPieter stands behind the grave of Joseph ‘Joe’ Hudson Pallister.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8765-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-bruce-wilbur-churchill-ns-e1765209841171.jpgCIMG8765 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Bruce Wilbur Churchill NSPieter stands behind the grave of Bruce Wilbur Churchill.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8796-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-by-grave-of-harold-bulger-pei.jpgCIMG8796 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter by grave of Harold Bulger PEIPieter stands behind the grave of Harold ‘Hal’ Gabriel Bulger.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_20250511_115739_404-may-11-2025-adegem-view-of-cemetery.jpgIMG_20250511_115739_404 May 11 2025 Adegem View of cemeteryOverview of the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem with the Cross of Sacrifice.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8778-may-11-2025-adegem-daria-wrote-in-visitors-book.jpgCIMG8778 May 11 2025 Adegem Daria wrote in visitors bookAs always, when we are in a war cemetery, we wrote an entry in the visitors’ book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cimg8733-may-11-2025-adegem-pieter-patrick-michiels-at-cemetery-entrance.jpgCIMG8733 May 11 2025 Adegem Pieter & Patrick Michiels at cemetery entrancePieter (left) with Patrick Michiels at the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem.  The bags by Pieter’s feet contain flags!  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-12-10T13:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/06/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-1-wwii-soldier-2-families-3-countries/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_2186-4-pallister-brothers-from-thomas-mouser.jpgIMG_2186 4 Pallister brothers from Thomas MouserFour Pallister brothers served in WWII.  (Photo courtesy of the Pallister Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_20220427_145542_841-thomas-mouser.jpgIMG_20220427_145542_841 Thomas MouserThomas Mouser.  (Photo courtesy of the Pallister Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cwgc-headstone-pallister-joseph-hudson-from-find-a-grave.jpgPENTAX ImageGrave of Joseph Hudson Pallister. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/joe-pallister-1-from-thomas-mouser.jpgJoe Pallister 1 from Thomas MouserJoseph Hudson Pallister.  (Photo courtesy of the Pallister Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/breyten-van-der-wolf.jpgBreyten van der WolfBreyten van der Wolf (Photo courtesy of B. van der Wolf)2025-12-03T17:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/12/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-part-1-the-wwii-letters-of-edison-reynolds-smith/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/edison-and-wesley-smith-better-res.jpgEdison and Wesley Smith better resEdison (left) and Wesley Smith. (Photo courtesy of Angela Leighton)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1943-edison-smith-with-dot-and-wesley.jpg1943 Edison Smith with Dot and WesleyEdison (left) with his sister Dorothy and younger brother Wesley in 1943.  (Photo courtesy of Angela Leighton)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230616_085605_resized-angela-leighton.jpg20230616_085605_resized Angela LeightonAngela Leighton, whose mother Dorothy was the younger sister of Edison Reynolds Smith, kept the letters he wrote to family.  (Photo submitted by Angela Leighton)2025-12-03T16:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/12/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-part-2-the-wwii-letters-of-edison-reynolds-smith/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/smith-and-francois-from-mieke.jpgSMITH and Francois from MiekeFrançois Breugelmans by the grave of Edison Reynolds Smith at the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem.  (Photo credit: Mieke de Bie)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/map-showing-where-edison-lost-his-life.jpgMap showing where Edison lost his lifeEdison was initially buried between Hoofdplaat and Terneuzen, The Netherlands.  (Map source: ‘No Retreating Footsteps’ by Will R. Bird)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20220903_190017-wayne-and-angela-leighton-in-annapolis-valley-1.jpg20220903_190017 Wayne and Angela Leighton in Annapolis ValleyAngela Leighton and her husband Wayne at the Lookoff (Blomidon) in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. (Photo submitted by Angela Leighton)2025-12-03T16:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-who-lost-his-life-in-a-monastery-garden/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p1040431-hulst-taken-by-sylvia.jpgP1040431 Hulst taken by SylviaA view of Hulst. (Photo courtesy of Bruce (Jr) and Sylvia Churchill)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p1040331-tree-in-hulst-taken-by-sylvia.jpgP1040331 Tree in Hulst taken by SylviaThe former Monastery in Hulst, The Netherlands, and the tree that jogged a memory.  (Photo courtesy of Bruce (Jr) and Sylvia Churchill)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/p1040467-bruce-churchill-at-his-fathers-grave-in-adegem.jpgP1040467 Bruce Churchill at his fathers grave in AdegemBruce Churchill at his father’s grave in the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem in 2019.  (Photo courtesy of Bruce (Jr) and Sylvia Churchill)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bruce-w-churchill-sr-sep-21-1942.jpgBruce W Churchill Sr Sep 21 1942Bruce Wilbur Churchill in a September 21, 1942 photo.  (Photo courtesy of Bruce (Jr) and Sylvia Churchill)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cms_visual_1335496.jpg_1582646467000_600x858.jpgcms_visual_1335496.jpg_1582646467000_600x858https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/soldiers-service-book-with-bullet-hole.jpgSoldiers Service Book with bullet holeSoldier’s Service Book showing the bullet hole.  (Image courtesy of Bruce (Jr) and Sylvia Churchill)2025-12-03T16:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-reflections-and-updates/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9241-aug-5-2025-cdn-army-frank-lutz-listing-beach-grove-memorial-forest.jpgCIMG9241 Aug 5 2025 Cdn Army Frank Lutz listing Beach Grove Memorial ForestFrank Lutz was listed on one of the memorial stones for the Canadian Army. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9250-aug-5-2025-pieter-on-path-to-memorials-beach-grove-memorial-forest.jpgCIMG9250 Aug 5 2025 Pieter on path to memorials Beach Grove Memorial ForestPieter walks along the path in Beach Grove Memorial Forest.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9252-aug-5-2025-pieter-at-entrance-to-beach-grove-memorial-forest.jpgCIMG9252 Aug 5 2025 Pieter at entrance to Beach Grove Memorial ForestPieter at the entrance to Beach Grove Memorial Forest in Charlottetown. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000002699-jul-5-2025-memramcook-etienne-romeo-leblanc-pieter.jpg1000002699 Jul 5 2025 Memramcook Etienne Romeo LeBlanc PieterEtienne Gaudet (left) and Pieter (right) with WWII veteran Romeo LeBlanc. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000002681-jul-5-2025-memramcook.jpg1000002681 Jul 5 2025 MemramcookEtienne Gaudet (left) with Pieter at Memramcook Veterans Park. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000002676-jul-5-2025-memramcook-1.jpg1000002676 Jul 5 2025 MemramcookEtienne Gaudet (left) with Pieter at Memramcook Veterans Park. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251009_123235-oct-9-2025-with-elizabeth-hale-and-julene-warren-at-cwgc-office-in-ottawa.jpg20251009_123235 Oct 9 2025 With Elizabeth Hale and Julene Warren at CWGC office in OttawaLeft to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Julene Warren, Daria Valkenburg, Elizabeth Hale.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20250511_101353-may-11-2025-eindhoven-cemetery-wa-hood-ns-by-robert.jpg20250511_101353 May 11 2025 Eindhoven Cemetery WA Hood NS by RobertGrave of William Andrew Hood.  (Photo credit: Robert van der Ende)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/samuel-engen-posting-on-facebook-by-clover-rusk-cropped.jpgSamuel Engen posting on facebook by Clover Rusk croppedhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20250619_152420-james-oliver-thomas-grave-photo-taken-by-pieter-and-framed-by-rodd-cooper-e1762700338547.jpg20250619_152420 James Oliver Thomas grave photo taken by Pieter and framed by Rodd CooperFramed photo taken at the grave of James ‘Jimmy’ Oliver Thomas.  (Photo courtesy of Rodd Cooper)2025-11-30T13:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-the-wwii-soldier-from-amherst-whose-photo-was-sent-a-few-days-before-what-would-have-been-his-103rd-birthday/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000001902-may-20-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-garnet-gallant-ns.jpg1000001902 May 20 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Garnet Gallant NSPieter stands behind the grave of Garnet Joseph Gallant in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32409-may-24-2025-kleve.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_32409 May 24 2025 KleveWe travelled through Kleve, Germany during our 2025 European War Memorial Tour.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/garnet-gallant-group-photo.jpgGarnet Gallant group photoGroup photo. Garnet Joseph Gallant is on the top right. (Photo courtesy of the Gallant Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/garnet-joseph-gallant-colourized.jpgGarnet Joseph Gallant colourizedGarnet Joseph Gallant.  (Photo courtesy of the Gallant Family.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/daniel-garnet-gallant.pngDaniel Garnet GallantDaniel ‘Garnet’ Gallant visited his uncle’s grave in 1994. (Photo courtesy of the Janet Lowerison)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/screenshot-2025-11-17-at-11-33-04-amherst-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2025-11-17 at 11-33-04 Amherst - Google MapsMap shows location of Amherst, Nova Scotia. (Map source: Google maps)2025-11-30T12:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/01/new-book-about-soldiers-buried-in-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-holten-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/author-jan-braakman.jpegAuthor Jan BraakmanJan Braakman. (Photo credit: Paulus Maessen)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/book-cover-front.jpgBook cover frontHolten Heroes’ by Jan Braakman, translated by Pieter and Daria Valkenburg2025-11-26T14:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-remembrance-day-services-at-borden-carleton-legion-and-in-kinkora/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251111_132830-nov-11-2025-kinkora-matt-macfarlane-pieter-heath-macdonald.jpg20251111_132830 Nov 11 2025 Kinkora Matt MacFarlane Pieter Heath MacDonaldFollowing the service in Kinkora, Pieter (centre) posed for a photo with Matt MacFarlane (left) and Heath MacDonald (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000003938-nov-11-2025-kinkora-matt-brian-lay-wreath.jpg1000003938 Nov 11 2025 Kinkora Matt & Brian lay wreathWreath carried by Brian O’Connor and placed by Cenotaph in Kinkora by Matt MacFarlane, MLA for District 19, Borden-Kinkora Leader of the Green Party of PEI. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000003935-nov-11-2025-kinkora-pieter-and-heath-with-wreath.jpg1000003935 Nov 11 2025 Kinkora Pieter and Heath with wreathWreath carried by Pieter Valkenburg and placed by Cenotaph in Kinkora by The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9273-nov-11-2025-borden-carleton-4h-posters.jpgCIMG9273 Nov 11 2025 Borden Carleton 4H PostersPosters for Remembrance Day from the 4-H club were displayed in the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000003917-nov-11-2025-borden-carleton-laying-of-govt-of-canada-wreath-pieter-and-danny.jpg1000003917 Nov 11 2025 Borden Carleton laying of govt of canada wreath Pieter and DannyWreath laid on behalf of the Government of Canada by the Cenotaph at the Legion in Borden-Carleton was placed by Pieter and carried by Danny Bernard. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9288-nov-11-2025-borden-carleton-flag-lowered-during-last-post.jpgCIMG9288 Nov 11 2025 Borden Carleton Flag lowered during Last PostFlag lowered by Arthur Ranahan during the playing of ‘The Last Post’ by the Cenotaph at the Legion in Borden-Carleton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/579642844_25242959515326592_18667172238052773_n-nov-11-2025-borden-carleton-pieter-at-podium-by-matt.jpg579642844_25242959515326592_18667172238052773_n Nov 11 2025 Borden Carleton Pieter at podium by MattPieter was the guest speaker during the Remembrance Day service at Borden-Carleton Legion. (Photo credit: Matt MacFarlane)2025-11-18T13:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-monument-unveiled-in-gendringen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/qr-codes-on-panels.jpgQR codes on panelsPanels by the monument have QR codes which provide information, plus buttons for audio descriptions in Dutch, English, and German.  (Photo submitted by and courtesy of Maarten Koudijs) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/the-gendringen-monument.jpgThe Gendringen MonumentThe Gendringen Monument was unveiled on May 6, 2022. Translation of the Dutch text: So that we never forget.  (Photo submitted by and courtesy of Maarten Koudijs) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cimg5542-may-5-2022-pieter-by-dutch-flag-for-liberation-day.jpgCIMG5542 May 5 2022 Pieter by Dutch flag for Liberation DayPieter by the Dutch flag which was put out for Liberation Day on May 5, 2022. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-11-15T13:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-monument-in-st-claude-led-to-a-photo-of-a-wwii-soldier/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/gordon-warren.jpgGordon WarrenGordon Warren.  (Photo courtesy of Gordon Warren)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/n.-buchanan-2-from-gordon-warren.jpgN. Buchanan 2 from Gordon WarrenNorman Victor Holgate Buchanan. (Photo courtesy of Gordon Warren)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/n.-buchanan-3-from-gordon-warren.jpgN. Buchanan 3 from Gordon WarrenGrave of Norman Victor Holgate Buchanan at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Gordon Warren)2025-11-13T15:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-remembrance-service-at-crapaud-community-hall/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9266-nov-9-2025-crapaud-hall-flags-e1762963626602.jpgCIMG9266 Nov 9 2025 Crapaud Hall flagsFlags displayed during the Remembrance Service at Crapaud Community Hall.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9272-nov-9-2025-crapaud-hall-mary-robinson-pieter-peter-bevan-baker.jpgCIMG9272 Nov 9 2025 Crapaud Hall Mary Robinson Pieter Peter Bevan BakerThe Honourable Mary Robinson, Senator, Pieter, and Peter Bevan-Baker, MLA for District 17 New Haven - Rocky Point, who played the The Last Post and Rouse on his trumpet.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg9269-nov-9-2025-crapaud-hall-mary-robinson-hazel-robinson-pieter.jpgCIMG9269 Nov 9 2025 Crapaud Hall Mary Robinson Hazel Robinson PieterThe Honourable Mary Robinson, Senator, Hazel Robinson, Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251109_1432433-nov-9-2025-crapaud-hall-pieter-at-podium-by-matt.jpg20251109_143243~3 Nov 9 2025 Crapaud Hall Pieter at podium by MattPieter needed a few seconds to regain his composure following the heartfelt introduction by Senator Robinson. (Photo credit: Matt MacFarlane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/remembrance-service-poster.jpgRemembrance Service Poster2025-11-12T19:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2025-borden-carleton-legion-at-3-schools-for-remembrance-services/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251104_133527-nov-4-2025-amherst-cove-consolidated-group-photo-1.jpg20251104_133527 Nov 4 2025 Amherst Cove Consolidated group photoAmherst Cove Consolidated School: Left to right: George Palmer, Pieter Valkenburg, Band Director Gráinne Howman, Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, Vice-Principal Johnny Martin, Barry Bernard, Alex MacPhee, Trish Taylor, Vivian Dunn, Danny Bernard, Kathy Henry, Sylvia Cochrane, Arthur Ranahan.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dscf0039-nov-4-2025-amherst-cove-consolidated.jpgDigital CameraAmherst Cove School Band, under the direction of Band Director Gráinne Howman. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dscf0033-nov-4-2025-amherst-cove-consolidated.jpgDigital CameraLeft to right: Sylvia Cochrane (cadet with PEI Regt 17th Recce), Alex MacPhee (cadet with PEI Regt 17th Recce), Vivian Dunn (cadet with Royal Cdn Air Cadets 53 CE Monty DFC Summerside.) (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251104_105321-nov-4-2025-krhs-group-photo.jpg20251104_105321 Nov 4 2025 KRHS group photoKinkora Regional High School: Left to right: Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, George Palmer, Maika MacLean, Lochlain Dunn, Pieter Valkenburg, Vice-Principal Matt Killeen, Trish Taylor, Kathy Henry, Brian O’Connor, Principal Ryan McAleer, Oscar Bulman, Lucas Somers, Arthur Ranahan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251104_095258-nov-4-2025-group-photo-somerset-consolidated-in-kinkora.jpg20251104_095258 Nov 4 2025 Group Photo Somerset Consolidated in KinkoraSomerset Consolidated School: Left to right:  George Palmer, Pieter Valkenburg, Trish Taylor, Kathy Henry, Principal Angela Griffiths, Teacher Devin Krauskopf, Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, Arthur Ranahan.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dscf0017-nov-4-2025-somerset-consolidated.jpgDigital CameraThis year’s flag bearers were: Arthur Ranahan (left) and George Palmer (right). Sergeant-At-Arms Mario Henry is in the centre. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-11-07T15:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2024-reflections-and-updates/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6785-may-9-2024-sagkeeng-war-memorial-re-p-laforte.jpgCIMG6785 May 9 2024 Sagkeeng War Memorial re P LaforteWWII soldier Philip Laforte is listed on the Sagkeeng War Memorial in Fort Alexander, Manitoba.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6764-may-8-2024-may-8-2024-jamie-don-craig-pieter-sue-daria-at-courtyard-marriott-winnipeg.jpgCIMG6764 May 8 2024 May 8 2024 Jamie Don Craig Pieter Sue Daria at Courtyard Marriott WinnipegLeft to right: Jamie Nelson-Dixon, Don Dixon, Craig MacKenzie, Pieter, Sue MacKenzie, Daria. (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/img_8743-nov-4-2024-kellys-house-in-sarnia-from-sandra.jpgIMG_8743 Nov 4 2024 Kellys house in Sarnia from SandraGerald Kelly’s former home in Sarnia. You can see the Remembrance Plaque on the right.  (Photo credit: Sandra Wallis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/img_8744-gerald-kelly-remembrance-plaque-in-front-of-his-house-from-sandra.jpgIMG_8744 Gerald Kelly remembrance plaque in front of his house from SandraRemembrance Plaque honouring Gerald Kelly outside his former home in Sarnia. (Photo credit: Sandra Wallis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6783-may-9-2024-pieter-at-sagkeeng-war-memorial-re-p-laforte.jpgCIMG6783 May 9 2024 Pieter at Sagkeeng War Memorial re P LafortePieter by the Sagkeeng War Memorial in Fort Alexander, Manitoba.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241022_185910-medals-for-elmer-muttart-at-borden-carleton-legion.jpg20241022_185910 medals for Elmer Muttart at Borden-Carleton LegionShadow box with a photo of WWII Pilot Elmer Bagnall Muttart and his medals.  (Photo credit: Kathy Henry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/gravestone-everett-francis-photo-taken-by-richard-reeves.jpggravestone Everett Francis photo taken by Richard ReevesGrave of Everett Samuel Francis in St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Cemetery in Grand Falls, Newfoundland.  (Photo credit: Richard Reeves)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1200x600-remembrance-day-1-1024x512-1.jpg1200x600-remembrance-day-1-1024x5122025-11-07T13:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-sapper-from-moncton-who-lost-his-life-during-operation-berlin/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1000002706-jul-6-2025-susan-hope-pieter-at-4-points-sheraton-in-moncton-cropped-e1762438023258.jpg1000002706 Jul 6 2025 Susan Hope & Pieter at 4 Points Sheraton in Moncton croppedSusan ‘Sue’ Hope and Pieter.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stormboat-from-john-sliz-cropped.jpgStormboat from John Sliz croppedExample of a storm boat: Storm boats manned by the 34th Field Company, R.C.E., carry Regina Rifles Regiment's 7th Brigade over the Seine River in 1944.  (Photo Credit: Donald I. Grant/Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada/PA-136016)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/andys-alley-caen-with-arrows.jpgAndy's Alley Caen with arrowsOpening of Andy’s Alley in Caen, July 1944. Lloyd Hope identified by red arrow. His brother Douglas Hope is identified by blue arrow.  The purple arrow identifies Major M. L. Tucker, author of ‘The Twenty-Third Story’. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/screenshot-2025-11-03-at-10-17-10-graye-sur-mer-france-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2025-11-03 at 10-17-10 graye-sur-mer france - Google SearchMap showing the location of Graye-sur-Mer and Juno Beach.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/david-hope3.jpgDavid Hope~3David ‘Lloyd’ George Hope. (Photo courtesy of Susan Hope)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/the_times_transcript_1945_10_01_5.jpg-headline-memorial-service-for-hope-crue-and-coleman.jpgThe_Times_Transcript_1945_10_01_5.jpg HEADLINE memorial service for Hope Crue and ColemanHeadline of an October 1945 article from ‘The Times Transcript’2025-11-06T14:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/01/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-liberation-route/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9059-sep-16-2017-boat-near-de-gelderse-poort-cafe-in-milligan-where-rhine-and-waal-meet.jpgCIMG9059 Sep 16 2017 boat near De Gelderse Poort Cafe in Milligan where Rhine and Waal meetShipping traffic in Milligen, where the Rhine and Waal Rivers meet. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9042-sep-16-2017-klein-amerika-pieter-ad-in-the-replica-waco-glider.jpgCIMG9042 Sep 16 2017 Klein Amerika Pieter & Ad in the replica Waco gliderAd and Pieter in the Waco glider replica at Klein Amerika. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9041-sep-16-2017-klein-amerika-ad-pieter-inspect-jeep-while-noor-reads-info-panel.jpgCIMG9041 Sep 16 2017 Klein Amerika Ad & Pieter inspect jeep while Noor reads info panelAd Scheepers and Pieter inspect a jeep, while Noor watches one of the newsreels on the information panel at Klein Amerika. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9044-sep-16-2017-klein-amerika-monument-82nd-airborne-division-and-the-1st-canadian-army-e1515249477897.jpgCIMG9044 Sep 16 2017 Klein Amerika Monument 82nd Airborne Division and the 1st Canadian ArmyMemorial at Klein Amerika honouring the 1st Canadian Army who guarded the area in the winter of 1944-45. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9038-sep-16-2017-windmill-in-groesbeek-that-was-a-lookout-post-during-wwii-e1515249425246.jpgCIMG9038 Sep 16 2017 Windmill in Groesbeek that was a lookout post during WWIIWindmill in Groesbeek that was used as an observation post during WWII. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-11-05T16:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-visit-to-rhenen-general-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_20250509_115354_139-may-9-2025-rhenen-general-cemetery-daniel-ryan-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250509_115354_139 May 9 2025 Rhenen General Cemetery Daniel Ryan NS by PVGrave of Daniel William Ryan.  Behind his grave you can see the Polish flag at the grave of the unknown Polish soldier. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_20250509_115017_995-may-9-2025-rhenen-general-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-david-lg-hope-nb.jpgIMG_20250509_115017_995 May 9 2025 Rhenen General Cemetery Pieter by grave of David LG Hope NBPieter by the grave of David ‘Lloyd’ George Hope. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg8712-may-9-2025-rhenen-general-cemetery.jpgCIMG8712 May 9 2025 Rhenen General cemeteryThe war graves are located in a hedged part of Rhenen General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg8713-may-9-2025-rhenen-general-cemetery.jpgCIMG8713 May 9 2025 Rhenen General cemeteryThe hedged area of Rhenen General Cemetery with the Commonwealth War Graves are located.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg8711-may-9-2025-pieter-at-entrance-to-rhenen-general-cemetery.jpgCIMG8711 May 9 2025 Pieter at entrance to Rhenen General cemeteryPieter at the entrance to Rhenen General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cimg8721-may-9-2025-sign-to-rhenen.jpgCIMG8721 May 9 2025 Sign to RhenenSign directing us to Rhenen, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-11-03T13:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/11/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-borden-carleton-legion-honours-veterans-by-placing-flags-at-their-graves-2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/seven-mile-bay-cropped2.jpgseven mile bay cropped2George Palmer (left) and Mario Henry (right) at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Seven Mile Bay.  (Photo credit: Laurie Henry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/poppy-banner-1100x375-1.jpgpoppy-banner-1100x3752025-11-02T13:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-paying-our-respects-to-spitfire-pilot-dusty-millar-at-uden-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250509_131255_713-may-9-2025-at-a-cafe-in-uden-daria-is-never-without-a-camera-.jpgIMG_20250509_131255_713 May 9 2025 At a cafe in Uden Daria is never without a cameraI’m never without a camera!  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8728-may-9-2025-uden-war-cemetery-entry-in-guest-book.jpgCIMG8728 May 9 2025 Uden War cemetery entry in guest bookWe wrote that we visited Dusty Millar’s grave in the visitors’ book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8729-may-9-2025-uden-war-cemetery-register.jpgCIMG8729 May 9 2025 Uden War cemetery registerThe cemetery register at Uden War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8724-may-9-2025-uden-war-cemetery-george-glenn-millar-mb.jpgCIMG8724 May 9 2025 Uden War cemetery George Glenn Millar MBPieter placed flags of Canada and Manitoba at Dusty Millar’s grave in Uden War Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8722-may-9-2025-pieter-at-entrance-to-uden-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8722 May 9 2025 Pieter at entrance to Uden War cemeteryPieter at the entrance to Uden War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/screenshot-2025-10-25-at-09-47-37-map-of-netherlands.jpgScreenshot 2025-10-25 at 09-47-37 Map of NetherlandsMap showing location of Uden, The Netherlands. (Map source: www.gosur.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8732-may-9-2025-sign-pointing-to-uden-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8732 May 9 2025 Sign pointing to Uden War cemeterySign directing us to Uden War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-10-29T12:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/27/a-loss-for-canadian-history/2025-10-28T12:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/09/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-conversation-with-historian-dr-tim-cook/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5296-sep-15-2021-tim-cook-pieter-at-cdn-war-museum.jpgCIMG5296 Sep 15 2021 Tim Cook & Pieter at Cdn War MuseumDr Tim Cook (left) with Pieter Valkenburg (right) at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210919_100113-sep-19-2021-daria-with-cook-book.jpg20210919_100113 Sep 19 2021 Daria with Cook bookLooking forward to reading ‘The Fight For History’ by Tim Cook. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-10-27T12:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-ronald-sidney-waterhouse/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/temporary-grave-marker-from-service-file.jpgtemporary grave marker from service fileInitial grave marker in Bergen Op Zoom for Ronald Sidney Waterhouse.  (Photo source:  military service file)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/map-bergen-op-zoom-c2b7-netherlands.jpgMap Bergen op Zoom · NetherlandsMap showing location of Antwerp, Bergen Op Zoom, and Steenbergen.  (Map source: Google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/nina-and-baby-merrilyn-waterhouse-1.jpgNina and baby Merrilyn Waterhouse-1Nina Waterhouse with daughter Merrilyn. (Photo courtesy Cheryl Topping Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ronald-sidney-waterhouse-frame.jpgRonald Sidney Waterhouse frameRonald Sidney Waterhouse.  (Photo courtesy Cheryl Topping Family Collection)2025-10-26T18:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/06/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-central-blissville-killed-along-the-goch-calcar-road/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/victory-37-map-moyland-wood-and-the-goch-calcar-rd.jpgVictory-37 Map Moyland Wood and the Goch Calcar RdMoyland Wood and the Goch-Calcar Road, 16-21 February 1945 (Map source: HyperWar: The Victory Campaign [Chapter 18] ibiblio.org)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/grave-stone-donald-carter-from-find-a-grave.jpggrave stone donald carter from find a graveGrave of Donald Roy Carter in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/scheldt2.gifscheldt2Map shows location of South Beveland, The Netherlands.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/normandymapspring.gifnormandymapspringMap shows troop locations for Operation Spring.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/loading-wounded-on-landing-craft.-source-global-news-768x447-1.jpgLoading-wounded-on-landing-craft.-Source-Global-News-768x447Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps personnel treating casualties during rehearsal in England for raid on Dieppe. (Photo Source: Global News)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/donald-roy-carter-from-facebook-page-jeremy-carter.jpgDonald Roy Carter from facebook page Jeremy CarterDonald Roy Carter.  (Source: Jeremy Carter)2025-10-26T13:01:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-visit-to-bathmen-and-the-schipbeek-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8687-may-8-2025-bathmen-pieter-by-plaque-on-stone-honouring-cdn-liberators.jpgCIMG8687 May 8 2025 Bathmen Pieter by plaque on stone honouring Cdn liberatorsPieter by the monument honouring the Canadians who liberated Bathmen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8684-may-8-2025-bathmen-plaque-honouring-joe-campbell.jpgCIMG8684 May 8 2025 Bathmen plaque honouring Joe CampbellMemorial stone honouring Joseph William Campbell from Newport, Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8683-may-8-2025-bathmen-pieter-by-plaque-honouring-joe-campbell.jpgCIMG8683 May 8 2025 Bathmen Pieter by plaque honouring Joe CampbellPieter by the memorial stone honouring Joseph William Campbell from Newport, Prince Edward Island, after he’d placed flags of Canada and Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8702-may-8-2025-bathmen.jpgCIMG8702 May 8 2025 BathmenPieter at an information panel beside the Schipbeek along the Gorsselseweg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8707-may-8-2025-bathmen-pieter-by-the-schipbeek-along-the-gorsselseweg-where-cdn-soldiers-fought.jpgCIMG8707 May 8 2025 Bathmen Pieter by the Schipbeek along the Gorsselseweg where Cdn soldiers foughtThe maple leaf and V for Victory were present on the Gorsselseweg! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8701-may-8-2025-bathmen-the-schipbeek-along-the-gorsselseweg-where-cdn-soldiers-fought.jpgCIMG8701 May 8 2025 Bathmen the Schipbeek along the Gorsselseweg where Cdn soldiers foughtThe Schipbeek Canal, as seen from the bridge on the Gorsselseweg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8692-may-8-2025-bathmen-the-schipbeek-along-the-gorsselseweg-where-cdn-soldiers-fought.jpgCIMG8692 May 8 2025 Bathmen the Schipbeek along the Gorsselseweg where Cdn soldiers foughtThe Schipbeek Canal, as seen from the bridge on the Gorsselseweg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8708-may-8-2025-bathmen-cdn-soldiers-came-from-gorseel-towards-the-schipbeek.jpgCIMG8708 May 8 2025 Bathmen Cdn soldiers came from Gorseel towards the SchipbeekHow the bridge over the Schipbeek Canal looks today on the Grosselseweg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8676-may-8-2025-bathmen.jpgCIMG8676 May 8 2025 BathmenThe South Saskatchewan Regiment marched 8 km from Gorssel towards Bathmen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8675-may-8-2025-bathmen.jpgCIMG8675 May 8 2025 BathmenThe village sign for Bathmen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-10-26T12:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/01/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-pilot-whose-spitfire-ran-out-of-fuel/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/millar-g.g.-graffoto.jpgMillar G.G. graffotoGeorge Glen Millar is buried in Uden War Cemetery.  (Photo courtesy Information Centre, Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/spitfire-mk.-ix.jpgSpitfire Mk. IXSpitfire Mark  IX.  (Photo source: Google image, from ‘Spitfire Mk IX Performance Testing, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, 21 October, 1942.’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p-40-kittyhawk-aircraft.pngP-40 Kittyhawk AircraftP-40 Kittyhawk. (Photo credit: Department of National Defence (DND) PGB-1436)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/map-rcaf-boundary-bay.jpgMap RCAF Boundary BayPatrol path of No. 133 (F) Squadron included the Canadian section [orange] and the area in the United States from Bellingham to Tacoma, Washington, [yellow]. (Map source: https://clarencesimonsen.wordpress.com/category/rcaf-133-squadron/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/millar-g.g.-foto-2.jpgMillar G.G. foto 2George Glenn ‘Dusty’ Millar.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre, Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220911_161454-miller-and-montgomery-1095970201-e1674662847607.jpg20220911_161454 Miller and MontgomeryGeorge Glenn ‘Dusty’ Millar, left, with Thomas Richard Montgomery. (Photo courtesy of Dave Montgomery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dave-montgomery-1.jpgDave Montgomery 1Dave Montgomery, whose father’s best friend was RCAF Pilot George Glenn Millar. (Photo courtesy of Dave Montgomery)2025-10-25T14:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/a-bit-about-the-researcher-and-writer-for-the-on-the-war-memorial-trail-research-project/2025-10-23T13:52:36+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/recognition/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/slide3.jpgSlide3PEI Seniors Secretariat slide shown during the readout of Daria’s biography.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1000008924-oct-1-2025-barb-ramsay-daria-peter-holman-pei-sr-islanders-of-yr-by-matt.jpg1000008924 Oct 1 2025 Barb Ramsay Daria Peter Holman PEI Sr Islanders of Yr by MattLeft to right: Hon. Barb Ramsay, Daria, Peter Holman. (Photo credit: Matt MacFarlane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg9194-jul-2-2025-decoration-dutch-flag-wooden-tulips-order-of-orange-nassau.jpgCIMG9194 Jul 2 2025 Decoration Dutch flag wooden tulips Order of Orange NassauOrder of Orange-Nassau. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1000007752-jul-2-2025-dr-salamoun-pieter-ambassador-vonno-order-of-orange-nassau-by-matt.jpg1000007752 Jul 2 2025 Dr Salamoun Pieter Ambassador Vonno Order of Orange Nassau by MattHis Honour Dr Wassim Salamoun, Lt Governor of Prince Edward Island, Pieter Valkenburg, Her Excellency Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Canada. (Photo credit: Matthew B. MacFarlane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_202.jpgIMG_20~2Faces To Graves Groesbeek ‘coin’.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_131.jpgIMG_13~1Daria and Pieter Valkenburg hold the Faces To Graves Coin and Certificate that was presented to them by Alice van Bekkum, Chair of Faces To Graves Groesbeek Foundation.  (Photo credit: Kim Huvenaars)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/commendation-medal-photo-from-the-veterans-affairs-website.jpgCommendation medal photo from the veterans affairs websiteMinister of Veterans Affairs Commendation bar and pin. (Photo courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/095-aug-19-2024-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony.jpg_095 Aug 19 2024 Min of VA Commendation ceremonyPieter with the Minister of Veteran Affairs Commendation, presented to him by The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs. (Photo courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cimg6380-jun-10-2023-plaque-to-pieter-and-daria.jpgCIMG6380 Jun 10 2023 Plaque to Pieter and DariaThe Legionnaire of the Year plaque. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cimg6369-jun-10-2023-cropped-daria-and-pieter-receive-legionnaire-of-the-year-award.jpgCIMG6369 Jun 10 2023 Cropped - Daria and Pieter receive Legionnaire of the Year AwardPieter and Daria receive a Legionnaire of the Year Award. (Photo credit; Kathy Henry)2025-10-23T13:50:30+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/23/daria-honoured-with-pei-senior-islander-of-the-year-award/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1000008954-oct-1-2025-matt-daria-pieter-pei-sr-islanders-of-yr-by-carolyn-simpson.jpg1000008954 Oct 1 2025 Matt Daria Pieter PEI Sr Islanders of Yr by Carolyn SimpsonMatt MacFarlane with Daria and Pieter.  (Photo credit: Carolyn Simpson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/slide3-comment-about-daria.jpgSlide3 Comment about DariaPEI Seniors Secretariat slide shown during the readout of Daria’s biographyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/a9b3a637-de19-427d-be1a-258c949ed144-1_all_32821-oct-1-2025-wrist-corsage-and-plaque-pei-sr-islanders-of-yr.jpgExif_JPEG_420Wrist corsage and plaque presented to me.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1000008924-oct-1-2025-barb-ramsay-daria-peter-holman-pei-sr-islanders-of-yr-by-matt-1.jpg1000008924 Oct 1 2025 Barb Ramsay Daria Peter Holman PEI Sr Islanders of Yr by MattLeft to right: Hon. Barb Ramsay, Daria, Peter Holman. (Photo credit: Matt MacFarlane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/54828045230_2d48a08a7f_o-oct-2-2025-pei-sr-islander-of-yr-by-evan.jpg54828045230_2d48a08a7f_o Oct 2 2025 PEI Sr Islander of Yr by EvanLeft to right: Annie Lee MacDonald, Barbara Bain, Matt MacFarlane, Daria and Pieter Valkenburg.  (Photo credit: Evan Ceretti, Provincial Government Photographer)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/daria-senior-islander-of-the-year-awards.jpgDaria Senior Islander of the Year AwardsPEI Seniors Secretariat slide2025-10-25T14:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-battlefields-tour-with-joel-stoppels-part-4-from-nansum-to-delfzijl-and-wirdum/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8673-may-7-2025-pieter-joel-with-operation-cannonshot-book.jpgCIMG8673 May 7 2025 Pieter & Joel with Operation Cannonshot bookPieter and Joël with Joël’s book ‘Operation Cannonshot’.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_31326-may-7-2025-daria-in-joels-jeep-by-pv.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_31326 May 7 2025 Daria in Joels jeep by PVDaria in the driver’s seat of Joël’s jeep!  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8664-may-7-2025-wirdum.jpgCIMG8664 May 7 2025 WirdumPlaque in Wirdum across the field where the 5th Divisional Cemetery once was located. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8667-may-7-2025-wirdum.jpgCIMG8667 May 7 2025 WirdumPieter and Joël by the field in Wirdum where the 5th Divisional Cemetery once was located. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5th-cdn-armd-div-military-cementery-no.-15-1.jpg5th CDN ARMD DIV MILITARY CEMENTERY no. 15 -15th Divisional Cemetery in Wirdum in 1945. (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8661-may-7-2025-delfzijl.jpgCIMG8661 May 7 2025 DelfzijlRemains of a German bunker near the Ems Estuary in Delfzijl.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/delfzijl-port.jpgDelfzijl PortPort of Delfzijl after the Canadian capture. (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2-men-from-cape-breton-highlanders-in-delfzijl.jpg2 men from Cape Breton Highlanders in DelfzijlTwo unidentified soldiers from the Cape Breton Highlanders Regiment in Delfzijl.  (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_154318_825-may-7-2025-train-station-in-delfzijl.jpgIMG_20250507_154318_825 May 7 2025 Train station in DelfzijlTrain station in Delfzijl today.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/duits-flak-88mm-delfzijl-1947.jpgDuits Flak 88mm - Delfzijl 1947German 88 mm gun: A 10.5 cm FLAK cannon, captured by the Canadians in the Delfzijl Pocket. (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours)2025-10-19T19:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-battlefields-tour-with-joel-stoppels-part-3-visit-to-stefanuskerk-in-holwierde/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8657-may-7-2025-nansum-german-bunker-with-arrow.jpgCIMG8657 May 7 2025 Nansum German bunker with arrowYellow arrow indicates the remains of a German bunker in Nansum.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_145056_681-may-7-2025-pieter-at-holwierde-plaque-by-joel.jpgIMG_20250507_145056_681 May 7 2025 Pieter at Holwierde plaque by JoelPieter by the plaque in Stefanuskerk that commemorates Canadian soldiers who died during the Battle of the Delfzijl Pocket.  (Photo credit:  Joël Stoppels)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_144325_619-may-7-2025-entrance-to-stefanuskerk-in-holwierde-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250507_144325_619 May 7 2025 Entrance to Stefanuskerk in Holwierde by PVEntrance to Stefanuskerk in Holwierde. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8646-may-7-2025-holwierde.jpgCIMG8646 May 7 2025 HolwierdeJoseph ‘Gerald’ Fougere’s banner was by the canal in Holwierde, but this wasn’t where he died.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_144032_898-may-7-2025-joseph-fougere-banner-in-holwierde-but-killed-in-nansum.jpgIMG_20250507_144032_898 May 7 2025 Joseph Fougere banner in Holwierde but killed in NansumBanner for Joseph ‘Gerald’ Fougere in Holwierde. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8645-may-7-2025-holwierde.jpgCIMG8645 May 7 2025 HolwierdeHolwierde in 2025, 80 years after its liberation.  The bailey bridge from 1945 is now a permanent bridge over the canal! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/baileybrug-in-holwierde-2-1945.jpgBaileybrug in Holwierde 2 -1945Holwierde in April 1945.  A temporary bailey bridge allowed residents and troops to cross the canal.  The Stefanuskerk is on the right.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/baileybrug-in-holwierde-1945-1.jpgBaileybrug in Holwierde 1945Holwierde in April 1945, with a temporary bailey bridge, leading towards the Stefanuskerk.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8653-may-7-2025-holwierde-flyer.jpgCIMG8653 May 7 2025 Holwierde flyerBattlefields Tour poster describing Howierde as a ‘Killing ground’https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_143757_947-may-7-2025-holwierde-monument-close-up-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250507_143757_947 May 7 2025 Holwierde monument close up by PVCloseup of stone plaque at the Canada Memorial in Holwierde.  (Photo credit; Pieter Valkenburg)2025-10-19T12:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/alexander-fraser-macdonald.jpgAlexander Fraser MacDonaldAlexander Fraser MacDonald. (Photo submitted by Sandy Burgess)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/russell-soble-in-bergen-op-zoom.jpgRussell Soble in Bergen Op ZoomRussell Soble. (Photo courtesy of Janet Latchford)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bobby-nickerson-e1610552151713.jpegBobby NickersonJeff McIntosh Robert (Bobby) Nickerson. (Photo submitted by Darlene Roberts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/james-murrary-e1610552080584.jpgJames MurraryJohn ‘James’ Murray.  (Photo submitted by Florence MacLachlan)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/francis-ivan-dougan-e1610551927965.jpgFrancis Ivan DouganFrancis ‘Frank’ Ivan Dougan. (Photo courtesy of Helen O’Connell)2025-10-10T23:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-1/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/goldwin-marven-pollick-1.jpgGoldwin Marven PollickGoldwin Marven Pollick pushing his brother Ralph on a bike. (Photo courtesy of Gary Pollick and Family of Goldwin Pollick)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pb111574-edison-reynolds-smith.jpgEdison Reynolds SmithEdison Reynolds Smith.  (Photo courtesy of Angela Leighton)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/benjamin-james-witherall.jpgBenjamin James WitherallBenjamin James Witherall (Photo submitted by Jacqueline Inder)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/william-francis-stewart.jpgWilliam Francis StewartWilliam Francis Stewart.  (Photo courtesy of the Stewart Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/charles-borden-tuplin.jpgCharles Borden TuplinCharles Borden Tuplin. (Photo submitted by Gary Richard Perry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ford-hilton-spidle.jpgFord Hilton SpidleFord Hilton Spidle (Photo submitted by Dawn (Spidle) Coldwell)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/melvin-collins.jpgMelvin CollinsMelvin Collins.  (Photo courtesy of Phyllis Kelly)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/image002-john-angus-beaton.jpgimage002 John Angus BeatonJohn Angus Beaton. (Photo submitted by Alexander Beaton)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/james-grant-anningson.jpgJames Grant AnningsonJames Grant Anningson. (Photo submitted by Brenda Budd)2025-10-10T23:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-4/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/felix-gaudet-tribute-by-aunt-cathy.jpgFelix Gaudet tribute by Aunt CathyTribute to Felix Gaudet submitted by Leo Gaudet.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/felix-gaudet.jpgFelix GaudetFelix Gaudet.  (Photo submitted by Leo Gaudet)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/robert-cole.jpgRobert ColeRobert Theodore Cole. (Photo courtesy of Emily Gilbert)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/nelson-desroches-army.jpgNelson DesRoches ArmyNelson Desroches. (Photo courtesy of The Desroches Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ernest-robert-haynes.jpgErnest Robert HaynesErnest Robert Haynes.  (Photo courtesy of the Haynes Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/daniel-pearo.jpegDaniel PearoDaniel Pearo.  (Photo courtesy of the Pearo Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gordon-brewer-2.jpegGordon Brewer 2Gordon Thomas Brewer.  (Photo submitted by Stephen and Hazel Albert)2025-10-10T23:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-from-st-stephens/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4775-oct-25-2020-pieter-sorts-through-material-compiled-by-the-nixon-family.jpgCIMG4775 Oct 25 2020 Pieter sorts through material compiled by the Nixon familyPieter goes through the information saved by the Nixon family. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4560-lt-norman-nixon.jpgCIMG4560 Lt Norman NixonNorman James Nixon. (Photo courtesy of Nixon family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20201024_160813-norman-and-berla-with-son-vernon-e1615139390841.jpg20201024_160813 Norman and Berla with son VernonNorman and Berla Mae Nixon with their son Vernon, circa 1943.  (Photo courtesy of Nixon family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4779-oct-25-2020-norman-and-vernon-nixon.jpgCIMG4779 Oct 25 2020 Norman and Vernon NixonNorman and Vernon Nixon, grandson and son of Lt Nixon. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4767-oct-25-2020-pieter-and-norman-with-cap-and-badges.jpgCIMG4767 Oct 25 2020 Pieter and Norman with cap and badgesPieter and Norman Nixon.  Norman holds his grandfather’s cap and a number of the badges that Lt. Nixon had earned during his service.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20201024_194850-grave-of-norman-j-nixon-in-1945-e1615139154977.jpg20201024_194850 Grave of Norman J Nixon in 1945Initial burial of Norman Nixon in Wirdum. Photo sent by Lt Stackhouse.  (Photo courtesy of Nixon family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nixon-norman-james-from-holten-cemetery-sent-by-edwin.jpgnixon, norman james from Holten Cemetery sent by EdwinGrave of Norman Nixon at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo sent by Edwin van der Wolf.) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4781-oct-25-2020-pieter-daria-with-vernon-donna-nixon.jpgCIMG4781 Oct 25 2020 Pieter & Daria with Vernon & Donna NixonA final photo before we left to go back home.  Pieter and I with Vernon and Donna Nixon.  (Photo credit: Kelly Gowan)2025-10-10T23:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/11/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-face-for-philip-hubert-long/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/philip-h-long-i20201018.jpgPhilip H Long I20201018Philip Hubert Long.  (Photo courtesy of the Family of P H Long)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/long-philip-hubert.jpglong, philip hubertGrave of Philip Hubert Long.  (Photo courtesy of the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten)2025-10-10T23:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-battlefields-tour-with-joel-stoppels-part-2-the-battle-of-the-delfzijl-pocket-began-in-appingedam/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8637-may-7-2025-appingedam.jpgCIMG8637 May 7 2025 AppingedamPieter, Daria, and Joél having a much needed break in Appingedam.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8635-may-7-2025-appingedam.jpgCIMG8635 May 7 2025 AppingedamCommemorative plaque for the BC Dragoons.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8633-may-7-2025-appingedam.jpgCIMG8633 May 7 2025 AppingedamCommemorative plaque for the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_134422_571-may-7-2025-daria-joel-in-appingedam.jpgIMG_20250507_134422_571 May 7 2025 Daria & Joel in AppingedamDaria and Joël in Appingedam’s town square. The commemorative plaques are on a wall in the passageway to the right. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/wasp-from-the-royal-winnipeg-rifles-appingedam-1945.jpgWASP from The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Appingedam 1945A WASP carrier with 2 soldiers from the Royal Winnipeg Rifles on a street in Appingedam in April 1945.  (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8631-may-7-2025-map-joel-referred-to-in-appingedam.jpgCIMG8631 May 7 2025 Map Joel referred to in AppingedamMap helped explain what happened in Appingedam in 1945.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mackenzies-helmet-delfzijl-pocket25-6-202210-2.jpgMacKenzies helmet delfzijl-pocket25-6-202210-2Helmet that had belonged to Donald Charles MacKenzie. (Photo Courtesy of Joël Stoppels / Battlefield Tours)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_134307_596-may-7-2025-donald-charles-mackenzie-banner-in-appingedam.jpgIMG_20250507_134307_596 May 7 2025 Donald Charles MacKenzie banner in AppingedamBanner for Donald Charles MacKenzie in Appingedam. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/willie-daniels-banners-60x120cm-9.jpgWillie Daniels Banners 60x120cm 9Banner for William ‘Willie’ Daniels. (Photo courtesy of Joël Stoppels)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8629-may-7-2025-appingedam-e1759694503999.jpgCIMG8629 May 7 2025 AppingedamBanner for William ‘Willie’ Daniels in Appingedam. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-10-05T21:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/10/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-battlefields-tour-with-joel-stoppels-part-1-battle-for-wagenborgen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8620-may-7-2025-wagenborgen.jpgCIMG8620 May 7 2025 WagenborgenJoël and Pieter at the War Memorial in Wagenborgen.  ‘Wij gedenken’ translates to ‘We commemorate’. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_131842_076-may-7-2025-joel-by-banner-of-anthony-compton-lindie-in-wagenborgen.jpgIMG_20250507_131842_076 May 7 2025 Joel by banner of Anthony Compton Lindie in WagenborgenJoël by the banner for Anthony Compton-Lundie, who was from Oakbank, Manitoba. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_20250507_131154_207-may-7-2025-ted-henschel-banner-in-wagenborgen.jpgIMG_20250507_131154_207 May 7 2025 Ted Henschel banner in WagenborgenBanner for Theodor ‘Ted’ Henschel in Wagenborgen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8612-may-7-2025-monument-by-field-wagenborgen.jpgCIMG8612 May 7 2025 Monument by field WagenborgenMonument by the open field where 19 men lost their lives on April 19, 1945. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8615-may-7-2025-wagenborgen.jpgCIMG8615 May 7 2025 WagenborgenField outside Wagenborgen where 19 men lost their lives.  Yellow arrow indicates Schmidt Farm, where Major Compton-Lundie of the Canadian Scottish Regiment had been based. At the far right is a monument commemorating those who died. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cimg8609-may-7-2025-pieter-joel-by-field-outside-wagenborgen.jpgCIMG8609 May 7 2025 Pieter & Joel by field outside WagenborgenJoël Stoppels and Pieter stand across the road from the field outside Wagenborgen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/delfzijlpocketmap1.jpgdelfzijlpocketmap1Map showing the locations during the Battle of the Delfzijl Pocket. (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/f32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_31327-may-7-2025-daria-pieter-in-joels-jeep-by-joel.jpgf32ee685-2d9b-4ddf-932c-836c9cf10fec-1_all_31327 May 7 2025 Daria & Pieter in Joels jeep by JoelA life's ambition realized! Daria in the driver's seat of a jeep! Spoiler alert – our battlefield tour was in an SUV, not the jeep! (Photo credit: Joël Stoppels)2025-10-03T13:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/28/on-the-war-memorial-trailthe-wwii-carpenter-buried-in-seven-mile-bay-who-does-not-have-a-cwgc-headstone/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250813_100006-john-peter-white-buried-in-7-mile-bay.jpg20250813_100006 John Peter White buried in 7 Mile BayJohn Peter ‘JP’ White. (Photo courtesy of Alice Cash Blakeney and Estate of Bernadette White Adler)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250813_100031-jp-white-by-house-jan-1943.jpg20250813_100031 JP White by house Jan 1943John Peter ‘JP’ White in January 1943 during his return to Prince Edward Island while on furlough. (Photo courtesy of Alice Cash Blakeney and Estate of Bernadette White Adler)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250813_101359-family-photo-e1759063870625.jpg20250813_101359 Family photoFront row, left to right:  JP, Martina, Dave, Bernadette.  Back row, left to right: Matthew, Agnes, John Thomas, Janie Josephine, Mary Catherine. (Photo courtesy of Alice Cash Blakeney and Estate of Bernadette White Adler)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250813_095748-farm.jpg20250813_095748 FarmThe family homestead where JP White grew up.  (Photo courtesy of Alice Cash Blakeney and Estate of Bernadette White Adler)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250813_102549-aug-13-2025-pieter-with-alice-blakeney.jpg20250813_102549 Aug 13 2025 Pieter with Alice BlakeneyPieter with Alice Cash Blakeney, who is holding a photo of her uncle, JP White. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gravemarker-j.p-white-by-pv.jpgGravemarker J.P White by PVGrave of John Peter ‘JP’ White.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250822_112411-aug-22-2025-pieter-at-seven-mile-bay-sign-with-confederation-bridge-in-the-background.jpg20250822_112411 Aug 22 2025 Pieter at Seven Mile Bay sign with Confederation Bridge in the backgroundPieter at Seven Mile Bay (St Peter’s) Cemetery.  Can you spot the Confederation Bridge in the background?  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/canada-nvp-en-postcard-promo-front.jpgCanada NVP EN Postcard Promo FrontPostcard promoting CWGC’s National Volunteer Program included a photo of Pieter (top left) that Daria took at Cape Traverse Community Cemetery.2025-09-28T13:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/01/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-from-springhill-who-received-a-memorial-cross/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image0-donald-charles-mackenzie.jpegimage0 Donald Charles MacKenzieDonald Charles MacKenzie.  (Photo courtesy of Lydia Prange)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image1-donald-charles-mackenzie.jpegimage1 Donald Charles MacKenzieDonald Charles MacKenzie.  (Photo courtesy of Lydia Prange)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/screenshot-2022-01-21-at-10-19-20-appingedam-ww2-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2022-01-21 at 10-19-20 appingedam ww2 at DuckDuckGoMap showing Appingedam courtesy of Wikipedia.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image2-gravestone-donald-charles-mackenzie.jpegimage2 Gravestone Donald Charles MacKenzieGrave of Donald Charles MacKenzie in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Informatiecentrum Canadese Begraafplaats Holten)2025-09-27T13:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-staghound-fatality-part-2-the-wwii-trooper-from-brookfield-killed-by-a-mine-during-the-battle-for-the-kusten-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250506_094919_254-may-6-2025-merle-hamilton-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250506_094919_254 May 6 2025 Merle Hamilton NS by PVGrave of Merle Vincent Hamilton with Canadian and Nova Scotia flags placed by Pieter.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/merle-hamilton-colourized-improved_photo.jpgMerle Hamilton Colourized improved_photoMerle Vincent Hamilton.  (Photo courtesy of his daughters: Marilyn Fallon and Karen Davis.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg )2025-09-25T12:13:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-staghound-fatality-part-1-the-wwii-trooper-from-bagot-killed-by-a-mine-during-the-battle-for-the-kusten-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gravestone-parents-hillside-cemetery-portage-le-prairie.jpeggravestone parents hillside cemetery Portage le PrairieStewart Lyon Anderson is remembered on the grave of his parents at Hillside Cemetery in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8463-may-6-2025-holten-pieter-by-grave-of-stewart-lyon-anderson-mb.jpgCIMG8463 May 6 2025 Holten Pieter by grave of Stewart Lyon Anderson MBPieter beside the grave of Stewart Lyon Anderson, after he’d placed flags of Canada and Manitoba. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/map-screenshot-2025-09-22-at-08-16-19-kusten-canal-google-maps.jpgMAP Screenshot 2025-09-22 at 08-16-19 Küsten Canal - Google MapsMap showing location of Küsten Canal, and Esterwegen where Stewart Anderson was initially buried. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/zeebrugge_12th_manitoba_dragoons_memorial_r01.jpgZeebrugge_12th_Manitoba_Dragoons_Memorial_R01Memorial of the liberation of Zeebrugge (Belgium) on November 3, 1944 by the 12th Manitoba Dragoons. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia, taken by Marc Ryckaert)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/t17e1_staghound_hochwald_trio.jpgT17e1_staghound_hochwald_trioT-17E1 Staghound armoured cars of "A" Squadron, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, in the Hochwald, Germany, March 2, 1945. The first car has tire chains on all four wheels. (Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, taken by Jack H. Smith)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/stewart-anderson.jpgstewart AndersonStewart Lyon Anderson. (Courtesy of the William Anderson family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/bagot-and-rignold-map-area-manitoba-canada.jpgBagot and Rignold Map - Area - Manitoba CanadaMap showing Rignold, Bagot, and Edwin.  (Map source: www.mapcarta.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/framed-picture-of-stewart-anderson.jpgFramed picture of Stewart AndersonCommemoration for Stewart Lyon Anderson. (Courtesy of the William Anderson family)2025-09-23T15:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/24/the-wwii-soldier-born-in-zbaraz-who-lost-his-life-during-the-battle-of-the-kusten-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2227462_2-grave-andrew-kerelchuk.jpg2227462_2 Grave Andrew KerelchukGrave of Andrew Kerelchuk in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/kustencanal-from-cdn-soldiers.jpgkustencanal from Cdn Soldiers(Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a145725-v6-karelchuk-lac-photo.jpga145725-v6 Karelchuk LAC photoLance-Corporal A. Kerelchuk and Private H.M. Sigurdson, both of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, guarding the northern approach to a bridge across the Hase River, Meppen, Germany, 8 April 1945. Photographer: Alexander Mackenzie Stirton. (Source: Library and Archives Canada/Department of National Defence fonds/a145725)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_6657-andrew-kerelchuk-from-barb-dobbie.jpgIMG_6657 Andrew Kerelchuk from Barb DobbieAndrew Kerelchuk.  (Photo courtesy of the Kerelchuk Family)2025-09-23T15:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/08/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-who-died-while-reading-a-dutch-english-dictionary/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cimg3398-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-milton-livingstone.jpgCIMG3398 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom Milton LivingstonePieter beside the grave of Milton Evangeline Livingstone. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/private-livingstone-lincolns-from-robert-catsburg.jpgprivate livingstone Lincolns from Robert CatsburgMilton Evangeline Livingstone. (Photo courtesy of Robert Catsburg, who had received it from the son of Marie van Elzakker-De Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/screenshot-2023-08-01-at-11-09-35-murray-river-map-satellite-__-canada-prince-edward-island.jpgScreenshot 2023-08-01 at 11-09-35 Murray River map satellite __ Canada Prince Edward IslandMap shows how close Gladstone, Murray Harbour, and Murray River are in Prince Edward Island. (Map source: https://satellites.pro)2025-09-22T18:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-indigenous-flags-donated-to-holten-information-centre/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8557-may-6-2025-holten-henk-vincent-with-toney-flag.jpgCIMG8557 May 6 2025 Holten Henk Vincent with Toney flagHenk Vincent with the Lnu (Mi’kmaw) flag.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8558-may-6-2025-holten-henk-vincent-with-saulis-flag.jpgCIMG8558 May 6 2025 Holten Henk Vincent with Saulis flagHenk Vincent with the Wolastoqey Nation flag.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-18T14:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-6-soldiers-killed-in-battle-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg821.jpgCIMG82~1Pieter by the grave of Charles Borden Tuplin. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg801.jpgCIMG80~1Pieter places the poppy pin from Donald Moore onto the gravestone of Archibald Phillip ‘Archie’ McLean.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8082-may-1-2025-holten-archibald-mclean-nb-1.jpgCIMG8082 May 1 2025 Holten Archibald McLean NBGrave of Archibald Phillip ‘Archie’ McLean. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_202.jpgIMG_20~2Grave of Michael Joseph ‘Joe’ McKenna. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg811.jpgCIMG81~1Grave of Gordon Frederick Johnson. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_203-1.jpgIMG_20~3Daria and Pieter at the grave of Theodor ‘Ted’ Henschel. (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg831-e1757855708800.jpgCIMG83~1Pieter by the grave of Carman Edward Gillcash. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8490-may-6-2025-holten-clive-gerow-on.jpgCIMG8490 May 6 2025 Holten Clive Gerow ONGrave of Clive Elbert Steele Gerow.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-14T16:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-4-soldiers-who-drowned-during-operation-duck/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg7969-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-grave-of-james-sullivan-nb.jpgCIMG7969 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by grave of James Sullivan NBPieter by the grave of James Edward Sullivan.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8573-may-6-2025-holten-lloyd-murray-ns.jpgCIMG8573 May 6 2025 Holten Lloyd Murray NSGrave of Lloyd William Murray.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg7976-may-1-2025-holten-frank-munroe-ns.jpgCIMG7976 May 1 2025 Holten Frank Munroe NSGrave of Francis ‘Frank’ Eugene Munroe.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_203.jpgIMG_20~3Grave of Ruel Kitchener Matheson.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg7979-may-1-2025-holten-rcmp-piper-by-the-grave-of-lewis-marsh-ns.jpgCIMG7979 May 1 2025 Holten RCMP Piper by the grave of Lewis Marsh NSRCMP piper Mike Ward played a lament at the grave of Lewis Wilkieson Marsh of Nova Scotia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250501_100257_533-may-1-2025-holten-lewis-w-marsh-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250501_100257_533 May 1 2025 Holten Lewis W Marsh NS by PVGrave of Lewis Wilkieson Marsh. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg7982-may-1-2025-holten-joseph-ambroise-comeau-ns.jpgCIMG7982 May 1 2025 Holten Joseph Ambroise Comeau NSGrave of Joseph ‘Ambroise’ Comeau. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg7947-may-1-2025-holten-cross-of-remembrance-and-view-of-graves.jpgCIMG7947 May 1 2025 Holten Cross of Remembrance and view of gravesCross of Remembrance at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-13T19:15:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-5-indigenous-soldiers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250501_113654_111-may-1-2025-holten-leo-toney-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250501_113654_111 May 1 2025 Holten Leo Toney NS by PVGrave of Leo Francis Toney. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8045-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-leo-toney-ns-1.jpgCIMG8045 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of Leo Toney NSPieter holds onto the personalized Lnu flag from the Toney family at the grave of Leo Francis Toney. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8045-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-leo-toney-ns.jpgCIMG8045 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of Leo Toney NSGrave of Leo Francis Toney.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8296-may-5-2025-holten-james-oliver-thomas-mb.jpgCIMG8296 May 5 2025 Holten James Oliver Thomas MBGrave of James ‘Jimmy’ Oliver Thomas. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250501_093401_000-may-1-2025-holten-sanford-saulis-nb-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250501_093401_000 May 1 2025 Holten Sanford Saulis NB by PVGrave of Sanford Steven Saulis.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8052-may-1-2025-holten-philip-laforte-mb.jpgCIMG8052 May 1 2025 Holten Philip Laforte MBGrave of Philip Laforte. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8596-may-6-2025-holten-stanley-owen-jones-bc.jpgCIMG8596 May 6 2025 Holten Stanley Owen Jones BCGrave of Stanley Owen Jones. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8035-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-harry-davis-yt.jpgCIMG8035 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of Harry Davis YTPieter by the grave of Harry Henry Davis. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8249-may-5-2025-holten-willie-daniels-sk-1.jpgCIMG8249 May 5 2025 Holten Willie Daniels SKGrave of William ‘Willie’ Daniels.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8249-may-5-2025-holten-willie-daniels-sk.jpgCIMG8249 May 5 2025 Holten Willie Daniels SKGrave of William ‘Willie’ Daniels.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-10T13:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/10/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-burks-falls-killed-during-the-liberation-of-deventer/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/grave-of-clive-gerow-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Clive Gerow from CVWMGrave of Clive Elbert Steele Gerow at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. ((Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cimg9313-sep-25-2017-pieter-and-edwin-in-deventer-looking-at-map-of-attack.jpgCIMG9313 Sep 25 2017 Pieter and Edwin in Deventer looking at map of attackEdwin van der Wolf (left) and Pieter in Deventer, looking at a map of the attack that led to its liberation.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/edith-and-elsie-gerow.pngEdith and Elsie GerowElsie Gerow (right) with Clive’s stepmother Edith Gerow (left).  (Photo courtesy of the Gerow Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/photo-of-clive-gerow.jpgphoto of Clive GerowClive Elbert Steele Gerow. (Photo courtesy of the Gerow Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-08-27-at-16-56-21-distance-between-burks-falls-ontario-and-kirkland-lake-ontario-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2023-08-27 at 16-56-21 distance between burks falls ontario and kirkland lake ontario - Google SearchMap shows location of Burk’s Falls and Kirkland Lake.  (Source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-03-25-at-09-55-15-family-portrait-gerow-copy.jpgScreenshot 2023-03-25 at 09-55-15 Family Portrait Gerow - CopyFamily portrait, circa 1928.  Standing, left to right: John Gerow, unknown, Clive Gerow, Elizabeth May Travis.  Front, left to right: Thelma Gerow, Mrs Douglas, Charlotte E. Travis, Laura May Gerow, Edith Gerow. (Photo courtesy of the Gerow Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cimg9315-sep-25-2017-pieter-edwin-walking-on-road-in-deventer.jpgCIMG9315 Sep 25 2017 Pieter & Edwin walking on road in DeventerPieter and Edwin van der Wolf (right) walked along the route near Schalkhaar that Canadian troops took before  they liberated Deventer in April 1945.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-03T14:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/09/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-archie-was-a-good-guy/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_1003-sep-4-2023-grave-of-archie-mclean-with-photo-3409264957-e1694561907482.jpgIMG_1003 Sep 4 2023 Grave of Archie McLean with photoGrave of Archibald Phillip ‘Archie’ McLean in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Henk Vincent)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-09-04-at-16-28-14-map-of-russi-italy.jpgScreenshot 2023-09-04 at 16-28-14 Map of Russi ItalyThe Carleton & York Regiment was north of Rossi on February 13, 1945.  (Map source: www.gosur.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/archie-mclean-slightly-corrected.jpgArchie McLean slightly correctedArchibald Phillip ‘Archie’ McLean. (Photo courtesy of Donald Moore)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cimg6452-aug-29-2023-pieter-don-moore-tina-mundy.jpgCIMG6452 Aug 29 2023 Pieter Don Moore Tina MundyPieter with Donald Moore and Tina Mundy.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-03T14:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-from-indian-river/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/map-goch-to-mook.jpgMap Goch to MookMap shows area of the action on December 7, 1944, and the location in Goch where Charlie Tuplin’s body was initially buried. (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg3207-oct-3-2019-holten-charles-tuplin-e1617021995963.jpgCIMG3207 Oct 3 2019 Holten Charles TuplinGrave of Charlie Tuplin in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg5087-mar-18-2021-visit-with-june-gillis-and-murphy.jpgCIMG5087 Mar 18 2021 Visit with June Gillis and MurphyPieter with June Gillis and her dog Murphy.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-03T13:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/08/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-trail-who-played-the-cornet/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/foto-graf-theodor-henschel-21-1-013.jpgFoto graf Theodor Henschel, 21-1-013Grave of Theodor ‘Ted’ Henschel in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wagenborgen.gifwagenborgenThe Canadian Scottish Regiment’s movements during the Battle for Wagenborgen.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/finalphasecanscottish.giffinalphasecanscottishTed Henschel joined the Canadian Scottish Regiment near Zwolle. (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/musicians-ted-3rd-from-right-with-arrow.jpgMusicians Ted 3rd from right with arrowTed Henschel, third from right.  (Photo courtesy of the Henschel Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ted-identified-a-company-sep-1944-camrose.jpgTed identified A Company Sep 1944 CamroseSeptember 1944 group photo of No 131 CIBTC , taken at the Military Headquarters  in Camrose, Alberta.  Ted Henschel is in the middle row, second from right.  (Photo courtesy of the Henschel Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/theodor-henschel-1.jpgTheodor HenschelTheodor ‘Ted’ Henschel (Photo courtesy of the Henschel Family)2025-09-03T13:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/09/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-3-soldiers-killed-while-travelling-in-vehicles/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8304-may-5-2025-holten-john-rusnak-mb.jpgCIMG8304 May 5 2025 Holten John Rusnak MBGrave of John Rusnak. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8602-may-6-2025-holten-james-gordon-king-nb.jpgCIMG8602 May 6 2025 Holten James Gordon King NBGrave of James Gordon King. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8329-may-5-2025-holten-pieter-by-grave-of-maurice-hughes-pei.jpgCIMG8329 May 5 2025 Holten Pieter by grave of Maurice Hughes PEIPieter by the grave of Maurice James Hughes. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_20250506_101813_001-may-6-2025-holten-frank-dougan-pei-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250506_101813_001 May 6 2025 Holten Frank Dougan PEI by PVGrave of Francis ‘Frank’ Ivan Dougan. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cimg8042-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-cross-of-remembrance.jpgCIMG8042 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by the Cross of RemembrancePieter at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands with the Cross of Remembrance in the background. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-09-01T12:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-leo-francis-toney/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/toney-leo-francis.jpgtoney, leo francisGrave of Leo Toney at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information Centre)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/map-showing-location-of-nijenhuis-farm-and-burial-location-near-lochem.jpgMap showing location of Nijenhuis farm and burial location near LochemMap showing location of burials on the Nijenhuis farm and near Lochem.  (Map courtesy of the Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information centre.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/map-showing-nijenhuis-farm-location.jpgMap showing Nijenhuis farm locationMap showing location of burials on the Nijenhuis farm.  (Map courtesy of the Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information centre.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/leo-xxx.jpgleo xxxLeo Francis Toney. (Photo courtesy of the Toney Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/leo-toney.jpgLeo ToneyLeo Francis Toney. (Photo courtesy of the Toney Family)2025-08-30T19:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/02/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-manitoba-who-died-shortly-after-being-liberated-from-stalag-vii-a/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot-2024-02-21-at-08-38-47-thomas-esker.jpgScreenshot 2024-02-21 at 08-38-47 Thomas EskerThomas Esker is named in honour of James ‘Jimmy Oliver Thomas. (Map source: www.mapcarta.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/grave-of-james-oliver-thomas-in-holten-cvwm.jpgThomas JO James Oliver K51503Grave of James ‘Jimmy’ Oliver Thomas in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/32898f4eaba6b4904152e84b63f6f18e-bavaria-vii.jpg32898f4eaba6b4904152e84b63f6f18e--bavaria-viiEntrance to Stalag VII-A.  (Photo source: Moosburg Online)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot-2024-02-18-at-09-56-04-liri-valley.jpgScreenshot 2024-02-18 at 09-56-04 Liri ValleyPlacement of troops for breaching the Hitler Line on May 23, 1944. (Map source: https://liri-valley.project44.ca/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/james-oliver-thomas.jpgJames Oliver ThomasJames ‘Jimmy’ Oliver Thomas. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot-2024-02-15-at-12-28-03-st.-peters.jpgScreenshot 2024-02-15 at 12-28-03 St. PetersMap shows location of St. Peters and Hodgson in Manitoba.  (Map source: www.mapcarta.com)2025-08-30T19:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/03/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-philip-laforte/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/memorial-plaque-placed-apr-8-2015-colmschate.jpgMemorial plaque placed Apr 8 2015 ColmschateText of Memorial in Colmschate, commemorating 46 Canadians, including Philip Laforte.  (Photo courtesy of Edwin van der Wolf)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gedenkbord-colmschate-8-04-2015.jpgGedenkbord Colmschate, 8-04-2015Memorial in Colmschate, commemorating 46 Canadians, including Philip Laforte. (Photo courtesy of Edwin van der Wolf)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/laforte-philip-gravestone.jpglaforte, philip gravestoneGrave of Philip Laforte in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cimg9306-sep-25-2017-map-of-deventer-liberation-from-edwin.jpgCIMG9306 Sep 25 2017 map of Deventer liberation from EdwinMovement of Canadian troops towards Deventer.  Note that all first had to cross the Schipbeek.  (Map provided by Edwin van der Wolf)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/philip-laforte-3.jpgPhilip Laforte 3Philip Laforte. (Photo courtesy of the Laforte family)2025-08-30T19:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/09/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-only-yukon-territory-soldier-buried-in-holten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grave-of-harry-henry-davis-in-holten-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Harry Henry Davis in Holten from CVWMGrave of Harry Henry Davis at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-09-29-at-17-00-29-davis-lake-c2b7-yukon-y0b-1j0.jpgScreenshot 2023-09-29 at 17-00-29 Davis Lake · Yukon Y0B 1J0Davis Lake in Yukon Territory is named after Harry Henry Davis.  (Map source:  Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-06-01-at-07-58-01-kerkdriel-maps-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2023-06-01 at 07-58-01 kerkdriel maps at DuckDuckGoHarry Davis was badly wounded during a patrol near Kerkdriel.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/harry-davis-600-kates-collection-2006-1_1_-restored-3.jpgharry-davis-600-kates-collection-2006-1_1_-restored-3Harry Henry Davis.  (Photo courtesy of Martha Kates Private Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/map-of-canada-with-border.jpgMap of Canada with borderYukon is in northern Canada.  (Map source: www.babysits.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image001-band-logo.jpgimage001 Band logo2025-08-30T19:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/02/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-sapper-john-culbertson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/map-showing-edewecht-germany-where-john-culbertson.jpgMap showing Edewecht, Germany where John Culbertsonhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cimg5786-wedding-photo-john-and-mabel-culbertson.jpgCIMG5786 Wedding photo John and Mabel CulbertsonJune 14, 1930 wedding photo of John and Mabel Culbertson, married in Belleville, Ontario.  (Photo courtesy of the Culbertson Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221108_070012-poppy-with-indigenous-pin-2220559205-e1675523824844.jpg20221108_070012 poppy with indigenous pinhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cimg5792-sep-11-2022-diane-and-rob-mcqueston-with-pieter.jpgCIMG5792 Sep 11 2022 Diane and Rob McQueston with PieterPieter with Diane and Rob McQueston in Darmouth. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/improved_photo-coourized4.jpgimproved_photo co;ourized4John Culbertson. (Photo courtesy of the Culbertson Family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cimg5783-4-generations-culbertsons.jpgCIMG5783 4 generations CulbertsonsJohn with his son, grandmother, and father in 1944. Left to right:  John Harry Culbertson, Margaret Culbertson, John Culbertson, George Albert Culbertson.  (Photo courtesy of the Culbertson Family.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/grave-of-john-culbertson.jpggrave of John CulbertsonGrave of John Culbertson at the Canadian War Cemetery, Holten.  (Photo courtesy Information Centre, Canadian Cemetery Holten)2025-08-30T19:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/07/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-william-willie-daniels/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/current-grave-of-willie-daniels.jpgCurrent grave of Willie DanielsGrave of Willie Daniels at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War  Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/plaque-at-stefanus-church-in-holwierde.jpgPlaque at Stefanus Church in HolwierdePlaque at Stefanus Church in Holwierde, The Netherlands.  (Source: https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/40531/Herinneringsplaquette-Stefanus-Kerk.htm)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/initial-gravemarker-for-willie-daniels.jpginitial gravemarker for Willie DanielsInitial burial marker for Willie Daniels.  (Photo courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, service file for William Daniels)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/map-showing-appingedam.jpgMap showing AppingedamPurple arrow on the map indicates movement from Groningen towards Delfzijl, and Appingedam, where Willie Daniels lost his life.  The map also indicates the location of Loppersum, where he was initially buried.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/william-daniels.jpgWilliam DanielsWilliam ‘Willie’ Daniels. (Photo courtesy of Vince Daniels)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cimg5084-mar-17-2021-pieter-valkenburg.jpgCIMG5084 Mar 17 2021 Pieter ValkenburgPieter on a Zoom interview with Brett Forester of APTN.  (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-30T19:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/09/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-wwii-soldier-stanley-owen-jones/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2227447_t1-jones.jpg2227447_t1 JonesStanley Owen Jones in buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/finalphasecanscottish.giffinalphasecanscottishStanley Owen Jones was injured during the liberation of Wagenborgen.  (Map courtesy of www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jones-improved_photo10-colourized.jpgJones improved_photo(10) colourizedStanley Owen Jones. (Photo submitted by Michelle Eakman.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2025-08-30T19:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-tragic-drowning-on-the-leda-river-in-germany-part-3/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg3274-oct-3-2019-holten-joseph-comeau-e1621260223890.jpgCIMG3274 Oct 3 2019 Holten Joseph ComeauBy the grave of Joseph ‘Ambroise’ Comeau at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten in October 2019.  Pieter is standing with Dutch researcher Edwin van der Wolf, left. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/grave-of-joseph-ambroise-comeau.jpgGrave of Joseph Ambroise ComeauOriginal grave marker in Germany for J.A. Comeau.  (Photo from the service file.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img-1039-comeau-sisters.jpgIMG-1039 Comeau sistersThe Comeau sisters of Nova Scotia.  Left to right:  Simone Comeau, Jacqueline Comeau, Anna (Comeau) Gammell, and Rose-Marie Comeau. (Photo courtesy of Simone Comeau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg2715-oct-11-2018-simone-comeau-pieter-jacqueline-comeau-in-windsor.jpgCIMG2715 Oct 11 2018 Simone Comeau Pieter Jacqueline Comeau in WindsorPieter with Simone Comeau, left, and Jacqueline Comeau, right.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-29T14:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-tragic-drowning-on-the-leda-river-in-germany-part-2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg3234-oct-3-2019-holten-lloyd-murray-e1621170512699.jpgCIMG3234 Oct 3 2019 Holten Lloyd MurrayBy the grave of Lloyd William Murray at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten in October 2019.  Pieter is standing with Dutch researchers Edwin van der Wolf, left, and Henk Vincent, centre. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg2699-lloyd-murrary-murray-baillie-1941-in-corktown-1.jpgCIMG2699 Lloyd Murrary & Murray Baillie 1941 in CorktownLloyd Murray with his nephew Murray Baillie in 1941. (Photo courtesy of Murray Baillie)2025-08-29T14:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-tragic-drowning-on-the-leda-river-in-germany-part-4/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg3279-oct-3-2019-holten-howard-nicholls-e1621352502539.jpgCIMG3279 Oct 3 2019 Holten Howard NichollsGrave of Howard Milo Nicholls at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg3278-oct-3-2019-holten-lewis-marsh-e1621352457927.jpgCIMG3278 Oct 3 2019 Holten Lewis MarshGrave of Lewis Wilkieson Marsh at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/photo-lewis-marsh.jpgPhoto Lewis MarshLewis Wilkieson Marsh. (Photo source:  Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matheson-rk-11-d-12.jpgmatheson rk 11-d-12Ruel Kitchener Matheson.  (Photo courtesy of the Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information Centre.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg3282-oct-3-2019-holten-ruel-matheson-e1621352331593.jpgCIMG3282 Oct 3 2019 Holten Ruel MathesonGrave of Ruel Kitchener Matheson at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matheson-ruel-tijdelijk-graf-te-bingum-d-11-d-12.jpgMatheson Ruel tijdelijk graf te Bingum (D) 11 D 12Temporary grave of Ruel Kitchener Matheson in Bingum, Germany.  (Photo courtesy of the Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information Centre.)2025-08-29T14:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-2-the-soldiers-listed-on-the-cenotaph-in-borden-carleton/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250501_102904_680-may-1-2025-holten-george-mcmahon-pe-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250501_102904_680 May 1 2025 Holten George McMahon PE by PVGrave of George Martin McMahon. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250501_101447_960-may-1-2025-holten-william-douglas-sherren-pei-by-pv-1.jpgIMG_20250501_101447_960 May 1 2025 Holten William Douglas Sherren PEI by PVGrave of William Douglas Sherren. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250501_101447_960-may-1-2025-holten-william-douglas-sherren-pei-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250501_101447_960 May 1 2025 Holten William Douglas Sherren PEI by PVhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg7936-may-1-2025-sign-direction-to-holten-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG7936 May 1 2025 Sign direction to Holten Cdn War CemeteryDirectional sign to the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-29T12:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/about/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/poster-he-died-that-we-might-live.jpgposter He Died That We Might LivePoster for the documentary ‘He Died That We Might Live’. (Poster design: Oli Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cenotaph-outside-borden-carleton-legion-by-pieter-valkenburg.jpgCenotaph outside Borden Carleton Legion by Pieter ValkenburgCenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-08-29T11:55:56+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-7/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/stanley-spray.jpgStanley SprayStanley Spray. (Photo submitted by Royal Canadian Legion Branch #20 in Digby)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hiram-albion-lord-photo-only.jpgHiram Albion Lord photo onlyHiram Albion Lord. (Photo from the New Brunswick Military Recognition Booklet)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/frank-lewis-libby-photo-only.jpgFrank Lewis Libby photo onlyFrancis Lewis Libby. (Photo from the New Brunswick Military Recognition Booklet)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/percy-clayton-cromwell-photo-only-e1614015545864.jpgPercy Clayton Cromwell photo onlyPercy Clayton Cromwell.  (Photo submitted by Ken Dennis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/louis-graham-richard.jpgLouis Graham RichardLouis Graham Richard.  (Photo source: http://wartimeheritage.com/whaww2ns/wwii_richard_louis_graham.htm)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brenton-leroy-ringer.jpgBrenton Leroy RingerBrenton Leroy Ringer.  (Photo source: http://wartimeheritage.com/whaww2ns2/wwii_ringer_brenton_leroy.htm)2025-08-26T19:10:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/07/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-donaldston-who-died-in-a-vehicle-accident-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2227155_1-grave-of-frank-ivan-dougan-cvwm.jpg2227155_1 Grave of Frank Ivan Dougan CVWMGrave of Francis ‘Frank’ Ivan Dougan in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screenshot-2024-07-03-at-11-24-35-donaldston-c2b7-prince-edward-island-c0a-1t0.jpgScreenshot 2024-07-03 at 11-24-35 Donaldston · Prince Edward Island C0A 1T0Donaldston in located in central Prince Edward Island. (Map source: Google maps)2025-08-26T19:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-despatch-rider-from-portage-la-prairie-who-lost-his-life-in-an-accident-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/improved_photo7-rusnak.jpgimproved_photo(7) RusnakJohn Rusnak.  (Photo courtesy of the Rusnak Family.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2227934_1-john-rusnak-in-holten.jpgRusnak J john H18116John’s final resting place is in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/john2.jpegjohn2John Rusnak was initially buried in Osterscheps, Germany.  (Photo courtesy of the Rusnak Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/screenshot-2022-08-24-at-10-45-57-rusnak-lake.jpgScreenshot 2022-08-24 at 10-45-57 Rusnak LakeRusnak Lake in northen Manitoba.  (Map source: https://mapcarta.com)2025-08-26T18:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/04/05/the-ww2-seaman-who-was-hit-by-a-tram/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cimg7699-jul-10-2017-pieter-by-jeffery-gravestone.jpgCIMG7699 Jul 10 2017 Pieter by Jeffery gravestonePieter by the grave of Singleton Charles Jeffery at the Bedford Gate Of Heaven Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20191221_154309-singelton-jeffery-newspaper-from-mitch-macdonald.jpg20191221_154309 Singelton Jeffery newspaper from Mitch MacDonaldSingleton Charles Jeffery.  (Photo courtesy of May 17, 1941 edition of The Charlottetown Guardian, submitted by Mitch MacDonald. )2025-08-26T12:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-holten-exhibition-part-1-soldiers-killed-near-posterenk/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8191-may-5-2025-holten-frederick-tait-nb.jpgCIMG8191 May 5 2025 Holten Frederick Tait NBGrave of Frederick Joseph Tait. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8193-may-5-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-harold-sabean-nb-e1756050027675.jpgCIMG8193 May 5 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of Harold Sabean NBPieter by the grave of Harold Gordon Sabean. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8199-may-5-2025-holten-samuel-porter-nb.jpgCIMG8199 May 5 2025 Holten Samuel Porter NBGrave of Samuel Glazier Porter. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8096-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-by-the-grave-of-goldwin-pollick-nb.jpgCIMG8096 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter by the grave of Goldwin Pollick NBPieter by the grave of Goldwin ‘Goldy’ Marven Pollick. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_20250505_101630_975-may-5-2025-holten-james-frank-mossey-pei-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250505_101630_975 May 5 2025 Holten James Frank Mossey PEI by PVGrave of James ‘Frank’ Mossey. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg821.jpgCIMG82~1Pieter at the grave of Daniel ‘Dan’ Peter MacKenzie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8206-may-5-2025-holten-frank-gallant-pei.jpgCIMG8206 May 5 2025 Holten Frank Gallant PEIGrave of François ‘Frank’ Gallant. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8043-may-1-2025-holten-pieter-at-the-entrance-to-the-cemetery.jpgCIMG8043 May 1 2025 Holten Pieter at the entrance to the cemeteryPieter at the entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-24T15:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-soldiers-who-died-in-wommelgem-belgium-in-fall-1944/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/molenbeekstraat.jpgmolenbeekstraatField grave in Wommelgem, where 11 members of the Calgary Highlanders were initially buried after losing their lives on September 22, 1944.  (Photo credit: Heemkundige Kring De Kaeck Wommelgem)2025-08-24T13:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-8/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gregory-p.-a.-mccarthy-2.jpgGregory P. A. McCarthy (2)Gregory Philip Anthony McCarthy.  (Photo submitted by the Grand Falls branch of the Royal Canadian Legion)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/clayton-wilfred-shannon-virtual-war-memorial-boz.jpgClayton Wilfred Shannon virtual war memorial BoZClayton Wilfred Shannon.  (Photo from Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/photo-burgess-porter.jpgPhoto Burgess PorterBurgess Allison Porter.  (Photo submitted by Everett Dalton)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg9297-sep-25-2017-edwin-and-pieter-with-cyr-list-e1615900876869.jpgCIMG9297 Sep 25 2017 Edwin and Pieter with CYR listEdwin van der Wolf and Pieter in Posterenk in 2017.  Pieter holds up a list of the 6 Carleton & York Regiment soldiers who were temporarily buried in the village.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/posterenk-list-of-6-cyr-members.jpgPosterenk list of 6 CYR membersList of 6 Carleton & York Regiment soldiers temporarily buried in Posterenk in 1945.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/frederick-joseph-tait.jpgFrederick Joseph TaitFrederick Joseph Tait. (Photo submitted by the Grand Falls branch of the Royal Canadian Legion)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/fryday-published-in-toronto-newspaper.jpgFryday published in Toronto NewspaperGeorge Albert Fryday.  (Photo submitted by Marion Fryday-Cook.)2025-08-24T13:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-kenora-who-lay-in-an-unknown-grave-for-80-years-part-2-the-grave-re-dedication-ceremony/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_2302-may-4-2025-mitch-banks-by-carlboms-grave-by-mitch-e1755866852267.jpegIMG_2302 May 4 2025 Mitch Banks by Carlboms grave by MitchMitch Banks by the grave of Earl Herbert Carlbom.  (Photo courtesy of Mitch Banks)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8157-may-3-2025-holten-pieter-with-capt-nieminen-cwo-oconnor-by-vanance-grave-e1755866779811.jpgCIMG8157 May 3 2025 Holten Pieter with Capt Nieminen & CWO OConnor by Vanance gravePieter with Captain Corey Nieminen (left) and Chief Warrant Officer Jon O’Connor (right) by the grave of Arthur Vanance.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pieter-valkenburg-vanance-2-may-3-2025-pieter-lays-flags-at-vanance-grave-by-bas-sjoerts-e1755866736377.jpegPieter Valkenburg-Vanance-2 May 3 2025 Pieter lays flags at Vanance grave by Bas SjoertsPieter placing flags of Canada and Ontario at the grave of Arthur Vanance. (Photo credit: Bastien Sjoerts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8153-may-3-2025-holten-members-of-lake-superior-regt-by-grave-of-arthur-vanance.jpgCIMG8153 May 3 2025 Holten members of Lake Superior Regt by grave of Arthur VananceMembers of the Lake Superior Regiment by the grave of Arthur Vanance. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8151-may-3-2025-holten-soldiers-and-band-for-rededication-of-grave-of-arthur-vanance.jpgCIMG8151 May 3 2025 Holten soldiers and band for rededication of grave of Arthur VananceSoldiers and the Canadian Armed Forces Band wait for the re-dedication ceremony to start. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8150-may-3-2025-holten-formation-of-soldiers-for-rededication-of-grave-of-arthur-vanance.jpgCIMG8150 May 3 2025 Holten formation of soldiers for rededication of grave of Arthur VananceFormation of soldiers for the re-dedication ceremony at the grave of Arthur Vanance.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8154-may-3-2025-holten-pieter-with-brian-keene-re-vanance.jpgCIMG8154 May 3 2025 Holten Pieter with Brian Keene re VanancePieter with Master Warrant Officer Brian Keene.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg7943-may-1-2025-holten-covered-gravestone-for-arthur-vanance-on-to-be-unveiled-may-3.jpgCIMG7943 May 1 2025 Holten Covered gravestone for Arthur Vanance ON to be unveiled May 3The new gravestone for Arthur Vanance was covered until the May 3, 2025 grave rededication ceremony.  The grave to the right is that of Harold Frederick Hilderley. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-22T13:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-kenora-who-lay-in-an-unknown-grave-for-80-years-part-1-what-happened-to-arthur-vanance/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/11h5-foto-huidige-steen-op-graf-vanance-from-holten-cem-info-centre.jpg11H5 foto huidige steen op graf Vanance from Holten Cem Info CentreWas Arthur Vanance in Plot XI, Row H, Grave 5 in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten? (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_4292-lt-banks-e1755605872523.jpegIMG_4292 Lt BanksLt. George Calvin ‘Cal’ Banks. (Photo courtesy of Mitch Banks)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bokhoven-map-village-gemeente-e28098s-hertogenbosch-north-brabant-netherlands.jpgBokhoven Map - Village - Gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch North Brabant NetherlandsMap showing location of Bokhoven, Hedel, Zaltbommel, and Ammerzoden. (Map source: Mapbox)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hpim3799-sep-29-2010-pieter-stands-on-stone-by-town-sign-of-bokhoven.jpgHPIM3799 Sep 29 2010 Pieter stands on stone by town sign of BokhovenPieter in Bokhoven in 2010.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg8147-may-3-2025-arthur-vanance-with-ontario-flag-e1755605350128.jpgCIMG8147 May 3 2025 Arthur Vanance with Ontario flagArthur Vanance.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-19T12:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs-2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/merry-xmas-from-the-valkenburgs-2021.jpgMerry Xmas from the Valkenburgs 20212025-08-17T12:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-ctvs-atlantic-live-at-5-update-on-the-photo-search-for-soldiers-buried-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5370-nov-9-2021-pieter-has-zoom-interview-with-bruce-frisko-of-ctv-news.jpgCIMG5370 Nov 9 2021 Pieter has Zoom interview with Bruce Frisko of CTV NewsPieter being interviewed by CTV’s Bruce Frisko over Zoom.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/screenshot-first-at-five-a-face-to-a-name.jpgScreenshot First at Five A Face To A NameScreenshot from the November 9 broadcast on CTV's Atlantic Live At 5.2025-08-17T12:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-ww2-soldiers-buried-in-the-netherlands-featured-on-ctvs-atlantic-live-at-5/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210104_175725photo-from-judy-parks-e1609871468721.jpg20210104_175725Photo from Judy ParksExcerpt from the TV clip submitted by Judy Parks.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cimg5045-jan-4-2021-pieter-interviewed-via-skype-by-bruce-frisko-of-ctv-live-at-5-1-e1609871177504.jpgCIMG5045 Jan 4 2021 Pieter interviewed via Skype by Bruce Frisko of CTV Live At 5Pieter being interviewed via Skype by Bruce Frisko of CTV’s Atlantic Live At 5 program. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-17T12:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/11/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-importance-of-remembrance/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20220912_123347-sep-12-2022-saulnierville-memorial-ww2-soldiers-inc-comeau-robichau.jpg20220912_123347 Sep 12 2022 Saulnierville Memorial WW2 soldiers inc Comeau & RobichauThe WWII tribute on the memorial in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20220912_123247-sep-12-2022-pieter-beside-saulnierville-memorial.jpg20220912_123247 Sep 12 2022 Pieter beside Saulnierville MemorialPieter beside the memorial in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_9994-burnie-reynaert-re-lewis-wilkieson-marsh.jpgIMG_9994 Burnie Reynaert re Lewis Wilkieson MarshA very young Burnie placed a wreath in honour of her uncle, Lewis Wilkieson Marsh.  (Photo courtesy of B. Raynaert)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/field-of-poppies300.jpgfield-of-poppies300https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/remembrancedayheader.jpgRemembranceDayHeader2025-08-17T12:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs-3/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/header.jpgheaderhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/xmas-2022-photo-.jpgXmas 2022 photo2025-08-17T12:01:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/11/pieter-valkenburg-appointed-knight-of-the-order-of-orange-nassau/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250801_101859-aug-1-2025-taylor-obrien-and-pieter-in-cbc-radio-studio-in-charlottetown.jpg20250801_101859 Aug 1 2025 Taylor OBrien and Pieter in CBC Radio studio in CharlottetownTaylor O’Brien with Pieter at the CBC studio in Charlottetown.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_2165-jul-2-2025-order-of-orange-nassau-by-mark.jpgIMG_2165 Jul 2 2025 Order of Orange Nassau by MarkWendy Sewell, Assistant Defence Attaché, with Pieter and Daria at lunch following the ceremony.  (Photo credit: Mark de Wit)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ejc01144-jul-2-2025-order-of-orange-nassau-by-evan.jpgEJC01144 Jul 2 2025 Order of Orange Nassau by EvanPieter says a few words after his investiture. (Photo by Provincial Photographer Evan Ceretti)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ejc01135-jul-2-2025-order-of-orange-nassau-by-evan.jpgEJC01135 Jul 2 2025 Order of Orange Nassau by EvanNewly decorated Pieter shakes hands with Her Excellency Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Canada.  (Photo by Provincial Photographer Evan Ceretti)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ejc01116-jul-2-2025-order-of-orange-nassau-by-evan.jpgEJC01116 Jul 2 2025 Order of Orange Nassau by EvanHer Excellency Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Canada with Pieter.  (Photo by Provincial Photographer Evan Ceretti)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/stcrt-2025-24286-govt-gazette-notice-about-pieters-ko.jpgstcrt-2025-24286 Govt Gazette notice about Pieters KOEnglish translation of what was in the Staatscourant (Government Gazette):  For services in the field of commemoration of victims of WWII (Dutch wording: voor verdiensten op het terrein van herdenking slachtoffers Tweede Wereldoorlog)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/invitation-to-july-2-2025-ceremony.jpgInvitation to July 2 2025 ceremonyInvitation to the July 2, 2025 Ceremony.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1000007754-jul-2-2025-salamouns-valkenburgs-amb-vonno-mark-de-wit-order-of-orange-nassau-by-matt-1.jpg1000007754 Jul 2 2025 Salamouns Valkenburgs Amb Vonno Mark de Wit Order of Orange Nassau by MattLeft to right:  Her Honour Marie Salamoun-Dunne, His Honour Dr Wassim Salamoun, Lt Governor of Prince Edward Island, Daria Valkenburg, Pieter Valkenburg, Her Excellency Margriet Vonno, Ambassador of The Netherlands to Canada, Lt-Colonel  Mark De Wit, Defence Attaché for The Netherlands to Canada.  (Photo credit: Matthew B. MacFarlane)2025-08-26T18:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/04/22/the-ww1-soldier-who-never-made-it-to-the-front/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ghkneelingbygravestone-e1555950793836.jpgGHkneelingbyGravestoneGraham Hocking by the grave of Bruce Sutherland McKay. (Photo credit: Jacqueline Hocking)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aldershot-military-cemetery-chapel.jpgAldershot Military Cemetery ChapelChapel at Aldershot Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Graham Hocking)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bruce-sutherland-mckay-1895-1918-photo-from-roma-mckay.jpgBruce Sutherland McKay 1895-1918 photo from Roma McKayBruce Sutherland McKay. (Photo courtesy of Roma McKay collection)2025-08-09T13:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/08/a-headstone-for-ww2-veteran-alexander-deans/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cimg5345-sep-28-2021-gravestone-for-alexander-deans.jpgCIMG5345 Sep 28 2021 Gravestone for Alexander DeansJack Sorensen, left, with Pieter Valkenburg, right, by the grave of Alexander M. Deans.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/yearbook_full_record_image-1949-deans.jpgYearbook_full_record_image 1949 DeansEntry from 1949 yearbook of Tyndale University College and Seminary.2025-08-10T13:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/08/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-cwgc-volunteer-at-cape-traverse-community-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9235-jul-16-2025-step-6-wash-back-of-elmyr-kruger-grave-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9235 Jul 16 2025 Step 6 Wash back of Elmyr Kruger grave Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 6 – Wash the sides and back of Elmyr’s grave with water.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9230-jul-16-2025-step-5-brush-side-of-elmyr-kruger-grave-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9230 Jul 16 2025 Step 5 Brush side of Elmyr Kruger grave Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 5 – Gently brush dirt off of the sides and back of Elmyr’s grave.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9228-jul-16-2025-step-4-wash-elmyr-kruger-stone-with-water-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9228 Jul 16 2025 Step 4 Wash Elmyr Kruger stone with water Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 4 – Wash Elmyr’s grave with water.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9226-jul-16-2025-step-3-brush-dirt-off-elmyr-kruger-grave-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9226 Jul 16 2025 Step 3 Brush dirt off Elmyr Kruger grave Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 3 – Gently brush off dirt on Elmyr’s grave.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9223-jul-16-2025-step-2-photo-of-other-graves-by-elmyr-kruger-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9223 Jul 16 2025 Step 2 Photo of other graves by Elmyr Kruger Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 2 – Take a photo of the graves that are around Elmyr’s grave.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cimg9221-jul-16-2025-step-1-photo-of-elmyr-kruger-grave-cape-traverse-community-cemetery.jpgCIMG9221 Jul 16 2025 Step 1 Photo of Elmyr Kruger grave Cape Traverse Community CemeteryStep 1 – Take a photo of Elmyr’s  grave before cleaning begins.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025082.jpg202508~2Rev Kent Compton and Pieter by the WWI grave of Elmyr Kruger.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250726_120858-jul-26-2025-andrew-pieter-jim-by-grave-of-leigh-hunt-cameron.jpg20250726_120858 Jul 26 2025 Andrew Pieter Jim by grave of Leigh Hunt CameronAndrew MacKay (left), Pieter Valkenburg (centre) and Jim Glennie (right) at the grave of Leigh Hunt Cameron.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250726_121404-jul-26-2025-jim-pieter-andrew-by-cemetery-sign.jpg20250726_121404 Jul 26 2025 Jim Pieter Andrew by cemetery signJim Glennie (left) and Andrew MacKay (right) with Pieter Valkenburg (centre).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250806_121224-aug-6-2025-pieter-with-rev-kent-compton-free-church-of-scotland-in-cape-traverse.jpg20250806_121224 Aug 6 2025 Pieter with Rev Kent Compton Free Church of Scotland in Cape TraversePieter with Rev Kent Compton outside the Free Church of Scotland in Cape Traverse. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg2025-08-09T13:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/03/04/the-ww2-able-seaman-who-died-of-peritonitis/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/john-d-ferguson-gravestone-e1583340174435.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGravestone for John Daniel “Jack” Ferguson at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Seven Mile Bay.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-08-06T14:19:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-who-was-accidentally-shot/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leonard-s.-avery-e1574796805721.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGravestone of Leonard Stephen Avery, in St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Seven Mile Bay, PEI.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-08-06T13:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/24/the-search-for-a-photo-of-leigh-hunt-cameron-moves-to-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pieter-during-leigh-hunt-cameron-video.jpgPieter during Leigh Hunt Cameron videoPieter during the filming of the YouTube video ‘Photo Search – WW1 Soldier Leigh Hunt Cameron’ (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-08-03T13:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/04/29/the-ww1-soldiers-who-never-left-canada/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/harry-w-robinson-family-cairn-by-pieter-v-e1556550298954.jpgCairn of Harry Robinson - photo credit: Pieter ValkenburgCairn of Harry Robinson (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/harry-robinson-photo-by-pieter-e1556550272549.jpgGrave of Harry Robinson - photo credit: Pieter ValkenburgGrave of Harry Robinson at the Tryon People’s Cemetery in Tryon, Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/leigh-hunt-cameron-photo-by-pieter-e1556550130914.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGrave of Leigh Hunt Cameron at Free Church of Scotland cemetery in Cape Traverse. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-08-03T12:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/07/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-found-engine-part-from-the-last-flight-of-halifax-l9561/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7934-apr-30-2025-bolsward-pieter-show-muttart-info-to-archivist-nena-huizinga.jpgCIMG7934 Apr 30 2025 Bolsward Pieter show Muttart info to archivist Nena HuizingaPieter explaining to Nena Huizinga how the plane came down just outside Wons.  (Photo credit: Daria  Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7933-apr-30-2025-bolsward-nena-huizinga-remko-pieter-by-engine-from-halifax-l9560.jpgCIMG7933 Apr 30 2025 Bolsward Nena Huizinga Remko Pieter by engine from Halifax L9560Nena Huizinga with Remko de Jong and Pieter beside the engine part sitting on the floor of a closet in De Tiid Museum in Bolsward.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sketch-of-engine-by-daria-e1753796045826.jpgSketch of engine by DariaSketch of the engine part from Halifax L9561, as drawn by Daria Valkenburghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/afbeelding-van-whatsapp-op-2023-10-21-om-21.39.25_51d6dcc0-from-remko-de-jong.jpgAfbeelding van WhatsApp op 2023-10-21 om 21.39.25_51d6dcc0 from Remko de JongEngine part from Halifax L9561 found on the Politiek farm in 2023.  (Photo courtesy of Remko de Jong) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boerderij-fam.-politiek-2-5-2025-crash-site-l9561-from-remko.jpgBoerderij Fam. Politiek 2-5-2025 Crash Site L9561 from RemkoMap shows the location of the Politiek farm, the crash site where Halifax L9561 came down, and location of the Memorial Panel placed in 2019 in Wons.  (Map courtesy of Remko de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boerderij-fam.-politiek-2-5-2025-14-from-remko.jpgBoerderij Fam. Politiek 2-5-2025 (14) from RemkoPolitiek Farm on the left with the village of Wons on the right. (Photo courtesy of Remko de Jong)2025-08-01T17:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/07/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-visit-to-4-cemeteries-in-friesland/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7925-apr-30-2025-kimswerd-pieter-remko-by-grave-of-earl-brown-on.jpgCIMG7925 Apr 30 2025 Kimswerd Pieter & Remko by grave of Earl Brown ONPieter and Remko de Jong by the grave of Earl Herbert Brown. To the left is the grave of Thomas McBride. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7922-apr-30-2025-kimswerd-pieter-by-church-entrance.jpgCIMG7922 Apr 30 2025 Kimswerd Pieter by church entrancePieter outside Laurentiuskerk, where the cemetery in Kimswerd is located.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7905-apr-30-2025-wons-pieter-by-memorial-panel-halifax-l9561.jpgCIMG7905 Apr 30 2025 Wons Pieter by Memorial Panel Halifax L9561Pieter at the Memorial Panel in Wons, honouring the crew of the last flight of Halifax L9561.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7919-apr-30-2025-witmarsum-pieter-remko-by-grave-of-stanley-bishop-qc-e1753281785750.jpgCIMG7919 Apr 30 2025 Witmarsum Pieter & Remko by grave of Stanley Bishop QCRemko de Jong and Pieter at the grave of Stanley Adolfson Bishop. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250430_104350_771-april-30-2025-harlingen-unknown-grave-represents-rowan-bunky-charles-fitzgerald-pei-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250430_104350_771 April 30 2025 Harlingen Unknown grave represents Rowan Bunky Charles FitzGerald PEI by PVWe placed flags of Canada and Prince Edward Island at this unknown grave in honour of Charles Rowan ‘Bunky’ FitzGerald.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250430_103848_896-apr-30-2025-harlingen-elmer-muttart-pei-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250430_103848_896 Apr 30 2025 Harlingen Elmer Muttart PEI by PVGrave of Elmer Bagnall Muttart.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7867-apr-30-2025-harlingen-pieter-places-flags-at-grave-of-elmer-muttart-pei.jpgCIMG7867 Apr 30 2025 Harlingen Pieter places flags at grave of Elmer Muttart PEIPieter placing flags of Canada and Prince Edward Island at the grave of Elmer Bagnall Muttart. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250430_105742_376-apr-30-2025-daria-at-harlingen-general-cemetery-with-clipboard-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250430_105742_376 Apr 30 2025 Daria at Harlingen General Cemetery with clipboard by PVDaria at Harlingen General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-07-28T14:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/10/25/the-forgotten-ww1-soldier/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cimg2643-sep-23-2018-elmyr-kruger-church-of-scotland-cemetery-cape-traverse-e1540481706512.jpgCIMG2643 Sep 23 2018 Elmyr Kruger Church of Scotland Cemetery Cape TraverseGrave of Elmyr Kruger at the Free Church of Scotland Cemetery in Cape Traverse. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-07-27T13:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/12/31/2023-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/grave-wa-hood-in-eindhoven-with-candle-noella-rehwald.jpgGrave WA Hood in Eindhoven with candle Noella RehwaldGrave of William Andrew Hood with a Christmas Eve candle.  (Photo credit: Noella Rehwald)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nisbet-lichtjes-op-oorlogsgraven-2023.-fotos-remko-de-jong-7-2943496147-e1704061764491.jpgNisbet Lichtjes op oorlogsgraven 2023. Foto`s Remko de Jong (7)Candle placed at the grave of George David Nisbet. (Photo credit: Remko de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tabor-lichtjes-op-oorlogsgraven-2023.-fotos-remko-de-jong-6-1133562470-e1704060942350.jpgTabor Lichtjes op oorlogsgraven 2023. Foto`s Remko de Jong (6)Candle placed at the grave of John Francis Edward Tabor.  (Photo credit: Remko de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lichtjes-op-oorlogsgraven-2023.-fotos-remko-de-jong-5.jpgLichtjes op oorlogsgraven 2023. Foto`s Remko de Jong (5)Candles were placed at the graves of airmen buried in the Donia Protestant Church Cemetery in Makkum. This year candles were relit on Christmas morning. (Photo credit: Remko de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/christmas-red-candles-header.jpgchristmas-red-candles-header2025-07-21T14:37:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-who-drowned-in-quebec/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/frank-arsenault-picture-from-book-around-kinkora.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFrank Lewis Arsenault.  (Source: ‘Around Kinkora Area’ by G. K. Farmer)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screenshot_2019-12-14-fort-coulonge-to-petawawa-map-google-search.jpgScreenshot_2019-12-14 fort coulonge to petawawa map - Google SearchThe distance between Petawawa and Fort-Coulonge is about 69 km.  Source:  Google maps https://www.google.ca/mapshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gravestone-frank-l.-arsenault-1-e1576341744739.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGravestone of Frank Lewis Arsenault at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Seven Mile Bay. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-07-21T13:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/23/he-died-that-we-might-live-pamphlet-presented-to-tryon-area-historical-society/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20191223_110251297_hdr-dec-23-2019-pamphlet-to-tahs.jpgIMG_20191223_110251297_HDR Dec 23 2019 Pamphlet to TAHSJack Sorensen, left, and Pieter Valkenburg, right, with the Dutch and English versions of the pamphlet commemorating the last flight of Halifax L9561 on October 12, 1941. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/happy-holidays-from-daria-and-pieter.jpgHappy Holidays from Daria and Pieter2025-07-21T13:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-canadian-troops-helped-sinterklaas-visit-dutch-children-during-ww2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-dec-2000-la-paz-bolivia-sinterklaas-checks-whether-pieter-is-in-the-good-book-or-bad-book-1.jpg#12 Dec 2000 La Paz Bolivia Sinterklaas checks whether Pieter is in the good book or bad bookWhile posted to La Paz in Bolivia, Pieter was called up before Sinterklaas who decided whether he was naughty or nice by the entries in his book! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/4-dec-2011-la-paz-sinterklaas-travels-on-amerigo.jpg#4 dec 2011 La Paz Sinterklaas travels on AmerigoSinterklaas on Amerigo travels to visit Dutch children in Bolivia!  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-dec-2000-la-paz-bolivia-sinterklaas-checks-whether-pieter-is-in-the-good-book-or-bad-book.jpg#12 Dec 2000 La Paz Bolivia Sinterklaas checks whether Pieter is in the good book or bad bookWhile posted to La Paz in Bolivia, Pieter was called up before Sinterklaas who decided whether he was naughty or nice by the entries in his book!  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-07-21T13:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/03/15/the-archive-photo-that-put-a-face-to-a-name/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p0006342-copy-j.g.-howatt-ordered-from-pei-public-archives.jpgP0006342 copy J.G. Howatt ordered from PEI Public ArchivesPhoto donated to the PEI Archives by Jean MacFayden, in which she identified John Goodwill Howatt on the left, and noted only that he was with “two Halifax boys”. (Photo credit: courtesy Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island, Acc4154)"2025-07-21T13:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/08/18/appeal-for-relatives-of-these-ww1-casualties/2025-07-21T12:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/07/19/on-the-war-memorial-trailwe-attended-the-ceremony-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg8146-may-2-2025-groesbeek-tobacco-pouch-placed-at-grave-of-lavigne-by-member-of-musqueam-first-nation-1.jpgCIMG8146 May 2 2025 Groesbeek tobacco pouch placed at grave of Lavigne by member of Musqueam First Nationhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250428_142253_151-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-john-lavigne-qc-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250428_142253_151 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek John Lavigne QC by PVhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/donald-montgomery-from-cvwm.jpgDonald Montgomery from CVWMDonald Montgomery.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250502_160335_664-may-2-2025-groesbeek-donald-montgomery-bc-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250502_160335_664 May 2 2025 Groesbeek Donald Montgomery BC by PVhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg8143-may-2-2025-groesbeek-alice-van-bekkum-at-groesbeek-ceremony.jpgCIMG8143 May 2 2025 Groesbeek Alice van Bekkum at Groesbeek ceremonyAlice van Bekkum, Chair of Faces To Graves Groesbeek Foundation at the podium, near the Cross of Remembrance, during the ceremony at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg8140-may-2-2025-groesbeek-cdn-forces-band-at-groesbeek-ceremony.jpgCIMG8140 May 2 2025 Groesbeek Cdn Forces Band at Groesbeek ceremonyThe Canadian Forces Band marched past us as the ceremony began.  (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/invitation-to-groesbeek-ceremony-may-2-2025-with-frame.jpgInvitation to Groesbeek ceremony May 2 2025 with frame2025-07-19T15:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/08/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-trooper-from-clementsvale-who-lost-his-life-during-the-liberation-of-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/screenshot-2023-08-19-at-09-35-12-barneveld-c2b7-netherlands.jpgScreenshot 2023-08-19 at 09-35-12 Barneveld · NetherlandsMap shows movement of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Regiment from Otterlo to Barneveld towards Nijkerk.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_2844-grave-of-harry-wright-from-alice-2540646462-e1692544346884.jpgIMG_2844 Grave of Harry Wright from AliceGrave of Harry Elwood Wright at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/screenshot-2023-08-15-at-18-36-53-clementsvale.jpgScreenshot 2023-08-15 at 18-36-53 ClementsvaleMap shows location of Clementsvale, Nova Scotia, where Harry was born, and the communities of Clementsport and Princedale. All three places are near Digby, Nova Scotia. (Map source: https://mapcarta.com/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_3767-harry-wright.jpgIMG_3767 Harry WrightHarry Elwood Wright.  (Photo courtesy of the Wright Family)2025-07-04T19:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/07/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-5-the-soldiers-from-nova-scotia/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7629-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-harry-wright-ns.jpgCIMG7629 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Harry Wright NSGrave of Harry Elwood Wright.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7822-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-john-wallace-ns-e1751655308381.jpgCIMG7822 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of John Wallace NSPieter at the grave of John Lewis ‘Ducky Wallace.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7722-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-at-grave-of-austin-munroe-ns.jpgCIMG7722 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter at grave of Austin Munroe NSPieter at the grave of Austin Havelock Munroe.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_20250428_163811_097-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-lawrence-rudolph-ns-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250428_163811_097 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Lawrence Rudolph NS by PVGrave of Lawrence Arthur Rudolph.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7809-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-marven-harvey-ns.jpgCIMG7809 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Marven Harvey NSGrave of Marven Glenroy Harvey after Pieter had placed Nova Scotia and Canadian flags. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cimg7808-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-places-flags-at-grave-of-marven-harvey-ns.jpgCIMG7808 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter places flags at grave of Marven Harvey NSPieter placing flags at the grave of Marven Glenroy Harvey of North Noel Road, Nova Scotia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-07-04T19:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-the-ww2-soldier-who-was-appointed-company-sergeant-major/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img-church-memorial-for-petta-north-bay-nugget-jul-23-1946.jpgimg church memorial for petta North Bay Nugget Jul 23 1946https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/st.-rita-plaques-petta-death.jpgSt. Rita Plaques - Petta deathPart of the memorial plaque originally placed by St. Rita Roman Catholic Church. (Photo courtesy of Karen Steel)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/n346-maurice-petta-and-anthony-repa-by-john-hetherington.jpgn346 Maurice Petta and Anthony Repa by John HetheringtonAnthony Repa, left, and Maurice Petta, right, by the grave of Anthony Petta at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek in April 2010.  (Photo courtesy of John Hetherington)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/anthony-petta-colourized.jpganthony petta colourizedAnthony Petta.  (Photo courtesy of Anthony Petta Family.  Photo submitted by Anthony Repa. Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_20220518_195343443_burst000_cover-may-18-2022-with-john-hetherington-photo-by-don-1-e1656506011974.jpgIMG_20220518_195343443_BURST000_COVER May 18 2022 With John Hetherington photo by DonJohn Hetherington with Daria and Pieter at the North Bay Public Library.  (Photo credit: Don Coutts)2025-07-01T13:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/07/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-the-ww2-soldier-who-lost-his-life-on-the-day-hitlers-death-was-announced/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/jack-walker-2.jpegJack Walker 2John ‘Jack’ Langford Walker. (Photo courtesy of the Walker Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/badzwischenahncgg.gifbadzwischenahncggNote the position of the Governor General’s Foot Guards at the bottom on the map.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2228104_1-grave-john-langford-walker.jpgWalker JL John B137425Grave of John ‘Jack’ Langford Walker at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/apr-19-2022-letter-to-editor-north-bay-nugget.jpgApr 19 2022 Letter to Editor North Bay Nugget2025-07-01T13:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-4-the-soldiers-from-new-brunswick/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7836-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-ange-aime-leclair-nb-e1751295334675.jpgCIMG7836 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Ange Aime LeClair NBPieter at the grave of Ange Aimé LeClair.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7447-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-edgar-guitard-nb.jpgCIMG7447 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Edgar Guitard NBGrave of Edgar M. Guitard.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7736-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-donald-carter-nb-e1751295079519.jpgCIMG7736 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Donald Carter NBPieter at the grave of Donald Roy Carter.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7588-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-gilles-lanteigne-nb.jpgCIMG7588 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Gilles Lanteigne NBGrave of Gilles Lanteigne after Pieter had placed New Brunswick, Canadian, and Acadian flags. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7587-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-places-flags-at-grave-of-gilles-lanteigne-nb.jpgCIMG7587 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter places flags at grave of Gilles Lanteigne NBPieter placing flags at the grave of Gilles Lanteigne of Caraquet, New Brunswick.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-07-01T13:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/11/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww1-soldier-william-earle-davison/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4821-group-photo.jpgCIMG4821 group photoPhoto of men from the 6th Siege Battery, identified as 1: D. Daley (killed in action), 2: Sgt W. A. McLaggan, 3: Sgt unknown, 4: Gunner E. O. Jennings, 5: Gunner R. A. Redmond, 6: Gunner William Earle Davison. Photo courtesy of Earle Davison & Family.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/no-22-general-hopsital-camiers.jpgNo 22 General Hopsital CamiersGlass lantern slide of interior of ward at No. 22 General Hospital, Camiers. (Source: Photographer unknown, “Interior of ward at No. 22 General Hospital” OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17961)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coloured-photo-davison.jpgColoured photo DavisonWilliam Earle ‘Davy’ Davison.  (Photo courtesy of Earle Davison & Family. Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4858-oct-28-2020-irene-earle-davison.jpgCIMG4858 Oct 28 2020 Irene & Earle DavisonIrene and Earle Davison with a chocolate box containing mementos of his uncle, WW1 soldier William Earle Davison. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4792-oct-28-2020-pieter-earl-davison-with-group-photo-no-7-siege-battery.jpgCIMG4792 Oct 28 2020 Pieter & Earl Davison with group photo No 7 Siege BatteryEarle Davison shows Pieter the group photo of the No 7 Siege Battery that was taken May 23, 1916.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/remembrance-day-2019-images-1024x520-1.jpgRemembrance-Day-2019-Images-1024x5202025-06-30T14:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/09/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-prince-edward-island-killed-during-the-battle-of-rha/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg3292-oct-3-2019-holten-michael-mckenna-e1663867537860.jpgCIMG3292 Oct 3 2019 Holten Michael McKennaGrave of Joe McKenna in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/screenshot-2022-09-17-at-11-13-37-doesburg-to-rha.jpgScreenshot 2022-09-17 at 11-13-37 Doesburg to RhaMap shows the short distance between Doesburg and Rha.  (Map source: Google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20210717_105714-mckenna-parents-grave-in-montague-e1663867443799.jpg20210717_105714 McKenna parents grave in MontagueGrave of Joe McKenna’s parents in Montague, Prince Edward Island. (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rha-burial.jpgRha burialBurial of 4 soldiers in Rha.  (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection, but sent to the family by Henk Dykman.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dutch-explanation-of-deaths.jpgDutch explanation of deathshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/joe-mckenna.jpgJoe McKennaJoe McKenna (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_20210603_135149-jun-3-2021-teresa-pieter-daria-at-papa-joes.jpgExif_JPEG_420Teresa Hennebery (left) shared information on her uncle, Joe McKenna.  (Photo courtesy Valkenburg Family Collection)2025-06-28T14:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-souris-killed-during-the-liberation-of-posterenk/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mossey-lake-in-nwt.jpgMossey Lake in NWTMossey Island in the Northwest Territories was named in honour of Frank Mossey.  (Map source: https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps/maps.php?featureid=LAQCJ&f=316)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/grave-of-frank-mossey-in-holten.jpgGrave of Frank Mossey in HoltenGrave of Frank Mossey in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220616_114707-original-grave-burial-e1660057626615.jpg20220616_114707 Original grave burialFrank was originally buried near the windmill in Posterenk. (Photo courtesy of Glynne Squires and Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/map-western-holland-showing-posterenk.jpgMap western holland showing Posterenkhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/james-frank-mossey.jpgJames Frank MosseyJames ‘Frank’ Mossey.  (Photo courtesy of Glynne Squires and Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220616_122329-jun-16-2022-pieter-with-glynne-and-bob-squires.jpg20220616_122329 Jun 16 2022 Pieter with Glynne and Bob SquiresPieter (left) with Glynne and Bob Squires. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/article-in-eastern-graphic-re-james-frank-mossey-jun-1-2022.jpgArticle in Eastern Graphic re James Frank Mossey Jun 1 2022https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cimg9295-sep-25-2017-posterenk-windmill-e1660055452233.jpgCIMG9295 Sep 25 2017 Posterenk windmillWindmill in Posterenk, which has a memorial stone inscribed on the wall.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-28T14:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-3-the-soldiers-from-alberta-manitoba-and-quebec/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_20250428_145932_494-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-albert-noel-lamontagne-by-pv.jpgIMG_20250428_145932_494 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Albert Noel Lamontagne by PVGrave of Joseph ‘Albert Noel’ Lamontagne.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7855-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-norman-buchanan-mb-e1751111975677.jpgCIMG7855 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Norman Buchanan MBPieter at the grave of Norman Victor Holgate Buchanan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7848-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-tom-brown-ab.jpgCIMG7848 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Tom Brown ABPieter at the grave of Thomas ‘Tom’ Alfred Brown.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-28T15:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-2-the-soldiers-from-prince-edward-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7708-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-at-grave-of-ralph-silliker-pei.jpgCIMG7708 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter at grave of Ralph Silliker PEIPieter by the grave of Ralph Kenneth Silliker.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7603-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-edward-perry-pei.jpgCIMG7603 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Edward Perry PEIGrave of Edward Gabriel Perry.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7578-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-pieter-by-grave-of-arthur-gaudet-pe-e1750945445315.jpgCIMG7578 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Pieter by grave of Arthur Gaudet PEPieter by the grave of Arthur Gaudet.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7815-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-john-weston-campbell-pei.jpgCIMG7815 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek John Weston Campbell PEIGrave of John ‘Weston’ Campbell.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7718-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-lawrence-bulger-pei-e1750945296700.jpgCIMG7718 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Lawrence Bulger PEIPieter by the grave of Lawrence William Bulger.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-26T14:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8950-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-harriet-jenereux-at-her-fathers-grave-e1514241670246.jpgCIMG8950 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery Harriet Jenereux at her fathers graveHarriet Jenereaux kneels at her father’s grave. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8952-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-alice-van-bekkum-e1514241586604.jpgCIMG8952 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery Alice van BekkumAlice van Bekkum arranged for a photo of Smith to be placed by his grave. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8948-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-bugler-with-yvonne-and-berry-swarthoff-providing-colour-parade.jpgCIMG8948 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery bugler with Yvonne and Berry Swarthoff providing colour paradeBugler with Royal Canadian Legion’s colour party of Yvonne and Berry Swarthoff at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8940-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-pieter-at-the-grave-of-george-preston-smith.jpgCIMG8940 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery Pieter at the grave of George Preston SmithPieter by the grave of Private George Preston Smith. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/george-preston-smith-2.jpgGeorge Preston Smith (2)George 'Preston' Smith. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8937-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-brendas-uncle-fe-mcgovern.jpgCIMG8937 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery grave of Brendas uncle FE McGovernGrave of Frank Edward McGovern at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8928-sep-15-2017-daria-at-groesbeek-cemetery-e1514241164434.jpgCIMG8928 Sep 15 2017 Daria at Groesbeek cemeteryDaria at entrance to Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, with flowers to place at the grave of Frank Edward McGovern. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8926-sep-15-2017-faces-to-grave-banner-at-groesbeek-cemetery.jpgCIMG8926 Sep 15 2017 faces to grave banner at Groesbeek cemeteryFaces to Graves Foundation banner. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-06-24T12:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/03/21/another-photo-for-wwii-soldier-george-preston-smith/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/george-preston-smith.jpgGeorge Preston SmithGeorge Preston Smith (Photo courtesy of Smith’s family)2025-06-24T12:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/04/27/dutch-kings-day-is-a-reminder-of-the-upcoming-liberation-of-the-netherlands-anniversary/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kings-day.jpgkings dayhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200427_124326-apr-27-2020-pieter-with-dutch-flag-e1588005885912.jpg20200427_124326 Apr 27 2020 Pieter with Dutch flagOn a windy Island, Pieter has to hang on to the Dutch flag for dear life! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nfa03_dou-201-1_w.jpgNFA03_dou-201-1_WCartoon found on geheugenvannederland.nl2025-06-24T11:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-2025-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-1-flags-placed-at-120-graves/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7561-apr-28-2025-lunch-tomato-soup-tosti-at-de-oude-molen-in-groesbeek.jpgCIMG7561 Apr 28 2025 Lunch tomato soup & tosti at De Oude Molen in GroesbeekA quick lunch of soup and sandwich at a cafe near the cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/photo-of-us-at-george-taylor-grave-by-else.jpgPhoto of us at George Taylor grave by ElseDaria and Pieter at the grave of George Taylor in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Else Schaberg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7474-apr-28-2025-groesbeek-clifford-alexander-blake-mb.jpgCIMG7474 Apr 28 2025 Groesbeek Clifford Alexander Blake MBRifleman Clifford Alexander Blake is listed on Panel 11 of the Memorial Wall at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-24T11:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-visit-to-sleen-general-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7378-apr-26-2025-sleen-pieter-by-mackenzie-grave-e1750012274842.jpgCIMG7378 Apr 26 2025 Sleen Pieter by MacKenzie gravePieter by Jack MacKenzie’s grave in Sleen General Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7389-apr-26-2025-sleen-pieter-gives-salute-at-the-4-graves.jpgCIMG7389 Apr 26 2025 Sleen Pieter gives salute at the 4 gravesAfter placing Canadian and provincial flags, Pieter paid his respects by the graves of the 4 airmen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7390-apr-26-2025-sleen-tree-lined-road-into-cemetery.jpgCIMG7390 Apr 26 2025 Sleen tree lined road into cemeteryThe tree-lined entrance from the road into Sleen General Cemetery provided an aura of serenity. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7391-apr-26-2025-sleen-sign-directing-us-to-cemetery.jpgCIMG7391 Apr 26 2025 Sleen sign directing us to cemeterySign directing us to Sleen General Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7375-apr-26-2025-we-arrive-in-sleen.jpgCIMG7375 Apr 26 2025 we arrive in SleenThe village of Sleen was not far away from Schoonebeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7373-apr-26-2025-pieter-daria-and-yannic-in-schoonebeek.jpgCIMG7373 Apr 26 2025 Pieter Daria and Yannic in SchoonebeekPieter and Daria with Yannic Wethly of the Air Research Drenthe Foundation.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)2025-06-18T12:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/12/on-the-war-memorial-trailholten-rolled-out-a-warm-welcome/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7369-apr-25-2025-students-with-henk-jan-and-pieter.jpgCIMG7369 Apr 25 2025 students with Henk Jan and PieterLeft to right:  Jan Braakman, Roselle de Jong, Manon ten Hove, Lieke Brinks, Jorina Lensink (teacher), Pieter Valkenburg, Henk Vincent. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20240207_1758092-feb-7-2024-with-holten-heroes-book.jpg20240207_175809~2 Feb 7 2024 With Holten Heroes bookThe translators with the English language edition of ‘Holten Heroes’.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/th_dsc00049-apr-25-2025-pieter-with-holten-heroes-certificate-daria-jan-kovom-e1749741535430.jpgth_DSC00049 Apr 25 2025 Pieter with Holten Heroes & Certificate & Daria & Jan KOVOMPieter and Daria with Jan Braakman, and the English and Dutch versions of Jan’s book. (Photo credit: Trudy van ‘t Hoff)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7865-apr-29-2025-holten-houses-decked-out.jpgCIMG7865 Apr 29 2025 Holten houses decked outSeveral signs along the street commemorated 80 years of freedom and showed Canadian and Dutch flags. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7858-apr-29-2025-holten-houses-decked-out.jpgCIMG7858 Apr 29 2025 Holten houses decked outHouses in the village of Holten were bedecked with streamers and Canadian flags. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250423_1225182-apr-23-2025-pieter-by-a-roundabout-in-holten-in-a-village-with-many-canadian-flags.jpg20250423_122518~2 Apr 23 2025 Pieter by a roundabout in Holten in a village with many Canadian flagsPieter by a roundabout in the village of Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-12T15:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-pieter-awarded-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg5157-apr-30-2021-pieter-catherine.jpgCIMG5157 Apr 30 2021 Pieter & CatherinePieter with Catherine Callbeck.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg5149-apr-30-2021-sovereigns-medal-for-volunteers.jpgCIMG5149 Apr 30 2021 sovereigns medal for volunteersPieter’s Sovereign’s Medal For Volunteers. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cimg5161-apr-30-2021-pieter.jpgCIMG5161 Apr 30 2021 PieterPieter wears the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-09T15:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-inclusion-of-acadian-flags-on-the-2025-european-war-memorial-tour-received-publicity/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/3-18-720x1080-edwin-van-der-wolf-and-pieter-by-the-grave-of-ambroise-comeau.jpg3-18-720x1080 Edwin van der Wolf and Pieter by the grave of Ambroise ComeauThe grave of Ambroise Comeau with the cemetery caretaker in Holten, the Netherlands, and Pieter Valkenburg, right. Credit: Photo from the Simone Comeau collection (Note: The man in the photo with Pieter isn’t the cemetery caretaker but Edwin van der Wolf, one of the researchers for Holten.) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2-5-800x1080-ambroise-comeau.jpeg2-5-800x1080 Ambroise ComeauPrivate Ambroise Comeau died during World War II in Germany. Credit: Photo from the Simone Comeau collection https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1-52-885x588-simone-comeau-from-richard-landry.jpg1-52-885x588 Simone Comeau from Richard LandrySimone proudly shows off a photo of her uncle Ambroise Comeau's grave in the Netherlands. Credit: Richard Landry2025-06-08T13:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/05/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-pieter-and-daria-honoured-by-faces-to-graves-groesbeek-foundation/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_20250525_093107_632-faces-to-graves-certificate.jpgIMG_20250525_093107_632 Faces To Graves CertificateText of Certificate presented to the Valkenburgs.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/picture-commonwealth-war-grave-s-commision.jpgpicture Commonwealth war grave s commision2025-06-04T15:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/06/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-flags-and-pins-received-for-our-2025-european-war-memorial-tour/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1000001080-apr-11-2025-pieter-with-wolastoq-flag-for-saulis-1.jpg1000001080 Apr 11 2025 Pieter with Wolastoq flag for SaulisPieter holds the Wolasatoqey Nation flag to be placed at the grave of Sanford Steven Saulis. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cimg7308-apr-3-2025-daria-with-lnu-flags.jpgCIMG7308 Apr 3 2025 Daria with Lnu flagsDaria with the very personalized Lnu flag to be placed at the grave of Leo Toney.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250410_161710-apr-10-2025-pieter-with-newfie-flags.jpg20250410_161710 Apr 10 2025 Pieter with Newfie flagsPieter with flags of Newfoundland sent by Gerald Bartlett.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20241213_112540-dec-13-2024-pieter-with-nb-and-acadian-flags-from-mel-lanteigne.jpg20241213_112540 Dec 13 2024 Pieter with NB and Acadian flags from Mel LanteignePieter holds a selection of Acadian (left) and New Brunswick flags (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/simone-comeau-with-photo-of-j-ambroise-comeau-nathalie-robicheau-e1749048291514.jpegSimone Comeau with photo of J Ambroise Comeau & Nathalie RobicheauSimone Comeau (left) with Nathalie Robicheau. (Photo courtesy of Simone Comeau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1000000957-mar-31-2025-pieter-and-matt-macfarlane-with-pei-flags-1.jpg1000000957 Mar 31 2025 Pieter and Matt MacFarlane with PEI flagsMatt MacFarlane (left) and Pieter hold flags from Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250407_120755-apr-7-2025-pieter-with-alan-waddell.jpg20250407_120755 Apr 7 2025 Pieter with Alan WaddellPieter with Alan Waddell (right) from the office of Heath MacDonald with Canadian flags.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-06-05T10:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/01/the-three-ww1-soldiers-who-were-buried-together-at-passchendaele/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3083-aug-31-2019-pieter-with-helen-delbert-carr-e1567345711691.jpgCIMG3083 Aug 31 2019 Pieter with Helen & Delbert CarrPieter with Helen and Delbert (seated) Carr of Tryon. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shorter-photo-of-vincent-carr.jpgshorter photo of vincent carrPhoto: Vincent Carr in 1915, in the uniform of the 55th Battalion. (Photo courtesy of Delbert Carr collection. Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/carrvincent.jpgCarrVincentTrench map showing the coordinates where Carr, Willson, and Bellas were originally buried on Abraham Heights. (Map: courtesy of Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/map-of-passchendaele-showing-abraham-heights.jpgmap of passchendaele showing abraham heightsYou can see Abraham Heights towards the bottom left corner of the map. (Map: courtesy http://www.darrellduthie.com/maps/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cwm_supplyline_canadashouldertitle_en_final_20140922_page_1.jpgCWM_SupplyLine_CanadaShoulderTitle_EN_FINAL_20140922_Page_1A metal shoulder title was worn by Canadian soldiers on both shoulder straps of the khaki service dress uniform. (Photo credit: courtesy of https://www.warmuseum.ca)2025-05-31T13:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/01/20/the-mariner-whose-ship-was-torpedoed-in-the-english-channel/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/listing-on-halifax-memorial.jpglisting on halifax memorialhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/halifax-memorial.jpghalifax memorialhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/memorial-stone-tpc-pieter-valkenbrg.jpgmemorial stone tpc pieter valkenbrgPhoto: Memorial stone at Tryon Peoples Cemetery in Tryon, PEI. Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg2025-04-20T13:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/03/09/the-mystery-chest-of-sgt-ross/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cimg7974-sgt-ross-handle-on-chest.jpgCIMG7974 Sgt Ross handle on chestHandle on mystery chest identified with the marking ‘Sgt. Ross H.S.’ (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cimg7973-sgt-ross-hinge-on-chest.jpgCIMG7973 Sgt Ross hinge on chestHinge on mystery chest identified with the marking ‘Sgt. Ross H.S.’ (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cimg7933-sgt-ross-inside-chest.jpgCIMG7933 Sgt Ross inside chestWhat the chest looks like when opened. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cimg7977-sgt-ross-top-of-chest.jpgCIMG7977 Sgt Ross top of chestTop of mystery chest identified with the marking ‘Sgt. Ross H.S.’ . (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-04-20T13:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/02/22/the-wwii-soldier-killed-in-germany-but-buried-in-holland/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/notice-of-decoration-awarded-to-wd-sherren.jpgNotice of decoration awarded to WD SherrenNotice of decoration awarded to William Douglas Sherren. (Source: www.ancestry.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/obituary-w.d.-sherren.jpgObituary W.D. SherrenObituary of William Douglas Sherren. (Source: The Charlottetown Guardian, Friday, May 4, 1945, page 1)2025-04-20T13:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/02/20/the-ww2-mariner-from-kinkora-whose-ship-was-torpedoed-in-the-caribbean/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/halifax-memorial.jpgHalifax MemorialHalifax Memorial in Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/j.e.-hughes-guardian-31-march-1942-page-1.jpgJ.E. Hughes Guardian 31 march 1942 page 1Source: Page 1 article in the March 31, 1942 edition of The Guardian.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot_2020-02-18-ramapo-panamanian-steam-merchant-ships-hit-by-german-u-boats-during-wwii-uboat-net.jpgScreenshot_2020-02-18 Ramapo (Panamanian Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat netMap showing location of sinking of Ramapo.  (Map courtesy of www.uboat.net)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ss-ramapo-under-her-former-name-baron-wemyss.courtesu-of-naviearmatori.net_.jpgSS Ramapo under her former name Baron Wemyss.Courtesu of naviearmatori.netS.S. Ramapo under her original name of Baron Wemyss. (Photo courtesy of www.naviearmatori.net)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/color-photo-hughes-james-emmet.jpgcolor photo Hughes, James EmmetJames Emmet Hughes. (Photo credit: courtesy “Around Kinkora Area” by G.K. Farmer.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg.)2025-04-20T12:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/02/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-sanford-steven-saulis/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/saulis-sanford-s.-gravestone.jpgsaulis, sanford s. gravestoneGrave of Sanford Steven Saulis in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nijenrode_castle.jpgnijenrode_castleNyenrode Castle, with the moat surrounding it.   (Photo source: https://www.castlesworld.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screenshot-2023-02-26-at-12-04-24-michelin-breukelen-map-viamichelin.jpgScreenshot 2023-02-26 at 12-04-24 MICHELIN Breukelen map - ViaMichelinMap shows Breukelen and Hilversum. (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/9-firth-of-clyde.jpg9 Firth of ClydeMap shows location of Gourock, Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.  (Map source: scotslanguage.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/uncle-sanford-2.jpgUncle Sanford 2Sanford Steven Saulis.  (Photo courtesy of the Saulis Family)2025-04-10T13:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-face-for-joseph-hennebery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200529_184532-hennebery-family-visiting-grave-e1590941180233.jpg20200529_184532 Hennebery family visiting graveIn 2000, Joe Hennebery’s sister-in-law Mary visited his grave, and posed for a photo with her sisters. Left to right: Laura Brazel, Mary Hennebery, Evelyn McAliney.  (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200529_185216-teresa-ahd-mary-hennebery-e1590941157916.jpg20200529_185216 Teresa ahd Mary HenneberyTeresa and Mary Hennebery at Joe Hennebery’s grave in 2000.  (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/improved-colour-photo-joseph-hennebery.jpgimproved colour photo Joseph HenneberyJoseph ‘Joe’ E. Henneberry.  (Photo courtesy Hennebery Family Collection.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2025-04-02T15:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/07/03/the-ww1-era-course-of-the-rhine-map-of-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200614_143410-jun-14-2020-note-on-map-saying-unit-was-guarding-bridge-head.jpg20200614_143410 Jun 14 2020 note on map saying unit was guarding bridge headHerb MacEwen’s note at the top of the map.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200614_144505-excerpt-jun-14-2020-portion-of-map-between-cologne-mehlem-copy.jpg20200614_144505 EXCERPT Jun 14 2020 Portion of map between Cologne & Mehlem - CopyAn excerpt from the map, showing illustrations and descriptions.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200614_144359-jun-14-2020-pieter-helen-macewan-with-panoramic-map-of-rhine-river-e1593792456722.jpg20200614_144359 Jun 14 2020 Pieter & Helen MacEwan with panoramic map of Rhine RiverPieter and Helen MacEwen with the foldable, panoramic map. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cimg4111-jun-14-2020-herbert-macewan-in-uniform.jpgCIMG4111 Jun 14 2020 Herbert MacEwan in uniformHerbert MacEwen.  (Photo courtesy of Helen MacEwen collection)2025-04-02T15:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/07/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-face-for-james-walter-auld/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/james-walter-auld.jpgJames Walter AuldWalter Auld. (Photo courtesy of Judy Bartlett Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cimg4156-jun-23-2020-pieter-with-melba-allison-ellis.jpgCIMG4156 Jun 23 2020 Pieter with Melba & Allison EllisLeft to right: Melba Ellis, Pieter, Allison Ellis.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/self-propelled-tank-p49.jpgself propelled tank p49Self-propelled (SP) tank. (Image credit: Readers Digest: The Tools of War 1939/45, page 49)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/map-where-auld-died-with-arrow-1.jpgMap where Auld died with arrowMap with a black arrow showing the approximate location where Auld lost his life near Welberg. The unit had come from the area of Moerstaten. He was initially buried in Steenbergen, then later in Bergen Op Zoom. (Map courtesy of Michelin)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cimg3388-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-james-auld.jpgCIMG3388 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom James AuldPieter by the grave of Walter Auld at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-04-02T15:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/04/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-who-returned-to-tryon/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/foy-siblings-photo-from-mary-ferguson.jpgThe Foy siblings. Left to right, standing: Ralph, Mary, Cecil (+), Theo (+), Marion, Keith, Percy, Ruth (+), Lorne.  Seated, left to right: Louise, Betty (+) (Photo courtesy of Mary Ferguson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/emma-howatt-foy-photo-from-mary-ferguson.jpgEmma Howatt Foy photo from Mary FergusonEmma Howatt Foy.  (Photo courtesy of Mary Ferguson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/maynard-foy-photo-from-mary-ferguson.jpgMaynard Foy photo from Mary FergusonMaynard Foy.  (Photo courtesy of Mary Ferguson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimg5125-apr-10-2021-pieter-with-mary-ferguson.jpgCIMG5125 Apr 10 2021 Pieter with Mary FergusonPieter with Mary Ferguson, daughter of Maynard Foy.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-31T14:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-successful-search-for-a-photo-of-ww2-soldier-edmond-coulombe/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/edmond-coulombe-siblings-and-parents-from-lauri-romaniuk.jpgEdmond Coulombe siblings and parents from Lauri RomaniukThe Coulombe family in the 1950s.  (Photo courtesy of Lauri Romaniuk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/edmond-coulombe-with-kit-bag.jpgEdmond Coulombe with kit bagEdmond Coulombe with his kit bag.  (Photo courtesy Winnipeg River Heritage Museum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/edmond-coulombe-2-from-linda-cyr-cropped.jpegEdmond Coulombe 2 from Linda Cyr croppedEdmond Coulombe.  (Photo courtesy of Linda Cyr)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/grave-of-edmonde-coulombe.jpgGrave of Edmonde CoulombeGrave of Edmond Coulombe in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo taken by Wouter van Dijken)2025-03-31T13:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/06/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-mystery-pennant-commemorating-dutch-royals/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cimg3695-dec-2-2019-gl-smith-car-flag-from-1945.jpgCIMG3695 Dec 2 2019 GL Smith car flag from 1945Pieter, left, with G. Lawrence Smith, holding the car flag brought home by Sgt. Earl Smith.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cimg3699-dec-2-2019-gl-smith-groningen-hoffmeister-hall-1945-photo-1.jpgCIMG3699 Dec 2 2019 GL Smith Groningen Hoffmeister Hall 1945 photo 1Hoffmeister Hall 5th Division high school staff in 1945.  Front row, left to right: SSM Honsinger, S/Sgt Clark, L/Sgt Lund.  Back row, left to right: L/Sgt Marshall, Sgt Smith. (Photo courtesy of G. Lawrence Smith Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cimg3701-dec-2-2019-gl-smith-groningen-hoffmeister-hall-1945-photo-2-e1592748650928.jpgCIMG3701 Dec 2 2019 GL Smith Groningen Hoffmeister Hall 1945 photo 2Staff in the front row, Earl Smith second from right. Back row, students and teachers of Hoffmeister Hall’s 5th Division High School in 1945.  (Photo courtesy of G. Lawrence Smith Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cimg3692-dec-2-2019-earl-smith.jpgCIMG3692 Dec 2 2019 Earl SmithSgt. Earl F. Smith.  (Photo courtesy of G. Lawrence Smith Family Collection)2025-03-31T13:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/03/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-photo-for-wwi-soldier-harry-robinson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250326_160744-mar-26-2025-pieter-with-elaine-mccormick-and-photo-of-harry-robinson-at-legion.jpg20250326_160744 Mar 26 2025 Pieter with Elaine McCormick and photo of Harry Robinson at LegionElaine McCormick and Pieter Valkenburg with the photo of Elaine’s great-uncle Harry Robinson.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/harry-robinson-cropped-2.jpgHarry Robinson croppedHarry Robinson.  (Photo courtesy of the Robinson family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250326_160519-mar-26-2025-empty-frame-for-harry-robinson-e1743337839874.jpg20250326_160519 Mar 26 2025 Empty frame for Harry RobinsonEmpty frame awaiting a photo of WWI soldier Harry Robinson.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-30T15:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/02/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-who-served-in-the-1st-canadian-engineers-battalion/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg5355-oct-4-2021-pieter-with-david-pam-ing-at-tim-hortons-in-charlottetown.jpgCIMG5355 Oct 4 2021 Pieter with David & Pam Ing at Tim Hortons in CharlottetownPam Ing, centre, with husband David on left, and Pieter on the right. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/screenshot-2022-02-13-at-18-26-27-viamichelin-route-planner-maps-traffic-info-hotels.jpgScreenshot 2022-02-13 at 18-26-27 ViaMichelin Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, HotelsA modern day map, showing the location of Gauchin-Légal, France, identified as A, and Seilles, Belgium, identified as B.  (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg4008-george-hennessey-e1644863828136.jpgCIMG4008 George HennesseyGeorge Stanley Hennessey.  (Photo courtesy of South Shore United Church in Tryon.)2025-03-30T13:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/12/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-photo-for-wwii-soldier-leonard-stephen-avery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/avery-from-mike-gaudet-restoration-duane-macewen.jpgAvery from Mike Gaudet restoration Duane MacEwenLeonard Stephen Avery with his sister Ruby.  (Photo courtesy of Mike Gaudet.  Photo restoration and colourization: Duane MacEwen)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cimg6065-empty-frame-for-avery-1498369590-e1671281872802.jpgCIMG6065 Empty frame for AveryEmpty frame patiently awaiting a photo of WWII soldier Leonard Stephen Avery.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-03-29T15:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/02/08/the-ww1-names-on-the-cenotaph-have-stories-of-their-own/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide23.jpgSlide23https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide22.jpgSlide22https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide20.jpgSlide20https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide16.jpgSlide16https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide15.jpgSlide15https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide13.jpgSlide13https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide10-1.jpgSlide10https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide9.jpgSlide9https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide8.jpgSlide8https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/slide6.jpgSlide62025-03-29T14:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-5/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/arthur-jack-taylor.jpgArthur Jack TaylorArthur ‘Jack’ Taylor.  (Photo courtesy of the Taylor Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/joseph-gerald-fougere.jpgJoseph Gerald FougereJoseph Gerald Fougere. (Photo submitted by Doug Landry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/william-herbert-bellamy.jpgWilliam Herbert BellamyWilliam Herbert Bellamy.  (Photo courtesy of the Bellamy Family)2025-03-29T14:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/17/the-search-for-a-photo-of-james-cairns-moves-to-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pieters-saying.jpgPieters sayinghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cimg8559-sep-6-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-james-cairns-at-manitoba-cemetery.jpgCIMG8559 Sep 6 2017 Pieter by grave of James Cairns at Manitoba CemeteryPieter by the grave of James Cairns at Manitoba Cemetery in Caix, France.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-29T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/12/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-photo-for-wwi-soldier-james-cairns/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/letter-to-the-editor-re-james-cairns.jpgLetter to the editor re James Cairnshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/coloured-photo-james-and-edward-cairns.jpgColoured photo James and Edward CairnsJames Cairns (left) with his older brother Edward. (Photo courtesy of the Cairns Family.  Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cimg8561-pte-james-cairns-2356870624-e1670171304918.jpgCIMG8561 Pte James CairnsThe grave of James Cairns at Manitoba Cemetery in Caix, France. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221130_194445-empty-frame.jpg20221130_194445 Empty FrameEmpty frame awaiting a photo of WWI soldier James Cairns.  (Photo credit: Kathy Henry)2025-03-29T13:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/03/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-who-attended-queen-victorias-diamond-jubilee/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210616_162451-jun-16-2021-pieter-and-seamans-with-photo-of-james-seamn.jpg20210616_162451 Jun 16 2021 Pieter and Seamans with photo of JAMES SeamnPieter (standing) with Norma and Lindsay Seaman, and a photo of Lindsay’s grandfather, William ‘James’ Seaman.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210616_160616-james-seaman.jpg20210616_160616 JAMES SeamanWilliam ‘James’ Seaman. (Photo courtesy of The Seaman Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/folkestone.8.gifFolkestone.8From the area around Folkestone, where Lower Dibgate was located, transport across the English Channel was the closest to key locations in France and Belgium.  (Map source: https://www.weather-forecast.com/locationmaps/Folkestone.8.gif)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4-in-1-witley-camp-1916.jpg4 in 1 Witley Camp 1916Witley Camp.  (Photo source: http://tudorrow.com/202battalion/Images/Witley/4%20in%201%20Witley%20Camp%201916.jpg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20210616_160947-jun-21-2021-james-seaman-and-wife.jpg20210616_160947 Jun 21 2021 James Seaman and wifeJames and Sophia Seaman on their 50th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of The Seaman Family)2025-03-23T13:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-fisherman-who-lost-his-life-in-france-while-a-ww1-soldier/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heath-macquarrie-in-uniform.jpgHeath MacQuarrie in uniformHeath MacQuarrie. (Photo courtesy of Greg Gallant of the PEI Regiment Museum.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1024px-arthur_lismer_-_olympic_with_returned_soldiers.jpg1024px-Arthur_Lismer_-_Olympic_with_Returned_SoldiersOlympic in dazzle at Pier 2 in Halifax, Nova Scotia painted by Arthur Lismer (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Olympic#First_World_War)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/richard-dick-macquarrie.jpgRichard Dick MacQuarrieDick MacQuarrie in Victoria-By-The-Sea on May 14,1929. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Boudreau.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wood-cemetery.jpgWood CemeteryWood Cemetery.  (Photo from https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/wood-cemetery.html)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4912-nov-11-2020-brenda-boudreau-pieter-by-victoria-ww1-monument.jpgCIMG4912 Nov 11 2020 Brenda Boudreau & Pieter by Victoria WW1 monumentBrenda Boudreau and Pieter Valkenburg by the memorial at Victoria Community Hall on November 11, 2020.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-23T13:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/03/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-diary-of-dr-ross-part-2-two-years-and-20-trips-aboard-hmhs-lady-nelson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ww-ii-war-diary-of-judy-parks-father_page_21.jpgWW II war diary of Judy Parks father_Page_21Alton with his daughter Judy in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.  (Photo courtesy of Judy Parks)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trip-4-5-avonmouth.jpgTrip 4 & 5 AvonmouthTrip No. 4 went from Halifax to Avonmouth.  (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ww-ii-war-diary-of-judy-parks-father_page_10.jpgWW II war diary of Judy Parks father_Page_10Alton’s wife Betty with their daughter Judy in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, in a photo taken while Alton was on leave.  (Photo courtesy of Judy Parks)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trip-3-gibraltar-to-bizerte-duckduckgo.jpgTrip 3 gibraltar to bizerte - DuckDuckGoTrip No. 3 went from Halifax to Bizerte to Naples to Algiers.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)2025-03-23T13:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/07/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-gordon-frederick-johnson-is-over/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210705_131316-gordon-frederick-johnson-on-a-motorcycle.jpg20210705_131316 Gordon Frederick Johnson on a motorcycleGordon Frederick Johnson.  (Photo courtesy of The McCarthy Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/randy-mccarthy-claudia-putnam-with-pieter-masstown-market.jpgRandy McCarthy & Claudia Putnam with Pieter Masstown MarketPieter, centre, with Randy McCarthy and Claudia Putnam.  (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210705_131129-gordon-frederick-johnson.jpg20210705_131129 Gordon Frederick JohnsonGordon ‘Gordie’ Frederick Johnson.  (Photo courtesy of The McCarthy Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210705_131112-gordon-frederick-johnson.jpg20210705_131112 Gordon Frederick JohnsonGordon ‘Gordie’ Frederick Johnson.  (Photo courtesy of The McCarthy Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/letter-about-gf-johnson-in-truro-news-jun-24-2021-with-border.jpgLetter about GF Johnson in Truro News Jun 24 2021 with borderPieter’s letter to the editor in the Truro News.2025-03-22T16:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/10/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-glenwood-killed-during-the-battle-of-the-delfzijl-pocket/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg2610-sep-8-2018-pieter-with-stewart-gillcash-at-the-catch.jpgCIMG2610 Sep 8 2018 Pieter with Stewart Gillcash at The CatchPieter (left) with Stewart Gillcash.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg3219-oct-3-2019-holten-carmen-gillcash-1.jpgCIMG3219 Oct 3 2019 Holten Carmen GillcashPieter (right) at the grave of Carman Gillcash with researchers Edwin van der Wolf (left) and Henk Vincent (centre) in October 2019.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/photo-4-leland-brother-of-carman-gillcash-at-the-gravesite.jpgPhoto 4 Leland brother of Carman Gillcash at the gravesiteCarman’s brother Leland visited his grave.  (Photo courtesy of Stewart Gillcash)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/delfzijlpocketmap1.jpgdelfzijlpocketmap1Battle of the Delfzijl Pocket. (Map source: https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/history/battlehonours/northwesteurope/delfzijlpocket.htm)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/photo-2-carman-gillcash-on-right-unknown-on-left.jpgPhoto 2 Carman Gillcash on right unknown on leftCarman Gillcash, right, with unidentified soldier. (Photo courtesy of Stewart Gillcash)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/photo-1-carman-gillcash-in-uniform.jpgPhoto 1 Carman Gillcash in uniformCarman Edward Gillcash.  (Photo courtesy of Stewart Gillcash)2025-03-22T15:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-holten-pays-tribute-to-ukrainian-canadians-buried-there/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sunflower-header.jpgsunflower headerhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_0075-may-21-2007-daria-and-pieter-in-bolechiw.jpgIMG_0075 May 21 2007 Daria and Pieter in BolechiwBy the town sign for Bolekhiv, Ukraine, where Daria’s father was born.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg family collection)2025-03-22T15:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-acadian-soldier-serving-with-le-regiment-de-maisonneuve-who-made-the-ultimate-sacrifice-in-the-hochwald-forest/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_140515-ton-bersen-mother-by-grave-of-aa-le-clair-3598467860-e1732723901357.jpg20240827_140515 Ton Bersen & mother by grave of AA Le ClairAnge Aimé LeClair’s grave was adopted by Ton Bersen, seen in this photo with his mother. (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_144026-aug-27-2024-le-clair-gravestone-in-dundee.jpg20240827_144026 Aug 27 2024 Le Clair gravestone in DundeeGravestone of the LeClair family in Dundee, New Brunswick.  (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/grave-of-aa-leclair-from-find-a-grave.jpgGrave of AA LeClair from find a graveGrave of Ange Aimé LeClair in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo courtesy of FindAGrave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_144334-aug-27-2024-original-groesbeek-grave-aa-le-clair.jpg20240827_144334 Aug 27 2024 Original Groesbeek grave AA Le ClairThe original gravestone for Ange Aimé LeClair in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_144251-aug-27-2024-groesbeek-postcard-sent-by-ton-in-1950.jpg20240827_144251 Aug 27 2024 Groesbeek postcard sent by Ton in 1950A 1950 postcard, sent by Ton Bersen to the LeClair family, shows how the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek looked in that time period. (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_143311-mar-16-1945-memorial-service-in-holland-for-regt-de-maisonneuve-kia-in-germany.jpg20240827_143311 Mar 16 1945 Memorial service in Holland for Regt de Maisonneuve KIA in GermanyMemorial card sent to Ange Aimé LeClair’s mother.  (Photo of card courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7053-sep-10-2024-daria-etienne-gaudet-translating-aa-leclair-letters-in-moncton-nb.jpgCIMG7053 Sep 10 2024 Daria & Etienne Gaudet translating AA LeClair letters in Moncton NBDaria and Etienne Gaudet worked diligently to translate all the letters from French into English. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20240827_140114-aa-le-clair-playing-hockey-in-dundee-during-embarkation-leave.jpg20240827_140114 AA Le Clair playing hockey in Dundee during embarkation leaveAnge Aimé LeClair on skates with a hockey stick during his embarkation leave.  (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/balmoral-and-shannonvale-google-maps.jpgBalmoral and Shannonvale Google MapsWe travelled to Balmoral, New Brunswick, to meet the sister of a WWII soldier. (Map source: Google Maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aa-leclair-photo-from-memorial-card-colourized.jpgAA Leclair photo from memorial card colourizedAnge Aimé LeClair in uniform.  (Photo courtesy of the LeClair family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2025-03-22T15:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-tragic-drowning-on-the-leda-river-in-germany-part-1/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/battle-for-leer-operation-duck.jpgBattle for Leer Operation DuckMap showing the Ems and Leda Rivers, and position of Regiments during the Battle for Leer.  (Map courtesy of and ©Jan Braakman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lloyd-w-murray-photo.jpgLloyd W Murray photoLloyd William Murray.  (Photo courtesy of Murray Baillie)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/joseph-ambroise-comeau-from-simone.jpgJoseph Ambroise Comeau from SimoneJoseph ‘Ambroise’ Comeau.  (Photo courtesy of niece Simone Comeau)2025-03-22T15:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/03/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-diary-of-dr-ross-part-1-assigned-to-hmhs-lady-nelson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bay-of-biscay-map-at-duckduckgo.jpgbay of biscay map at DuckDuckGoBay of Biscay is off of the coast of France.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lnl0005-nurses-in-naples-jan-29-1944.jpgLNL0005 nurses in Naples Jan 29 1944Nursing sisters aboard the HMHS Lady Nelson in Naples, Italy, January 29, 1944. Nursing Sisters R. MacLennan, J. Goodston, Reta Moffat, E. Covey, D.E. MacTier, E. Bateman, Y. Carr, J. Jackson, Captain C.I. Nixon (Matron), M. McLeod, R. Hughes, H.J. Battram, E.K. Sutherland and M.B. Meisner. (Photo Credit: Lt. Frederick G. Whitcombe / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-163661)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trip-2-naples-viamichelin.jpgTrip 2 Naples - ViaMichelinTrip No. 2 went from Halifax to Algiers, Algeria and then to Naples, Italy.  (Map source: https://www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/trip-1-gibraltar-duckduckgo.jpgTrip 1 Gibraltar - DuckDuckGoTrip No. 1 went from Halifax to Phillipville and Algiers in Algeria.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/n0.46-lady-nelson-from-wikipedia.jpgN0.46-Lady-Nelson from WikipediaHMHS Lady Nelson.  Note the crosses on the side of the ship!  (Photo source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dr-alton-ross-colourized-by-pieter.jpegDr Alton Ross colourized by PieterDr. Alton Ross. (Photo courtesy of Judy Parks.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/screenshot-2025-03-11-at-11-47-47-albert-new-brunswick-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-03-11 at 11-47-47 albert new brunswick at DuckDuckGoDr. Alton Ross initially practiced in Albert, New Brunswick (red marker) before opening a practice in Salisbury, New Brunswick, just north of Albert.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_20210827_111151-aug-27-2021-daria-with-judy-parks-tim-hortons-summerside.jpgExif_JPEG_420Judy Parks (left) with Daria, discussing the war service of Judy’s father. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-03-18T12:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/03/11/on-the-war-memorial-trail-tragedy-on-the-ems-part-2-the-wwii-soldier-from-halifax-who-drowned-during-operation-duck/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/grave-of-frank-eugene-munroe-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Frank Eugene Munroe from CVWMGrave of Frank Eugene Munroe in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/screenshot-2025-03-08-at-10-48-11-trun-france-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-03-08 at 10-48-11 trun france at DuckDuckGoFrank joined the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders in Trun, France.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/frank-munroe-with-sister-dot-colourized-improved_photo.jpgFrank Munroe with sister Dot Colourized improved_photoFrank Munroe with his sister Dorothy.  (Photo courtesy of Sharon Carvery. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2025-03-11T14:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/06/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-chaplain-who-lost-his-life-in-france-on-his-wedding-anniversary/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210616_162357-jun-16-2021-seamans-with-alfred-seaman.jpg20210616_162357 Jun 16 2021 Seamans with ALFRED SeamanNorma and Lindsay Seaman with a photo of Lindsay’s uncle, Chaplain Alfred Seaman. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210616_160547-alfred-seaman.jpg20210616_160547 ALFRED SeamanChaplain William ‘Alfred’ Seaman.  (Photo courtesy of The Seaman Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210616_162711-jun-16-2021-studying-seaman-service-file.jpg20210616_162711 Jun 16 2021 Studying Seaman service fileNorma and Lindsay Seaman going over the documents with Pieter.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-10T16:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/03/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-tragedy-on-the-ems-part-1-the-wwii-soldier-from-rexton-who-drowned-during-operation-duck/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/grave-of-je-sullivan-in-holten-from-cvwm-1.jpgGrave of JE Sullivan in Holten from CVWMGrave of James Edward Sullivan in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/storm-boat-1-from-lac.jpgstorm-boat-1 from lacA Storm boat is moved into the water during Operation Duck on April 28, 1945. (Photo source: Library and Archives Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cape-spear-battery.jpgCape Spear BatteryCape Spear Battery.  (Photo source: https://www.hiddennewfoundland.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/devils-battery-and-elkins-barracks-7.jpgdevils-battery-and-elkins-barracks-7Devil’s Battery.  (Photo source: https://hmhps.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/james-sullivan-colourized-improved_photo34.jpgJames Sullivan colourized improved_photo(34)James Edward Sullivan. (Photo courtesy of the Sullivan Family.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image05-barb-sullivan-at-grave-of-james-sullivan-submitted-by-barb-e1741196490878.jpegimage0(5) Barb Sullivan at grave of James Sullivan submitted by BarbBarbara Sullivan at the grave of her uncle, James Sullivan, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.   (Photo courtesy of Barbara Sullivan)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20230918_114134-sep-18-2023-memorial-plaque-in-church-names-mcbeath-sullivan.jpg20230918_114134 Sep 18 2023 Memorial plaque in church names McBeath & SullivanJames Sullivan and Stanley McBeath are listed on a memorial plaque on the organ in St Andrew’s United Church in Rexton.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20230918_113413-sep-18-2023-st-andrews-united-church-in-rexton-nb-e1741196354663.jpg20230918_113413 Sep 18 2023 St Andrews United Church in Rexton NBSt. Andrew’s United Church in Rexton, New Brunswick.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-03-05T18:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/12/24/happy-holidays-from-the-valkenburgs-and-our-year-in-review-2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-christmas-photo-pieter-and-daria.jpg2024 Christmas photo Pieter and Dariahttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-holiday-balls-stars-ribbon-cherries-decorations-header-background-image-hd-1920x720-1.jpgchristmas-holiday-balls-stars-ribbon-cherries-decorations-header-background-image-hd-1920x7202025-03-01T16:54:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/02/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-pow-who-raised-horses-in-pei-part-3-three-years-in-a-dp-camp-before-finally-finding-freedom/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/st-peters-pe-1.jpgSt Peters PE (1)Nikola (identified by red arrow) in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo courtesy of the Nikola Ostojic Family.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/johan-de-witt-neptunia-logo.jpgJohan-de-Witt-Neptunia-LogoNikola arrived in Halifax aboard the ‘Neptunia’.  (Photo source: www. http://ssmaritime.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/austria_occupation_zones_1945-55_en.svg_.jpgAustria_Occupation_Zones_1945-55_en.svgPost WWII Austria Occupation Zones. Pongau fell under Salzburg.  (Map source:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95563608)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pongau-view.jpgpongau viewThe Markt-Pongau POW Camp in May 1945. (Photo source: http://www.stalag18a.org)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-18-at-20-09-21-hammelburg-to-moosburg-to-pongau-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-18 at 20-09-21 hammelburg to moosburg to pongau - Google MapsMap shows location of Hammelburg where Oflag XIII B was located, Moosburg, where the liberated POWs marched towards, and St Johann im Pongau, where Nikola lived in a DP camp.  (Map source: Google maps)2025-02-28T15:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/02/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-pow-who-raised-horses-in-pei-part-2-four-years-as-a-pow-in-oflag-xiii-b/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/stalag-xiii-group-photo-2.jpgStalag XIII Group photo (2)Nikola (identified by red arrow) with a group of fellow POWs. (Photo courtesy of the Nikola Ostojic Family. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/notice-that-he-was-a-pow-in-oflag-xiii-b-in-nuremburg.jpgNotice that he was a POW in Oflag XIII B in NuremburgMay 29, 1942 postcard from Klaas Siersema advising that he was a POW. (Source: https://digitalkinblog.wordpress.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/frontofnotice-explaining-why-pows-were-not-released.jpgfrontofnotice explaining why POWs were not releasedAnnouncement with the justification for not releasing captive officers. (Source: https://digitalkinblog.wordpress.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/notice-to-family-re-capture-of-pow.jpgNotice to family re capture of POWNotice to the family of Klaas Siersema on what would be allowed in a package to be sent to him. (Source: https://digitalkinblog.wordpress.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/o_xiiib_003_icrc-scaled-1.jpgO_XIIIB_003_ICRC-scaledInside one of the barracks in Oflag XIII B in Nuremberg, Germany.  (Photo source: https://krijgsgevangen.nl)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/o_xiiib_001_circ-1200x866-1.jpgO_XIIIB_001_CIRC-1200x866Oflag XIII B in Nuremberg, Germany, with barracks on either side of the road. (Photo source: https://krijgsgevangen.nl)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/group-photo-from-dutch-website.jpgGroup photo from Dutch websiteNikola (identified by red arrow) with a group of fellow POWs at the Oflag in Nuremburg. (Photo source: https://krijgsgevangen.nl)2025-02-24T01:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/02/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-pow-who-raised-horses-in-pei-part-1-the-serbian-colonel-who-was-a-pow-in-oflag-xiii-b/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/o_xiiib_005_drn.jpgO_XIIIB_005_DRNhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cimg6847-wedding-photo-nikola-and-maria-in-1938.jpgCIMG6847 Wedding photo Nikola and Maria in 1938Nikola Ostojic and Marija Lovas on their wedding day in 1938.  (Photo courtesy of the Nikola Ostojic Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/nikola-ostojic-colourized.jpegNikola Ostojic colourizedNikola Ostojic. (Photo courtesy of the Nikola Ostojic Family.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-13-at-12-18-51-zirovac-croatia-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-13 at 12-18-51 Zirovac Croatia at DuckDuckGoZirovac (indicated by red marker) is in the Banija region of Croatia, not far from Bosnia and Herzegovina border. (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cimg7281-dec-1-2024-daria-liz-hubert.jpgCIMG7281 Dec 1 2024 Daria & Liz HubertDaria (standing) with Liz Hubert. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-05-09T07:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/02/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-prince-edward-island-who-lost-his-life-in-germany-two-days-before-his-21st-birthday/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_20170916_125716119-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-a-gaudet-by-pieter.jpgIMG_20170916_125716119 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of A Gaudet by Pieterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-11-at-12-34-42-kalcar-germany-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-11 at 12-34-42 Kalcar germany - DuckDuckGoArthur Gaudet lost his life during a battle near Kalkar, Germany.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-11-at-09-46-06-kappellan-belgium-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-11 at 09-46-06 kappellan belgium at DuckDuckGoMap shows location of Kapellen and Brasschaat, not far from Antwerp in Belgium.  (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-10-at-20-48-06-etavaux-in-france-facts-and-information-about-etavaux-places-in-the-world.com_.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-10 at 20-48-06 Etavaux in France Facts and Information about Etavaux - Places-in-the-World.comArthur Gaudet joined Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal near Etavaux, France, indicated by the large red marker.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-09-at-16-03-08-map-of-fifteen-point-prince-edward-island-cape-canada-geographical-names-with-maps.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-09 at 16-03-08 Map of Fifteen Point Prince Edward Island Cape - Canada Geographical Names with Maps15 Pointe is a cape not far from Mount Carmel, Prince Edward Island.  (Map source: https://www.geodata.us/canada_names_maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cimg9023-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-ad-noor-scheepers-with-pieter-by-gaudets-grave.jpgCIMG9023 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Ad & Noor Scheepers with Pieter by Gaudets graveAd and Noor Scheepers with Pieter (right) by the grave of Arthur Gaudet at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-02-12T16:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/02/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-saint-basile-who-lost-his-life-during-the-advance-towards-xanten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/lamontagne-from-find-a-grave-8.jpgLamontagne from find a gravehttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gaudet-arthur-1.pngGAUDET ArthurArthur Gaudet. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum, Chair of the Faces To Graves Foundation Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/original-grave-in-groesbeek-for-lamontagne-pro-exfrncsu.jpegOriginal grave in Groesbeek for Lamontagne pro-EXfrNcSUhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/screenshot-2025-02-01-at-12-31-03-nordeinde-the-netherlands-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-02-01 at 12-31-03 nordeinde the netherlands - DuckDuckGoAlbert Noel joined Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal in Noordeinde, The Netherlands. (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/lamontage-cropped.jpegLamontage croppedAlbert Noel Lamontagne in dress uniform.  (Photo courtesy of the Albert Joseph Chevarie Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230918_123619-sep-18-2023-pieter-with-malcolm-john-pres-richibuctu-legion.jpg20230918_123619 Sep 18 2023 Pieter with Malcolm John Pres Richibuctu Legionhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/lamontagne-with-field-pack-pro-f3asxb1l.jpegLamontagne with field pack pro-F3aSxB1lAlbert Noel Lamontagne in training.  (Photo courtesy of the Albert Joseph Chevarie Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/saint-basile-map-locality-capitale-nationale-quebec-from-mapcarta.jpgSaint-Basile Map - Locality - Capitale-Nationale Quebec from MapcartaAlbert Noel Lamontagne was born in Saint-Basile, Quebec.  (Map source: Mapcarta)2025-02-11T02:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/11/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-albion-who-died-during-the-defence-of-the-nijmegen-salient/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/eag-a03-092122-k-eastern-graphic-george-ivan-mackinnon-with-border.jpgEAG-A03-092122-K Eastern Graphic George Ivan MacKinnon with borderhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221019_102847-oct-19-2022-pieter-and-sandra-stephens.jpg20221019_102847 Oct 19 2022 Pieter and Sandra StephensSandra Stephens with Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/george-ivan-mackinnon.jpgGeorge Ivan MacKinnonGeorge ‘Ivan’ MacKinnon. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Stephens)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nijmegensalient.gifNijmegensalientThe North Nova Scotia Highlanders were posted near Nijmegen.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cimg3317-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-george-mackinnon-1.jpgCIMG3317 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek George MacKinnonGrave of George ‘Ivan’ MacKinnon in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-02-08T23:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/10/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2019-visit-to-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-holten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3047-jul-24-2019-john-wales-with-ns-flags-e1570539293407.jpgCIMG3047 Jul 24 2019 John Wales with NS flagsJohn Wales of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Museum dropped of Nova Scotia flags to be placed at graves in The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3219-oct-3-2019-holten-carmen-gillcash-e1570538653300.jpgCIMG3219 Oct 3 2019 Holten Carmen GillcashEdwin van der Wolf, Henk Vincent, and Pieter by the grave of Carman Gillcash of O’Leary. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3194-oct-3-2019-lunch-at-grand-cafe-in-holten.jpgCIMG3194 Oct 3 2019 Lunch at Grand Cafe in HoltenAt Grand Café in Holten. Left to right: Daria Valkenburg, Pieter Valkenburg, Edwin van der Wolf, Henk Vincent.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3190-oct-3-2019-pieter-by-sign-at-holten-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG3190 Oct 3 2019 Pieter by sign at Holten Cdn War CemeteryPieter at the entrance to the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. As soon as we took this photo, it started to rain! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3191-oct-3-2019-pieter-surrounded-by-children-at-holten.jpgCIMG3191 Oct 3 2019 Pieter surrounded by children at HoltenPieter handing out Canadian flag pins to children from a nearby elementary school at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-26T00:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/01/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-signaller-from-oxford-who-was-fatally-wounded-in-sogel/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/grave-of-george-allan-buchanan-cvwm.jpgGrave of George Allan Buchanan CVWMGrave of George Allan Buchanan in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/map-showing-where-george-died.jpgMap showing where George diedhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sp-from-kevin-t-of-ww2talk.jpgSP from Kevin T of WW2TalkA self-propelled gun.  (Photo source: Kevin T of WW2Talk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/george-allan-buchanan-from-niece-ramona-emslie-colourized.jpgGeorge Allan Buchanan from niece Ramona Emslie colourizedGeorge Allan Buchanan.  (Photo courtesy of Ramona Emslie.  Photo colourization Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-22-at-11-21-27-port-williams-nova-scotia-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-01-22 at 11-21-27 port williams nova scotia at DuckDuckGohttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20241028_101014-oct-28-2024-oxford-sign-re-george-alan-buchanan.jpg20241028_101014 Oct 28 2024 Oxford sign re George Alan BuchananSign for the turn-off to Oxford, Nova Scotia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cimg7077-oct-27-2024-pieter-ramona-roger-emslie.jpgCIMG7077 Oct 27 2024 Pieter Ramona Roger EmsliePieter (left) with Ramona and Roger Emslie.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-02-01T16:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/01/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-st-georges-who-lost-his-life-on-his-birthday/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-14-at-12-58-41-vincent-island-carte-ile-manitoba-canada.jpgScreenshot 2025-01-14 at 12-58-41 Vincent Island - Carte - Île - Manitoba CanadaVincent Island in Mullin Lake was named after Omer Vincent. (Map source: Mapcarta)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/vincent-omer-from-holten-infocentre.jpgvincent, omer from Holten InfocentreGrave of Omer Vincent in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-19-at-16-01-41-baak-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2025-01-19 at 16-01-41 Baak - DuckDuckGoMap showing locations where Omer Vincent was in April 1945.  (Map source: DuckDuck Go)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/omer-vincent-cvwm.jpgOmer Vincent CVWMOmer Vincent.  (Photo source: ‘Et la rivière coule toujours 1892-1992’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cimg6792-may-9-2024-omer-his-horses-from-the-omer-vincent-story.jpgCIMG6792 May 9 2024 Omer & his horses from the Omer Vincent storyOmer with his horses. (Photo source: ‘Et la rivière coule toujours 1892-1992’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cimg6796-may-9-2024-omer-vincent-story.jpgCIMG6796 May 9 2024 Omer Vincent storyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cimg6789-may-9-2024-daria-diane-pieter-wpg-river-heritage-museum-in-st-georges.jpgCIMG6789 May 9 2024 Daria Diane Pieter Wpg River Heritage Museum in St GeorgesDaria and Pieter with Diane Dube (centre) at the Winnipeg River Heritage Museum in St.-Georges, Manitoba. (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg family)2025-01-20T18:19:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2025/01/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-soldier-from-tryon-who-became-a-mailman-in-new-brunswick/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cemetery-where-he-is-buried-find-a-grave.jpegcemetery where he is buried Find a GraveGrave of John Joseph Foy in Cedar Hill Extension Cemetery in St. John, New Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of FindAGrave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image0-belgian-hankie-2-from-jen-huber.jpegimage0 Belgian hankie 2 from Jen HuberEmbroidered handkerchief from Belgium that John Foy brought back to Canada.  (Photo courtesy of Jen Huber)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lac_bl_6-inch_26_cwt_howitzer.jpgLAC_BL_6-inch_26_cwt_HowitzerCrew positioning a BL 6-inch howitzer. (Photo source: Library and Archives Canada MIKAN No. 3395353)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screenshot-2025-01-07-at-09-48-24-lewisville-map-locality-westmorland-county-new-brunswick-canada.jpgScreenshot 2025-01-07 at 09-48-24 Lewisville Map - Locality - Westmorland County New Brunswick CanadaJohn Foy lived in Turtle Creek and was a mailman in rural Lewisville, now part of Moncton.  (Map source: www.mapcarta.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dac_pack_ammo_apr17.jpgDAC_Pack_Ammo_Apr17Ammunition Column Pack horses transporting ammunition to a brigade in France.  (Photo source: Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN no. 3194763)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ss-lapland-from-wikitree.jpgFile written by Adobe Photoshop? 4.0SS Lapland.  (Photo source: https://www.wikitree.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/john-joseph-foy.jpegJohn Joseph FoyJohn Joseph Foy.  (Photo courtesy of Carmen Ross)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cimg7040-sep-4-2024-pieter-with-carmen-and-margaret-ross.jpgCIMG7040 Sep 4 2024 Pieter with Carmen and Margaret RossPieter with Carmen and Margaret Ross.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-08T01:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/12/13/christmas-at-the-front-during-ww1/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1918-xmas-menu-e1544731417426.jpg1918 xmas menu1918 Xmas menu for the 8th Canadian Siege Battery. Notice that each dish had a name that represented where the unit was in France and Belgium! (Photo courtesy of H. Howatt collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Xmas-card-from-Harold-Howatt.jpgXmas card from Harold HowattChristmas card with a piece of embroidered handkerchief sent by Harold Howatt, wishing his family a ‘Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year’. (Photo courtesy of H. Howatt collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/George-Albert-Campbell-from-Gerald-Tingley-e1544731193933.jpgGeorge Albert Campbell from Gerald TingleyPrivate George Albert Campbell. (Photo courtesy of Gerald Tingley family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CIMG2669-Oct-9-2018-meet-with-Gerald-Tingley-in-Salisbury.jpgCIMG2669 Oct 9 2018 meet with Gerald Tingley in SalisburyGerald Tingley, left, with Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T19:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/11/13/the-spirit-of-remembrance-continues/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cimg2820-nov-11-2018-pieter-with-rev-eric-lynk.jpgCIMG2820 Nov 11 2018 Pieter with Rev Eric LynkPieter with Rev Eric Lynk at St John the Evangelist Church in Crapaud. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T19:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/11/03/the-quest-to-ensure-all-are-remembered/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cimg2769-nov-2-2018-pieter-mike-john-jack.jpgCIMG2769 Nov 2 2018 Pieter Mike John JackLeft to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Senator Mike Duffy, John Wales of The North Nova Scotia Regimental Museum, Jack Sorensen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cimg2760-nov-2-2018-pieter-at-the-podium-ssuc.jpgCIMG2760 Nov 2 2018 Pieter at the podium SSUCPieter at the podium of South Shore United Church. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cimg2767-nov-2-2018-pieter-with-lorna-lord-after-the-presentation.jpgCIMG2767 Nov 2 2018 Pieter with Lorna Lord after the presentationPieter receives thank you from the Tryon & Area Historical Society from Lorna Lord. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cimg2765-nov-2-2018-pieter-with-jamie-fox-and-story-of-kruger.jpgCIMG2765 Nov 2 2018 Pieter with Jamie Fox and story of KrugerHon. Jamie Fox, MLA for Borden-Kinkora (left), and Pieter Valkenburg (right) with the County Line Courier article on WW1 soldier Elmyr Kruger. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T19:02:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/11/03/update-on-previous-postings-about-elmer-muttart-and-elmyr-kruger/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/232nd-battalion.jpg232nd Battalion232nd (Saskatchewan) Overseas Battalion. (Photo courtesy of The City of North Battleford Historic Archives)2025-01-04T19:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/10/31/pieter-interviewed-by-cbc-radio/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cimg2758-oct-30-2018-pieter-at-cbc-with-angela-walker.jpgCIMG2758 Oct 30 2018 Pieter at CBC with Angela WalkerPieter at the CBC studio in Charlottetown with Mainstreet PEI host Angela Walker. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/10/09/desecration-of-halifax-memorial/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cimg7670.jpgCIMG7670Inscription on Halifax Memorial in Point Pleasant Park in Halifax. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:56:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/10/06/upcoming-presentation-in-tryon/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pietervalkenburg-with-papers-sarah-macmillan-cbc.jpgpietervalkenburg with papers Sarah MacMillan CBCPieter among some of his research papers. (Photo credit: Sarah MacMillan/CBC)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/poster-cenotaph-research-project-ssuc-nov-2-2018.jpgPoster Cenotaph Research Project SSUC Nov 2 20182025-01-04T18:54:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/09/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-luck-and-humanity-during-the-battle-of-vimy-ridge/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg8318-sep-5-2017-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division-halfway-betwen-thelus-bailleul.jpgCIMG8318 Sep 5 2017 Memorial to 1st Cdn Division halfway betwen Thelus & BailleulMemorial honouring the 1st Canadian Division in farmer’s field, halfway between Thélus and Bailleul-Sir –Berthoul, along the line where German and Canadian troops faced each other on April 9, 1917. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg8314-sep-5-2017-pieter-by-sign-directing-you-to-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division.jpgCIMG8314 Sep 5 2017 Pieter by sign directing you to Memorial to 1st Cdn DivisionLine in farmer’s field, halfway between Thélus and Bailleul-Sir –Berthoul, marks the front line where German and Canadian troops faced each other on April 9, 1917. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/photo-lyman-wood.jpgPhoto Lyman WoodPhoto: John Lyman Wood shortly after enlistment in October 1915. (Photo courtesy of Gene Rogerson collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/patrick-raymond-arsenault-from-paul-arsenault.jpgPatrick Raymond Arsenault from Paul ArsenaultPhoto: Patrick Raymond Arsenault in 1916 in Summerside. (Photo courtesy of Paul Arsenault collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/initial-attack-by-1st-cdn-division.pngInitial attack by 1st Cdn DivisionInitial attack by the 1st Canadian Division (Source: http://www.webmatters.net/txtpat/index.php?id=1497)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jorge-brucker-skipton.jpgJorge Brucker SkiptonGeorg (Jorge) Brucker at Skipton POW Camp in England. (Photo courtesy of E. Brucker)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/photo-of-ernesto.jpgphoto of ErnestoErnesto Brucker of Buenos Aires, Argentina.2025-01-04T18:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/09/11/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-prince-county-pei/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2610-sep-8-2018-pieter-with-stewart-gillcash-at-the-catch.jpgCIMG2610 Sep 8 2018 Pieter with Stewart Gillcash at The CatchPieter Valkenburg with Stewart Gillcash. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2611-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run.jpgCIMG2611 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial runLunch at The Catch in West Point.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2608-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-10-bombing-gunnery-school-monument-in-mt-pleasant.jpgCIMG2608 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run #10 Bombing Gunnery School Monument in Mt PleasantAt #10 Bombing & Gunnery School Monument in Mount Pleasant. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2456-aug-22-2018-prep-for-car-tour-memorial-park-in-cap-egmont.jpgCIMG2456 Aug 22 2018 prep for car tour Memorial Park in Cap EgmontEntrance to the Memorial Park in Cap Egmont. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2605-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-memorial-park-cap-egmont.jpgCIMG2605 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run Memorial Park Cap EgmontAt the Memorial Park in Cap Egmont. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2590-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-bottle-houses-heidi-rob-in-chapel.jpgCIMG2590 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run Bottle Houses Heidi & Rob in chapelHeidi and Rob Litke in the Bottle Houses chapel. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bottle-houses-heidi-litke.jpgBottle Houses - Heidi LitkeInside one of the Bottle Houses. (Photo credit: Heidi Litke)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2585-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-mont-carmel.jpgCIMG2585 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run Mont CarmelMont Carmel memorial to WW1 and WW2 soldiers. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8575-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-mont-carmel-heidi.jpgIMG_8575 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run Mont Carmel - HeidiConvoy arrives in Mont Carmel. (Photo credit: Heidi Litke)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cimg2575-sep-8-2018-bmapei-memorial-run-7-mile-bay.jpgCIMG2575 Sep 8 2018 BMAPEI memorial run 7 Mile BayAt Seven Mile Bay, with the Confederation Bridge in the background. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/07/15/honouring-the-lives-of-soldiers-from-the-anglican-church-in-crapaud/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cimg1023-jul-12-2018-with-charlie-sherren-presentation-at-anglican-church-in-crapaud.jpgCIMG1023 Jul 12 2018 With Charlie Sherren Presentation at Anglican Church in CrapaudPieter with Charlie Sherren, nephew of WW2 soldier William Douglas Sherren. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cimg1022-jul-12-2018-with-reid-bruce-norton-presentation-at-anglican-church-in-crapaud.jpgCIMG1022 Jul 12 2018 With Reid & Bruce Norton Presentation at Anglican Church in CrapaudPieter with Reid (left) and Bruce (right) Norton, nephews of WW2 soldier Ernest Murray Norton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cimg1016-jul-12-2018-with-george-preston-smith-family-presentation-at-anglican-church-in-crapaud.jpgCIMG1016 Jul 12 2018 With George Preston Smith family Presentation at Anglican Church in CrapaudPieter with the family of WW2 soldier George Preston Smith. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cimg1010-jul-12-2018-pieter-at-podium-presentation-at-anglican-church-in-crapaud.jpgCIMG1010 Jul 12 2018 Pieter at podium Presentation at Anglican Church in CrapaudPieter at the podium at St John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Crapaud. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/07/12/good-news-bad-news/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cimg0984-jul-9-2018-pieter-and-angela-walker-of-cbc-mainstreet.jpgCIMG0984 Jul 9 2018 Pieter and Angela Walker of CBC MainstreetPieter with Angela Walker of CBC’s Mainstreet in the CBC studio in Charlottetown. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/07/09/upcoming-presentation-in-crapaud/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/poster-cenotaph-research-project-presentation.jpgPoster Cenotaph Research Project presentation2025-01-04T18:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/06/27/the-wwii-sailor-who-died-in-an-accidental-explosion-and-fire/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cimg7671-jul-9-2017-halifax-memorial-mabey-e1530128124199.jpgHalifax Memorial MabeyMabey’s name listed on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cimg7668-jul-9-2017-halifax-memorial-in-point-pleasant-park.jpgHalifax Memorial in Point Pleasant ParkHalifax Memorial at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/photo-elmer-allister-mabey-jun-2-1918-to-mar-12-1941.jpgPhoto Elmer Allister Mabey Jun 2 1918 to Mar 12 1941Elmer Allister Mabey. (Photo courtesy of Allister Mabey Family Collection.)2025-01-04T18:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/06/02/wwi-soldier-john-lyman-woods-connection-with-acadia-university/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wood-obituary.jpgwood obituaryExcerpt from June 1917 issue of Acadia Athenaeum of Acadia University. Note that the date of death is incorrect. Wood died on May 3, 1917.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wood_jl.jpgWood_JLStudent photo from Acadia University, published in the June 1917 Acadia Athenaeum. This may have been his matriculation photo.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/recruit_mtng_ath_1915.jpgRecruit_Mtng_Ath_1915Excerpt from November 1915 issue of Acadia Athenaeum of Acadia University.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/photo-lyman-wood.jpgPhoto Lyman WoodPhoto: John Lyman Wood shortly after enlistment in October 1915. (Photo courtesy of Gene Rogerson collection)2025-01-04T18:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/04/25/family-of-crew-member-of-wwii-pilot-elmer-muttarts-final-flight-found/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/trayler-wedding-photo.jpgTrayler wedding photoCentre couple: Norman Trayler with his wife Daphne Jefferd on their wedding day in Basingstoke, England. (Photo: courtesy Robert Trayer family collection)2025-01-04T18:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/04/26/halifax-l9561-flight-mentioned-in-the-night-hunters-prey/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cover-nighthunters-prey.jpgCover nighthunters preyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/404px-bundesarchiv_bild_146-1987-137-10_helmut_lent.jpg404px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-137-10,_Helmut_LentHelmut Lent in 1943. (Image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Lent)2025-01-04T18:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/04/02/ww1-soldier-arthur-colletts-bible/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cimg9935-mar-25-2018-pieter-with-evelyn-stewart-after-the-presentation-in-breadalbane.jpgPieter Valkenburg with Evelyn Stewart after the presentation in BreadalbanePieter with Evelyn Stewart of the Cavendish-Breadalbane Fellowship Group. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cimg9928-mar-25-2018-spine-of-colletts-bible-e1522695108892.jpgSpine of Colletts bibleSpine of Collett’s bible. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cimg9926-mar-25-2018-pieter-with-judy-and-joyce-loo-with-colletts-bible.jpgPieter Valkenburg with Judy and Joyce Loo with Colletts bibleJoyce Loo (centre) with daughter Judy Loo on left and Pieter Valkenburg on right and Collett’s bible. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/collett-arthur-leigh-ukc-debating-team-1912.jpgCollett, Arthur Leigh - UKC Debating Team 1912Arthur Collett on bottom far right in this 1912 photo of King’s College Debating Team. (Photo credit: courtesy of King’s College collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cimg9933-mar-25-2018-pieter-at-the-podium-in-breadalbane.jpgPieter Valkenburg at the podium in BreadalbanePieter at the podium at Central Trinity United Church in Breadalbane. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cimg9902-mar-20-2018-pieter-and-mike-smith-with-cenotaph-muttart-poster.jpgPieter Valkenburg and Mike Smith with Cenotaph poster and Muttart posterPieter on the left with County Line Publisher Mike Smith. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-04T18:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/03/25/the-face-of-everett-samuel-francis/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9470-oct-24-2017-follet-home-in-ajax-terry-greta-pieter.jpgCIMG9470 Oct 24 2017 Follet home in Ajax Terry Greta PieterTerry and Greta Follett with Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/everett-francis-and-janie-mercer-marriage-p8242352.jpgEverett Francis and Janie Mercer marriage P8242352Everett Samuel Francis and Janie Louise Mercer on their wedding day, in Grand Falls, Newfoundland. (Photo credit: courtesy Greta Follett family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/everett-samuel-francis-head-shot.jpgEverett Samuel Francis head shotEverett Samuel Francis. (Photo credit: courtesy Greta Follett family collection)2025-01-04T18:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/03/02/event-to-honour-the-life-of-elmer-bagnall-muttart/2025-01-04T18:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/12/sharing-information-at-in-flanders-field-museum-in-ypres/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8903-sep-11-2017-picture-seen-at-in-flanders-field-museum-in-ypres.jpgCIMG8903 Sep 11 2017 Picture seen at In Flanders Field Museum in YpresPoignant artwork seen at the In Flanders Field Knowledge Centre. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8906-sep-11-2017-pieter-with-plaques-given-to-frederik-vandewiere-of-in-flanders-field-museum-in-ypres.jpgCIMG8906 Sep 11 2017 Pieter with plaques given to Frederik Vandewiere of In Flanders Field Museum in YpresPieter donates plaques and photos to Frederik Vandewiere, Registrar at the In Flanders Field Museum’s Knowledge Centre. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8901-sep-11-2017-entrance-to-archives-of-in-flanders-field-museum-in-ypres-e1513105693875.jpgCIMG8901 Sep 11 2017 Entrance to archives of In Flanders Field Museum in YpresEntrance to the Knowledge Centre of the In Flanders Field Museum (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8886-sep-10-2017-photos-and-plaques-of-buxton-campbell.jpgCIMG8886 Sep 10 2017 photos and plaques of Buxton & CampbellPhotos and plaques of WWI soldiers Buxton and Campbell. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-03T16:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/19/a-visit-to-sanctuary-wood/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8894-sep-11-2017-pieter-at-sanctuary-wood-with-photos-and-plaques-of-buxton-campbell.jpgCIMG8894 Sep 11 2017 Pieter at Sanctuary Wood with photos and plaques of Buxton & CampbellPieter holds the photos and plaques of Buxton and Campbell at the Sanctuary Wood Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8897-sep-11-2017-photos-plaques-of-buxton-campbell-at-sanctuary-wood.jpgCIMG8897 Sep 11 2017 Photos & Plaques of Buxton & Campbell at Sanctuary WoodPlaques and photos for George Albert Campbell and Charles Benjamin Buxton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/battle-of-mount-sorrel-map.jpgbattle of mount sorrel mapMap of Battle of Mount Sorrel on June 2, 1916. (Credit: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8775-sep-9-2017-sanctuary-wood-ypres-can-be-seen-from-hill-62.jpgCIMG8775 Sep 9 2017 Sanctuary Wood Ypres can be seen from Hill 62The spires of buildings in Ypres can be clearly seen from Sanctuary Wood. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8771-sep-9-2017-sign-to-sanctuary-wood.jpgCIMG8771 Sep 9 2017 Sign to Sanctuary WoodSign at the entrance to Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-02T15:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/25/a-visit-to-sanctuary-wood-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8847-sep-10-2017-pieter-at-hill-62-sanctuary-wood-restaurant-by-british-cannon.jpgCIMG8847 Sep 10 2017 Pieter at Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Restaurant by British cannonPieter by a WW1 era British cannon outside the Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood restaurant and museum. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8842-sep-10-2017-sanctuary-wood-cemetery-e1511615183845.jpgCIMG8842 Sep 10 2017 Sanctuary Wood CemeteryPieter placed flags by an unknown grave of the Canadian Regiment in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/map-around-ypres-area.jpgmap around Ypres areaMap of area, showing where Buxton and Campbell lost their lives. (Map courtesy of John Stephens, author of ‘Travel Tips for Canadians: Visiting The Great War Sites of Flanders and Vimy Ridge’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-picture-of-charles-buxton.jpgcropped picture of Charles BuxtonCharles Benjamin Murray Buxton. (Photo courtesy of John Marchbank family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8837-sep-10-2017-sanctuary-wood-cemetery.jpgCIMG8837 Sep 10 2017 Sanctuary Wood CemeteryMaple trees line the road to Sanctuary Wood Cemetery in Zillebeke. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-02T15:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/19/the-princess-patricias-light-infantry-memorial/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8784-sep-9-2017-insignia-of-ppli-with-bronze-marguerite-flower.jpgCIMG8784 Sep 9 2017 insignia of PPLI with bronze marguerite flowerBronze Marguerite daisy insignia on the memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8789-sep-9-2017-pieter-at-ppli-memorial-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8789 Sep 9 2017 Pieter at PPLI memorial in ZonnebekePieter at the Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry Memorial in Zonnebeke. You can see the maple tree behind the memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/p8112635-c-b-buxton-1915-alberton-regals-hockey-team.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInset from the team photo of Charles Benjamin Buxton, who played centre for the 1915 Alberton Regal Hockey Team. (Photo courtesy of Eileen Oulton Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg7941-aug-11-2017-arlene-morrison-and-pieter-with-1915-hockey-photo.jpgCIMG7941 Aug 11 2017 Arlene Morrison and Pieter with 1915 hockey photoArlene Morrison and Pieter Valkenburg at Alberton Museum with the 1915 Alberton Regal Hockey Team Photo. (Photo courtesy of Eileen Oulton Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/john-marchbank.jpgJohn MarchbankRoyal Canadian Legion member John Marchbank, son of George Marchbank, the cousin of Charles Buxton. (Photo courtesy of John Marchbank family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0185-photo-of-george-marchbank-and-charles-buxton.jpgIMG_0185 photo of george marchbank and charles buxtonGeorge Marchbank on the left, and Charles Buxton on the right. (Photo courtesy of John Marchbank family collection)2025-01-02T15:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/12/a-visit-to-tyne-cot-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_152917733-sep-9-2017-grave-opf-jp-robertson-in-tyne-cot-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170909_152917733 Sep 9 2017 grave opf JP Robertson in Tyne Cot cemeteryGrave of Victoria Cross recipient James Peter Robertson, buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_152308460-sep-9-2017-plastic-poppies-in-field-in-tyne-cot-cemetery-in-zonnebeke.jpgIMG_20170909_152308460 Sep 9 2017 plastic poppies in field in Tyne Cot cemetery in ZonnebekePlastic poppies with messages from the British public on display at Tyne Cot Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_153208728-sep-9-2017-tyne-cot-cemetery-graves.jpgIMG_20170909_153208728 Sep 9 2017 Tyne Cot Cemetery gravesTyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_153120338-sep-9-2017-tyne-cot-cemetery-graves-with-wall-of-those-with-no-known-grave.jpgIMG_20170909_153120338 Sep 9 2017 Tyne Cot Cemetery graves with wall of those with no known graveNames of soldiers with no known grave, who died after August 15, 1917 are engraved on the walls of Tyne Cot Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_151921275-sep-9-2017-burton-car-in-tyne-cot-cemetery-parking-lot.jpgIMG_20170909_151921275 Sep 9 2017 Burton car in Tyne Cot cemetery parking lotBurton sports car in the parking lot of Tyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T17:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/07/visiting-more-memorials-in-the-passchendaele-area/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8753-sep-9-2017-passchendaele-beer-sign-at-brasserie-de-volksbund-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8753 Sep 9 2017 Passchendaele beer sign at Brasserie de Volksbund in ZonnebekePieter didn’t get a chance to sample the Passchendaele beer! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8762-sep-9-2017-passendale-cheese-at-brasserie-de-volksbund-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8762 Sep 9 2017 Passendale cheese at Brasserie de Volksbund in ZonnebekeHow could we resist having Passendale cheese for lunch? (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_141204168_hdr-sep-9-2017-passchendaele-memorial-in-zonnebeke.jpgIMG_20170909_141204168_HDR Sep 9 2017 Passchendaele Memorial in ZonnebekeThe Passchendaele Canadian Memorial has maple leaves carved in the form of a wreath on the front and back. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8750-sep-9-2017-pieter-at-passchendaele-memorial-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8750 Sep 9 2017 Pieter at Passchendaele Memorial in ZonnebekePieter at the Passchendaele Canadian Memorial in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8746-sep-9-2017-canadalaan-location-of-passchendaele-memorial-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8746 Sep 9 2017 Canadalaan location of Passchendaele Memorial in ZonnebekeCanadalaan was named in honour of Canada’s role in the Battle of Passchendaele. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8745-sep-9-2017-german-war-cemetery-in-langemark.jpgCIMG8745 Sep 9 2017 German War Cemetery in LangemarkBronze plaques with the names of identified German soldiers. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8742-sep-9-2017-german-war-cemetery-in-langemark.jpgCIMG8742 Sep 9 2017 German War Cemetery in LangemarkMemorial says “In this cemetery rest 44,061 German soldiers from the war of 1914-1918”. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8740-sep-9-2017-statue-at-german-war-cemetery-in-langemark.jpgCIMG8740 Sep 9 2017 Statue at German War Cemetery in LangemarkBronze sculpture by Emil Krieger of four soldiers in mourning. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8747-sep-9-2017-sign-for-passchendaele-e1510083924185.jpgCIMG8747 Sep 9 2017 sign for PasschendaelePasschendaele = Passendale. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T17:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-of-passchendaele-and-surrounding-area/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8733-sep-9-2017-pieter-by-brooding-soldier-monument-st-juliaan-memorial-in-langemark-e1509711649907.jpgCIMG8733 Sep 9 2017 Pieter by Brooding Soldier monument St Juliaan Memorial in LangemarkSt. Julien Memorial in Langemark. (Photo credit: François Breugelmans)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20170909_131617502-graves-of-bellas-carr-willson-in-cement-house-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170909_131617502 Graves of Bellas Carr Willson in Cement House CemeteryThe graves of R. Bellas, V. Carr, and J. B. Willson in Cement House Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8723-sep-9-2017-pieter-at-cement-house-cemetery-with-flags.jpgCIMG8723 Sep 9 2017 Pieter at Cement House Cemetery with flagsPieter at the entrance to Cement House Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8738-sep-9-2017-sign-saying-ypres-salient-route-e1509711504684.jpgCIMG8738 Sep 9 2017 sign saying Ypres Salient RouteSigns along the road marked the routes you could follow on the war memorial trail in Belgium. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T17:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-the-passchendaele-area/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8880-sep-10-2017-kitcheners-wood-memorial-close-up-of-acorn.jpgCIMG8880 Sep 10 2017 Kitcheners Wood Memorial close up of acornOn a polished stone base is a roughly worked stone representing the mutilated oaks of the forest, with the inscription: “Kitchener’s Wood, 22 April 1915" encircling an oak leaf with an acorn. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8883-sep-10-2017-pieter-by-kitcheners-wood-memorial.jpgCIMG8883 Sep 10 2017 Pieter by Kitcheners Wood MemorialPieter by Kitchener’s Wood Memorial. (Photo credit; Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8874-sep-10-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-alexander-decoteau-new-british-cemetery-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8874 Sep 10 2017 Pieter by grave of Alexander Decoteau New British Cemetery in ZonnebekePieter by the grave of Private Alexander Decoteau in Passchendaele New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8872-sep-10-2017-new-british-cemetery-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8872 Sep 10 2017 New British Cemetery in ZonnebekeEntrance to Passchendaele New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8869-sep-10-2017-sign-marking-final-battle-of-passchendaele-beside-new-british-cemetery-in-zonnebeke.jpgCIMG8869 Sep 10 2017 Sign marking final battle of Passchendaele beside New British Cemetery in ZonnebekeSign on the wall of the Passchendaele New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke says “end of the Passchendaele offensive 25 September 1918. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8868-sep-10-2017-85th-nova-scotia-highlanders-monument-e1512853742266.jpgCIMG8868 Sep 10 2017 85th Nova Scotia Highlanders monument85th Canadian Infantry Battalion – Nova Scotia Highlanders Monument in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8866-sep-10-2017-info-sign-about-85th-nova-scotia-highlanders-monument-e1512853677819.jpgCIMG8866 Sep 10 2017 Info sign about 85th Nova Scotia Highlanders monumentInformation sign about the 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion – Nova Scotia Highlanders Monument in Zonnebeke. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T17:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/29/visiting-lt-john-mccraes-field-hospital-bunker-outside-ypres/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_20170909_123455044-sep-9-2017-john-mccrae-poem-in-flanders-fields.jpgIMG_20170909_123455044 Sep 9 2017 John McCrae poem In Flanders FieldsThe poem “In Flanders Fields” in his handwriting on the John McCrae Memorial. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8720-sep-9-2017-john-mccrae-memorial-site-pieter-outside-field-hosptial-bunker1.jpgCIMG8720 Sep 9 2017 John McCrae Memorial Site Pieter outside field hosptial bunkerPieter at the entrance to the field bunker hospital where Lt. John McCrae worked as a military surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres. Note that it was built into the dyke. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_20170909_123444276-sep-9-2017-john-mccrae-memorial.jpgIMG_20170909_123444276 Sep 9 2017 John McCrae MemorialJohn McCrae Memorial with the poem “In Flanders Fields” in his handwriting at the far right. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T17:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/26/a-daytime-visit-to-menin-gate-memorial-in-ypres/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/george-albert-campbell-cropped-e1509057957387.jpgGeorge Albert Campbell - CroppedGeorge Albert Campbell. (Photo: courtesy of Gerald Tingley Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/plaque-campbell.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMemorial Plaque for George Albert Campbell that Pieter had made. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8703-sep-9-2017-ypres-pieter-with-plaque-and-photo-of-campbell-by-name-on-menin-gate.jpgCIMG8703 Sep 9 2017 Ypres Pieter with plaque and photo of Campbell by name on Menin GatePieter at Menin Gate Memorial, holding up a photo of George Albert Campbell and a memorial plaque. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buxton-cropped.jpgBuxton - CroppedCharles Buxton. (Photo: courtesy of John Marchbank Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buxton-plaque.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMemorial Plaque for Charles Buxton that Pieter had made. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8688-sep-9-2017-ypres-pieter-with-plaque-and-photo-of-buxton-at-menin-gate-memorial.jpgCIMG8688 Sep 9 2017 Ypres Pieter with plaque and photo of Buxton at Menin Gate MemorialPieter at Menin Gate Memorial, holding up a photo of Charles Buxton and a memorial plaque. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8683-sep-9-2017-ypres-inscription-at-entrance-to-menin-gate-memorial.jpgCIMG8683 Sep 9 2017 Ypres Inscription at entrance to Menin Gate MemorialInscription on the Menin Gate Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8681-sep-9-2017-ypres-menin-gate-memorial.jpgCIMG8681 Sep 9 2017 Ypres Menin Gate MemorialMenin Gate Memorial in Ypres. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T16:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/11/23/the-last-post-ceremony-at-the-menin-gate-memorial-in-ypres/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8833-sep-9-2017-last-post-ceremony-menin-gate.jpgCIMG8833 Sep 9 2017 Last Post Ceremony Menin GateBuglers from the local Fire Brigade in Ypres. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8815-sep-9-2017-last-post-ceremony-menin-gate-buglers-from-local-fire-brigade-play-the-last-post.jpgCIMG8815 Sep 9 2017 Last Post Ceremony Menin Gate buglers from local fire brigade play The Last PostBuglers from the local fire brigade in Ypres play 'The Last Post' at 8 pm. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8804-sep-9-2017-last-post-ceremony-menin-gate-st-ceclia-helden-band.jpgCIMG8804 Sep 9 2017 Last Post Ceremony Menin Gate st Ceclia Helden BandSt. Cecilia Helden band marched through Menin Gate before the ceremony began. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cimg8802-sep-9-2017-daria-with-two-members-of-st-cecilia-helden-band-before-last-post-ceremony-at-menin-gate.jpgCIMG8802 Sep 9 2017 Daria with two members of St Cecilia Helden band before Last Post Ceremony at Menin GateDaria with two members of the St. Cecilia Helden band from The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Mieke de Bie)2025-01-01T16:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/23/a-visit-to-chester-farm-military-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8666-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-james-lymon-cameron.jpgCIMG8666 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery Pieter by grave of James Lymon CameronPieter by the grave of James Lymon Cameron at Chester Farm Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8671-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-with-cows-in-backgroung-flags-by-camerons-grave.jpgCIMG8671 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery with cows in backgroung flags by Camerons graveChester Farm Military Cemetery, surrounded by cows. Pieter had already placed flags on the grave of James Lymon Cameron. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8662-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-stone-marker.jpgCIMG8662 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery stone markerStone marker on gate of Chester Farm Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8660-sep-9-2017-directional-sign-to-chester-farm-military-cemetery-e1508761929801.jpgCIMG8660 Sep 9 2017 Directional sign to Chester Farm Military CemeteryDirectional sign to Chester Farm Cemetery. Note the John Deere dealership. We are in a farming area, only 5 km south of Ypres. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T16:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/08/the-calais-canadian-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8621-sep-8-2017-pieter-at-afflecks-grave-at-calais-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8621 Sep 8 2017 Pieter at Afflecks grave at Calais Cdn War CemeteryPieter at the grave of Lt. James Arthur Affleck in Calais Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8617-sep-8-2017-pieter-outside-calais-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8617 Sep 8 2017 Pieter outside Calais Cdn War CemeteryPieter at the entrance to Calais Canadian War Cemetery. We were taking bets on how long the rain would hold off. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8629-sep-8-2017-walkway-to-calais-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8629 Sep 8 2017 walkway to Calais Cdn War CemeteryGrassy walkway from the parking lot to Calais Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/arthur-affleck.jpgArthur AffleckLt. James Arthur Affleck. (Photo courtesy of Percy Affleck Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8630-sep-8-2017-sign-for-calais-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8630 Sep 8 2017 sign for Calais Cdn War CemeterySign off of the highway exit directing us to Calais Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T16:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/06/a-trip-to-the-bayeux-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8612-sep-7-2017-pieter-by-poster-of-bayeux-tapestry-at-british-military-museum-in-bayeux.jpgCIMG8612 Sep 7 2017 Pieter by poster of Bayeux Tapestry at British Military Museum in BayeuxPieter by a poster of the Bayeux Tapestry outside the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8603-sep-7-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-g-a-bartlett-in-bayeux-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG8603 Sep 7 2017 Pieter by grave of G A Bartlett in Bayeux War CemeteryPieter at the grave of George Ashley Bartlett in Bayeux War Cemetery after laying down the flags of Canada, PEI, and Canada 150. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/photo-george-ashley-bartlett.jpgPhoto George Ashley BartlettPhoto: George Ashley Bartlett. (Photo courtesy of North Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Museum in Amherst, Nova Scotia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8610-sep-7-2017-pieter-at-bayeux-war-cemetery-entrance.jpgCIMG8610 Sep 7 2017 Pieter at Bayeux War Cemetery entrancePieter at the entrance to Bayeux War Cemetery in Bayeux. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T16:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/01/on-the-road-to-rouen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8596-sep-7-2017-pieter-with-a-cwgc-gardener-at-st-sever-cemetery-extension.jpgCIMG8596 Sep 7 2017 Pieter with a CWGC gardener at St Sever Cemetery ExtensionPieter with a young CWGC gardener at St. Sever Cemetery Extension. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8590-sep-7-2017-next-to-st-sever-cemetery-extension-is-the-soccer-club-of-rouen.jpgCIMG8590 Sep 7 2017 next to St Sever Cemetery Extension is the soccer club of RouenThe Rouen Soccer Club was on the other side of the fence of the St. Sever Cemetery Extension. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8592-sep-7-2017-pieter-at-grave-of-b-cormier-in-st-sever-cemetery-extension-e1506888960216.jpgCIMG8592 Sep 7 2017 Pieter at grave of B Cormier in St Sever Cemetery ExtensionPieter by the grave of Bazil Cormier. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8587-sep-7-2017-pieter-at-the-grave-of-bazil-cormier-at-st-sever-cemetery-extension.jpgCIMG8587 Sep 7 2017 Pieter at the grave of Bazil Cormier at St Sever Cemetery ExtensionPieter at the grave of Bazil Cormier in St. Sever Cemetery Extension in Le Petit Quevilly. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8598-sep-7-2017-sign-directing-us-to-st-sever-cemetery-extension.jpgCIMG8598 Sep 7 2017 sign directing us to St Sever Cemetery ExtensionSign to the St. Sever Cemetery in Le Petit Quevilly. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/01/the-ruins-of-mont-st-eloi/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cimg8583-sep-7-2017-pieter-at-ruined-cathedral-in-mont-st-eloi-e1506851786990.jpgCIMG8583 Sep 7 2017 Pieter at ruined cathedral in Mont St EloiPieter by the war-damaged towers of Mont St. Eloi Abbey. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/10/01/reflections-on-the-cemetery-visits-in-the-arras-area/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_20170904_185344129-sep-4-2017-pieter-at-leurostar-cafe-in-arras-enjoying-a-leffe-beer.jpgIMG_20170904_185344129 Sep 4 2017 Pieter at LEurostar Cafe in Arras enjoying a Leffe beerPieter enjoying Leffe blond beer at L’Eurostar Café Brasserie in Arras. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/30/the-search-for-manitoba-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8569-sep-6-2017-wwii-memorial-on-a-farm-path-outside-caix.jpgCIMG8569 Sep 6 2017 WWII memorial on a farm path outside CaixMemorial down the road from the Manitoba Cemetery outside Caix which roughly reads “On June 7, 1940 31 French soldiers from the 41st Infantry Regiment and 10th Army of Rennes were massacred by the Nazis. Remember. Colonel Loichet, commander of the 41st Infantry Regiment” (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170906_152615630-sep-6-2017-grave-of-ted-arsenault-in-manitoba-cemetery-in-caix.jpgIMG_20170906_152615630 Sep 6 2017 grave of Ted Arsenault in Manitoba Cemetery in CaixGrave of Theodore Francis Arsenault of Abrams Village. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8568-sep-6-2017-guest-register-honouring-ted-arsenault-james-cairns-at-manitoba-cemetery-e1506770089891.jpgCIMG8568 Sep 6 2017 guest register honouring Ted Arsenault & James Cairns at Manitoba Cemeteryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8566-sep-6-2017-guest-register-honouring-ted-arsenault-at-manitoba-cemetery-e1506770132628.jpgCIMG8566 Sep 6 2017 guest register honouring Ted Arsenault at Manitoba Cemeteryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8557-sep-6-2017-pieter-places-flags-by-grave-of-james-cairns-at-manitoba-cemetery.jpgCIMG8557 Sep 6 2017 Pieter places flags by grave of James Cairns at Manitoba CemeteryPieter placing flags by the grave of James Cairns at Manitoba Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8555-sep-6-2017-pieter-at-entrance-to-manitoba-cemetery.jpgCIMG8555 Sep 6 2017 Pieter at entrance to Manitoba CemeteryPieter at the entrance to Manitoba Cemetery just outside Caix. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8363-sep-5-2017-sign-for-caix-the-location-of-the-manitoba-cemetery.jpgCIMG8363 Sep 5 2017 sign for Caix the location of the Manitoba CemeteryWe reach the village of Caix, location of Manitoba Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/26/we-visit-bac-du-sud-british-cemetery-to-honour-james-ambrose-cairns/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8494-sep-6-2017-pieter-by-the-grave-of-james-a-cairns-in-bac-du-sud-british-cemetery.jpgCIMG8494 Sep 6 2017 Pieter by the grave of James A Cairns in Bac Du Sud British cemeteryPieter by the grave of James Ambrose Cairns in Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery after placing the flags of Canada, PEI, and Canada 150. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8492-sep-6-2017-bac-du-sud-british-cemetery-where-james-a-cairns-is-buried.jpgCIMG8492 Sep 6 2017 Bac Du Sud British cemetery where James A Cairns is buriedPieter places flags at the grave of James Ambrose Cairns in Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8491-sep-6-2017-bac-du-sud-british-cemetery-where-james-a-cairns-is-buried.jpgCIMG8491 Sep 6 2017 Bac Du Sud British cemetery where James A Cairns is buriedPieter at Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery, where James Ambrose Cairns is buried. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8264-sep-4-2017-monument-opposite-the-train-station-in-arras.jpgCIMG8264 Sep 4 2017 monument opposite the train station in ArrasThe memorial in the plaza in Arras to the fallen citizens also honours the soldiers of France. The inscription says: The French Soldier. Yesterday a soldier of God, today a soldier of humanity, will always be a soldier of law. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8263-sep-4-2017-pieter-at-monument-opposite-the-train-station-in-arras-e1506414651491.jpgCIMG8263 Sep 4 2017 Pieter at monument opposite the train station in ArrasPieter by the memorial to the fallen citizens in Arras. On the left is the plaza. We took a stroll to see which of the many cafes took our fancy. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8262-sep-4-2017-pieter-on-the-street-in-arras.jpgCIMG8262 Sep 4 2017 Pieter on the street in ArrasPieter in Arras. On the left is the plaza. We took a stroll to see which of the many cafes took our fancy. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/29/a-visit-to-beaumont-hamel-newfoundland-battlefield-memorial-park/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8552-sep-6-2017-pieter-with-arlene-king-site-mgr-of-beaumont-hamel.jpgCIMG8552 Sep 6 2017 Pieter with Arlene King site mgr of Beaumont HamelPieter with site manager Arlene King at the Beaumont Hamel Visitors Centre. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8544-sep-6-2017-nfld-royal-naval-reserve-memorial-pieter-points-to-where-alec-peddle-is-mentioned.jpgCIMG8544 Sep 6 2017 Nfld Royal Naval Reserve Memorial Pieter points to where Alec Peddle is mentionedPieter points to Seaman A. Peddle’s name on the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve Plaque. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8541-sep-6-2017-nfld-royal-naval-reserve-memorial-e1506707903268.jpgCIMG8541 Sep 6 2017 Nfld Royal Naval Reserve MemorialBronze plaque listing members of the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve who died in WW1 and have no known grave. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8540-sep-6-2017-pieter-at-beaumont-hamel-memorial.jpgCIMG8540 Sep 6 2017 Pieter at Beaumont Hamel MemorialPieter at the base of the Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8537-sep-6-2017-sign-to-beaumont-hamel.jpgCIMG8537 Sep 6 2017 Sign to Beaumont HamelSign directing us to Beaumont-Hamel. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/29/grandcourt-road-cemetery-in-farmers-fields/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8524-sep-6-2017-gates-of-grandcourt-rd-cemetery.jpgCIMG8524 Sep 6 2017 gates of Grandcourt Rd CemeteryAfter crossing two farmers’ fields, Pieter reached Grandcourt Road Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8528-sep-6-2017-grave-of-arthur-collett-at-grandcourt-rd-cemetery-e1506673722686.jpgCIMG8528 Sep 6 2017 grave of Arthur Collett at Grandcourt Rd CemeteryGrave of Arthur Collett in Grandcourt Road Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/arthur-collett-1.jpgArthur Collett 1Arthur Collett. (Photo courtesy of Heather and Paul Moore Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8523-sep-6-2017-second-field-potatoes-more-important-than-access-to-grandcourt-rd-cemetery.jpgCIMG8523 Sep 6 2017 second field potatoes more important than access to Grandcourt Rd CemeterySecond farmer’s field did not have a grass path towards Grandcourt Road Cemetery. The trees in the distance indicate the cemetery location. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8522-sep-6-2017-grass-path-leading-to-grandcourt-road-cemetery.jpgCIMG8522 Sep 6 2017 grass path leading to Grandcourt Road CemeteryGrass path across a farmer’s field towards Grandcourt Road Cemetery. The trees in the distance indicate the cemetery location. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8520-sep-6-sep-6-2017-steps-going-up-to-grandcourt-road-cemetery.jpgCIMG8520 Sep 6 Sep 6 2017 steps going up to Grandcourt Road CemeteryThe steps leading up to the fields that bone had to cross in order to reach Grandcourt Road Cemetery. The bottom step is inches away from our car! (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8535-sep-6-2017-corn-is-higher-than-car-by-grandcourt-road-cemeter.jpgCIMG8535 Sep 6 2017 corn is higher than car by Grandcourt Road CemeterYou can see how close we were to the cornfield! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8361-sep-5-2017-we-reach-the-somme-valley-in-france.jpgCIMG8361 Sep 5 2017 we reach the Somme Valley in FranceWe reach the Somme Valley in France. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/27/a-trip-to-bellacourt-military-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8517-sep-6-2017-daria-writes-in-the-guest-register-at-bellacourt-military-cemetery.jpgCIMG8517 Sep 6 2017 Daria writes in the guest register at Bellacourt Military CemeteryWe always write the names of the soldiers we’ve come to pay our respects to in the Guest Register. Daria enters the information at Bellacourt Military Cemetery (Photo credit Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8512-sep-6-2017-grave-of-percy-farrar-at-bellacourt-military-cemetery-e1506536221818.jpgCIMG8512 Sep 6 2017 Grave of Percy Farrar at Bellacourt Military CemeteryGrave of Percy Farrar at Bellacourt Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/percy-farrar.jpgPercy FarrarPercy Farrar. (Photo courtesy of South Shore United Church in Tryon.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8507-sep-6-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-patrick-deegan-at-bellacourt-military-cemetery.jpgCIMG8507 Sep 6 2017 Pieter by grave of Patrick Deegan at Bellacourt Military CemeteryPieter by the grave of Patrick Deegan at Bellacourt Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/deegan-patrick-phillip.jpgDeegan, Patrick PhillipPatrick Phillip Deegan. (Photo from Lest We Forget Project in Credit Union Place in Summerside. )https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8502-sep-6-2017-bellacourt-military-cemetery.jpgCIMG8502 Sep 6 2017 Bellacourt Military CemeteryBellacourt Military Cemetery. The graves marked with crosses only are French burials. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8501-sep-6-2017-sign-for-bellacourt-military-cemetery.jpgCIMG8501 Sep 6 2017 Sign for Bellacourt Military CemeterySign giving directions to the turnoff to Bellacourt Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/20/monuments-in-and-around-thelus/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8316-sep-5-2017-lone-poppy-along-path-leading-to-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division-outside-thelus.jpgCIMG8316 Sep 5 2017 lone poppy along path leading to memorial to 1st Cdn Division outside ThelusA lone poppy was growing on the path towards the 1st Canadian Division Monument, about halfway between Thélus and Bailleul Sir Berthoult. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_123258340-sep-5-2017-inscription-on-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division.jpgIMG_20170905_123258340 Sep 5 2017 inscription on memorial to 1st Cdn DivisionInscription on the 1st Canadian Division Monument, about halfway between Thélus and Bailleul Sir Berthoult. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8318-sep-5-2017-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division-halfway-betwen-thelus-bailleul.jpgCIMG8318 Sep 5 2017 Memorial to 1st Cdn Division halfway betwen Thelus & BailleulPieter at the 1st Canadian Division Monument, about halfway between Thélus and Bailleul Sir Berthoult. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8314-sep-5-2017-pieter-by-sign-directing-you-to-memorial-to-1st-cdn-division.jpgCIMG8314 Sep 5 2017 Pieter by sign directing you to Memorial to 1st Cdn DivisionPieter by the sign leading across a farmer’s field to the 1st Canadian Division Monument, about halfway between Thélus and Bailleul Sir Berthoult. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8310-sep-5-2017-monument-to-thelus-war-dead-in-two-world-wars-e1505930381763.jpgCIMG8310 Sep 5 2017 Monument to Thelus war dead in two world warsThélus memorial to its war dead in two world wars. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8304-sep-5-2017-sign-directions-across-from-cdn-artillery-memorial-in-thelus.jpgCIMG8304 Sep 5 2017 Sign directions across from Cdn Artillery Memorial in ThelusAcross from the Canadian Artillery Monument is a sign leading to Bailleul Sir Berthoult. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8303-sep-5-2017-rue-des-artilleurs-canadiens-in-thelus-e1505930193747.jpgCIMG8303 Sep 5 2017 Rue des Artilleurs Canadiens in ThelusThe road leading out of Thélus towards Bailleul Sir Berhoult is called Rue des Artilleurs Canadiens (Street of the Canadian Artillery). (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_121853669-sep-5-2017-inscription-on-cdn-artillery-memorial-in-thelus.jpgIMG_20170905_121853669 Sep 5 2017 Inscription on Cdn Artillery Memorial in ThelusThe inscription reads “Erected in memory of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Canadian Corps Artillery who fell during the Vimy operations April 1917." This is followed by the units: Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Garrison Artillery, Royal Field Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery and the South African Heavy Artillery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8308-sep-5-2017-pieter-at-cdn-artillery-memorial-in-thelus.jpgCIMG8308 Sep 5 2017 Pieter at Cdn Artillery Memorial in ThelusPieter at the Canadian Artillery Memorial in Thélus. The shell shaped columns surrounding the monument have actual fuses from shells attached to their tops! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_112407215-sep-5-2017-photo-of-cdn-artillery-memorial-in-thelus-at-vimy-visitors-centre.jpgIMG_20170905_112407215 Sep 5 2017 Photo of Cdn Artillery Memorial in Thelus at Vimy Visitors CentrePhoto of the Canadian Artillery Memorial as it was unveiled in Thélus on April 9, 1918. (Photo taken by Pieter Valkenburg of a panel at Vimy Ridge Visitors Centre)2025-01-01T15:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/19/visiting-the-canadian-national-vimy-memorial/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8299-sep-5-2017-wood-arsenault-plaques.jpgCIMG8299 Sep 5 2017 Wood & Arsenault PlaquesPlaques and photos of John Lymon Wood and Patrick Raymond Arsenault. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_115420984-sep-5-2017-vimy-memorial-inscription-wood.jpgIMG_20170905_115420984 Sep 5 2017 Vimy Memorial Inscription WoodJohn Lymon Wood inscribed on Vimy Memorial. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_114855242-sep-5-2017-vimy-memorial-inscription-arsenault-e1505796696146.jpgIMG_20170905_114855242 Sep 5 2017 Vimy Memorial Inscription ArsenaultPatrick Raymond Arsenault inscribed on Vimy Memorial. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8295-sep-5-2017-canadian-national-vimy-memorial-closer-up-with-twin-white-pylons.jpgCIMG8295 Sep 5 2017 Canadian National Vimy Memorial closer up with twin white pylonsCanadian National Vimy Memorial showing the twin white pylons, one bearing the maple leaves of Canada, the other the fleurs-de-lys of France, to symbolize the sacrifices of both countries. Beside one of the pylons is the statue Canada Bereft. Below the pylons is The Tomb. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8294-sep-5-2017-tributes-on-the-tomb.jpgCIMG8294 Sep 5 2017 tributes on The TombTributes left on The Tomb at the Vimy Canadian National Memorial. You can see the plaque for Patrick Raymond Arsenault on the far left. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8468-sep-6-2017-mother-canada-memorial-at-vimy-ridge.jpgCIMG8468 Sep 6 2017 Mother Canada memorial at Vimy RidgeCanadian National Vimy Memorial from a distance. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8301-sep-5-2017-sep-5-2017-johanne-gagne-with-wood-and-pieter-with-arsenault.jpgCIMG8301 Sep 5 2017 Sep 5 2017 Johanne Gagne with Wood and Pieter with ArsenaultJohanne Gagné with plaque and photo of John Lymon Wood while Pieter holds plaque and photo of Patrick Raymond Arsenault. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-01-01T15:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/12/31/2024-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-adegem/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0799-taylor-1.jpgIMG_0799 Taylorhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0811-smith.jpgIMG_0811 Smithhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0802-pallister.jpgIMG_0802 Pallisterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0817-macdonald.jpgIMG_0817 MacDonaldhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0815-hoole.jpgIMG_0815 Hoolehttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0805-henderson.jpgIMG_0805 Hendersonhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0808-churchill.jpgIMG_0808 Churchillhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0819-boudreau-6.jpgIMG_0819 Boudreauhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0797-bulger-2.jpgIMG_0797 Bulgerhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/christmas-red-candles-header.jpgchristmas-red-candles-header2025-01-01T15:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/14/visiting-the-tunnels-at-vimy-ridge/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_105716402.jpgIMG_20170905_105716402Pieter by the as yet unrestored tunnel used by the Black Watch. Note the wagon in the background. (Photo credit: Johanne Gagné)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8286-sep-5-2017-vimy-ridge-today-is-tree-lined-again.jpgCIMG8286 Sep 5 2017 Vimy Ridge today is tree lined againVimy Ridge is now filled with trees. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8289-sep-5-2017-pieter-in-observation-post-at-vimy-ridge-e1505405495887.jpgCIMG8289 Sep 5 2017 Pieter in observation post at Vimy RidgePieter in an observation post at Vimy Ridge. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8287-sep-5-2017-pieter-johanne-by-observation-post-at-vimy-ridge.jpgCIMG8287 Sep 5 2017 Pieter & Johanne by observation post at Vimy RidgePieter and Johanne Gagné by the observation post overlooking ‘no man’s land’ – territory that was not held by either the Germans or the Allies. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_104540988-pieter-in-a-reinforced-part-of-the-tunnel.jpgIMG_20170905_104540988 Pieter in a reinforced part of the tunnelPieter in a reinforced part of the Grange tunnel. (Photo credit: Johanne Gagné)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_104523941-tunnel-used-by-black-watch.jpgIMG_20170905_104523941 Tunnel used by Black WatchAn as yet unrestored portion of the Grange tunnel. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_103810241-entrance-to-a-vimy-tunnel-used-by-princess-pats.jpgIMG_20170905_103810241 Entrance to a Vimy Tunnel used by Princess PatsPhoto: Entrance to a tunnel used by the Princess Patricia Light Infantry. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2024-12-08T14:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/12/a-visit-to-vimy-ridge/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8277-sep-5-2017-vimy-ridge-visitors-centre-pieter-by-patriotic-signs.jpgCIMG8277 Sep 5 2017 Vimy Ridge Visitors Centre Pieter by patriotic signsPieter by one of the displays of patriotic signs. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8283-sep-5-2017-daria-by-interactive-displays-in-vimy-ridge-visitors-centre.jpgCIMG8283 Sep 5 2017 Daria by interactive displays in Vimy Ridge Visitors CentreDaria by the interactive display of the Vimy Ridge tunnels. Behind are the displays of stories of WW1 by individuals. (Photo credit: Johanne Gagné)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_093513986-sep-5-2017-graffiti-at-vimy-ridge-by-kines-holmes.jpgIMG_20170905_093513986 Sep 5 2017 Graffiti at Vimy Ridge by Kines & HolmesGraffiti replicas of the 15th Battalion and a photo and short bio of two names inscribed below the insignia, that of Alvin Kines and Daniel Holmes. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8275-sep-5-2017-pieter-with-site-manager-johanne-gagne.jpgCIMG8275 Sep 5 2017 Pieter with site manager Johanne GagnePieter with Johanne Gagné, Senior Manager, European Operations at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, who gave us a guided tour. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8270-sep-2017-pieter-at-entrance-to-vimy-memorial-park.jpgCIMG8270 Sep 2017 Pieter at entrance to Vimy Memorial ParkPieter at the entrance to Vimy Ridge in France. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8309-sep-5-2017-cdn-artillery-memorial-in-thelus-with-sign-posts.jpgCIMG8309 Sep 5 2017 Cdn Artillery Memorial in Thelus with sign postsThe Canadian Artillery Memorial in Thélus was built during WW1 by the Canadian Corps. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-12-08T14:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/10/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-meteghan-killed-during-the-battle-of-five-woods/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/grave-of-joseph-robicheau-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Joseph Robicheau from CVWMGrave of Joseph ‘Edmond’ Robicheau.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-deventer-google-maps.jpgScreenshot Deventer Google MapsThe locations in The Netherlands where the Royal 22e Regiment for April 1945, where Robicheau was initially buried and where he is permanently buried. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screenshot-2023-10-09-at-11-44-19-putte-c2b7-2580-belgium.jpgScreenshot 2023-10-09 at 11-44-19 Putte · 2580 BelgiumPutte, Belgium is near the Dutch border.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_3047v-joseph-robicheau-3169339979-e1697639145146.jpgIMG_3047v Joseph RobicheauJoseph ‘Edmond’ Robicheau. (Photo source: Clare Veterans Association)2024-11-27T14:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/01/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-st-louis-killed-during-the-attack-on-weener/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20230918_120957-sep-18-2023-pieter-with-irene-and-rheal-caissie.jpg20230918_120957 Sep 18 2023 Pieter with Irene and Rheal CaissiePieter with Irene and Rheal Caissie.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/guimond-frank-gravestone.jpgguimond, frank gravestoneGrave of Frank Guimond in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/screenshot-2024-01-10-at-08-52-00-weener-germany-map-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2024-01-10 at 08-52-00 weener germany map at DuckDuckGoMap shows location of Weener, Germany where several soldiers from the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment lost their lives on April 24, 1945.  Below Weener is Stapelmoor, where the soldiers were initially buried. The dotted line shows the border between The Netherlands and Germany.  (Map source: www.viamichelin.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/frank-guimond-from-maria-mazerolle-photo-circa-dec-1941-improved-colourized-_photo.jpgFrank Guimond from Maria Mazerolle photo circa Dec 1941 improved colourized _photoFrank Guimond, circa December 1941. (Photo courtesy of Maria Mazerolle. Photo restoration and colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cimg6436-jul-29-2023-pieter-with-maria-mazerolle-photo-of-frank-guimond.jpgCIMG6436 Jul 29 2023 Pieter with Maria Mazerolle & photo of Frank GuimondMaria Mazerolle and Pieter with a photo of Frank Guimond.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-27T13:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/06/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-mount-carmel-killed-during-the-liberation-of-posterenk/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg6840-may-27-2024-wellington-monument-francis-gallant-photo-by-pieter.jpgCIMG6840 May 27 2024 Wellington Monument - Francis Gallant - photo by PieterFrançois ‘Frank’ Gallant is remembered on the war memorial in Wellington, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg3198-oct-3-2019-holten-frank-gallant-8102172-e1719756166900.jpgCIMG3198 Oct 3 2019 Holten Frank GallantGrave of François ‘Frank’ Gallant at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gallant-frank.jpgGallant FrankFrançois ‘Frank’ Gallant.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cimg9302-sep-25-2017-posterenk-windmill-1343203842-e1719754707697.jpgCIMG9302 Sep 25 2017 Posterenk WindmillWindmill in Posterenk, which has a memorial stone inscribed on the wall.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-27T13:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/06/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-lumberjack-from-belledune-killed-by-stray-mortar-fire-in-the-nijmegen-salient/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/grave-stone-edward-guitard-from-find-a-grave.jpggrave stone Edward Guitard from Find A GraveGrave of Edgar M. Guitard in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/footer-banner_holthurnsche_hof.jpgfooter banner_holthurnsche_hofHotel Holthurnsche Hof is now where Le Régiment de la Chaudière was located in mid-January 1945. (Photo source:  http://realhealth.nl/hotel-holthurnsche-hof/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/map-jan-14-1945-position-of-regt.jpgMap Jan 14 1945 position of RegtLocation of Le Régiment de la Chaudière on January 14, 1945, near the Dutch/German border. (Map source: Project ’44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/colourized-improved_photo37.jpgcolourized improved_photo(37)Edgar M. Guitard. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Lagace.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screenshot-2024-06-21-at-12-03-44-belledune-new-brunswick-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2024-06-21 at 12-03-44 belledune new brunswick - Google SearchMap shows location of Belledune, New Brunswick, located on Chaleur Bay.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/etienne-and-pieter-2.jpgEtienne and Pieter 2Pieter with Etienne Gaudet.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-27T13:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-photo-found-for-ww2-soldier-allan-gordon-coutts/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/photo-sgt-coutts-from-ken-coutts.jpgPhoto Sgt Coutts from Ken CouttsAllan ‘Gordon’ Coutts shortly before enlistment in 1943.  (Photo submitted by Ken Coutts and courtesy of The Coutts Family)2024-11-24T14:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-an-update-on-the-story-of-ww2-soldier-alphonse-robert/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/map-megchelen.jpgMap Megchelen2024-11-23T14:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/04/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-9/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/alphonse-robert.jpgAlphonse RobertAlphonse Robert.  (Photo courtesy of the Robert Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/elbridge-wellington-miller-head-shot-1.jpgElbridge Wellington Miller head shotElbridge Wellington Miller. (Photo courtesy of Elbridge Wellington Miller Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mathieu-michaud.jpgMathieu Michaudhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/alexis-daigle.jpgAlexis DaigleAlexis Daigle (Photo submitted by Gilberte Manuel)2024-11-23T14:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/07/11/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-10/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/hms-itchen-k227.jpgHMS Itchen (K227)Red dot shows location of sinking of HMS Itchen.  (Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Itchen_(K227))https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/william-arnold-johnston.jpgWilliam Arnold JohnstonWilliam ‘Bill’ Johnston.  (Image courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/gilles-lanteigne-wwii.jpggilles lanteigne WWIIGilles Lanteigne. (Photo courtesy of Dan Lanteigne)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/armand-gionet-and-family-from-mel.jpgArmand Gionet and family from MelArmand Gionet, far right, and his family.  (Photo courtesy of Edmonde Lanteigne)2024-11-23T14:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2024-visiting-acadian-memorials-in-new-brunswick/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7024-aug-28-2024-pieter-at-tracadie-monument-485102520-e1732289993320.jpgCIMG7024 Aug 28 2024 Pieter at Tracadie MonumentPieter at the Tracadie Cenotaph.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7026-aug-28-2024-alderic-basque-listed-on-tracadie-monument.jpgCIMG7026 Aug 28 2024 Alderic Basque listed on Tracadie MonumentAlderic Basque is one of 19 WWII casualties listed on this Cenotaph.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7027-aug-28-2024-info-on-tracadie-monument.jpgCIMG7027 Aug 28 2024 Info on Tracadie MonumentInformation panel at the Tracadie Cenotaph.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7001-aug-27-2024-armand-gionet-on-list-of-names-at-bas-caraquet-monument.jpgCIMG7001 Aug 27 2024 Armand Gionet on list of names at Bas Caraquet MonumentArmand Gionet is one of 7 WWII casualties listed on this memorial.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7002-aug-27-2024-daria-pieter-by-bas-caraquet-monument.jpgCIMG7002 Aug 27 2024 Daria & Pieter by Bas Caraquet MonumentPieter and Daria at the Bas-Caraquet Memorial. (Photo credit: Mel Lanteigne)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6997-aug-27-2024-bas-caraquet-sign.jpgCIMG6997 Aug 27 2024 Bas Caraquet signOur fifth stop was Bas-Caraquet. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6993-aug-27-2024-gilles-lanteigne-alphonse-robert-on-list-of-names-on-caraquet-monument.jpgCIMG6993 Aug 27 2024 Gilles Lanteigne & Alphonse Robert on list of names on Caraquet monumentGilles Lanteigne and Alphonse Robert are two of 14 WWII casualties listed on the Caraquet Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/maky-au-ceno-de-caraquet.jpgmaky au céno de caraquetMarc-André Lanteigne in his grandfather’s WWII uniform, standing beside the original Caraquet Memorial. (Photo courtesy of Mel Lanteigne)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6991-aug-27-2024-pieter-mel-monique-at-caraquet-monument.jpgCIMG6991 Aug 27 2024 Pieter Mel & Monique at Caraquet monumentPieter (left) with Mel and Monique at the Caraquet Memorial. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg6986-aug-27-2024-pieter-by-list-of-names-by-bertrand-monument.jpgCIMG6986 Aug 27 2024 Pieter by list of names by Bertrand MonumentPieter by the plaque on the Bertrand Memorial listing Léopold Thériault as one of 4 WWII casualties from the area.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-22T19:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2024-borden-carleton-legion-at-south-shore-villa-and-cenotaph-for-remembrance-services/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7262-nov-11-2024-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG7262 Nov 11 2024 Borden-Carleton LegionMembers of the Borden-Carleton Legion and the public honour the memories of those who’ve served, despite the inclement weather, at the November 11, 2024 service in Borden-Carleton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7258-nov-11-2024-borden-carleton-legion-govt-of-cda-wreath-being-laid.jpgCIMG7258 Nov 11 2024 Borden-Carleton Legion Govt of Cda wreath being laidDanny Bernard (left) and Pieter stand at attention after laying the Government of Canada wreath on behalf of Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque. Flag bearer seen on right: Arthur Ranahan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7254-nov-11-2024-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG7254 Nov 11 2024 Borden-Carleton LegionThe Legion flag was lowered during the playing of The Last Post by Arthur Ranahan.  Lucien Bourgoin held the Canadian flag.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7251-nov-11-2024-borden-carleton-legion-1.jpgCIMG7251 Nov 11 2024 Borden-Carleton LegionThe Reverend Barbara Cairns of the Bedeque United Church in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, offered the Opening Prayer. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7246-nov-8-2024-south-shore-villa.jpgCIMG7246 Nov 8 2024 South Shore VillaRemembrance Service at South Shore Villa in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. From left to right: Danny Bernard, Pieter Valkenburg, Rev Kent Compton of the Free Church of Scotland, Arthur Ranahan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7243-nov-8-2024-south-shore-villa.jpgCIMG7243 Nov 8 2024 South Shore VillaThe March On of Colours signaled the start of the Remembrance Service at South Shore Villa.  Left to right: Arthur Ranahan, Danny Bernard, and Sgt At Arms Mario Henry.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-19T15:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2024-borden-carleton-legion-at-3-schools-for-remembrance-services/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7238-nov-6-2024-amherst-cove-principal-vice-principal.jpgCIMG7238 Nov 6 2024 Amherst Cove Principal & Vice PrincipalVice Principal Evan Killorn (far left) and Principal Paul Quinlan (3rd from left) with two veterans from Borden-Carleton Legion - Pieter Valkenburg (2nd from left) and George Palmer (far right). (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7235-nov-6-2024-amherst-cove-school-band.jpgCIMG7235 Nov 6 2024 Amherst Cove School BandThe school band, under the direction of Band Director Grainne Howman was inspirational. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7231-nov-6-2024-amherst-cove-parade.jpgCIMG7231 Nov 6 2024 Amherst Cove ParadeParade participants, left to right: Danny Bernard, Arthur Ranahan, Kaden MacPhee (PEI Regt 17th Recce), Alex MacPhee (cadet with PEI Regt 17th Recce), Pieter Valkenburg, Barry Bernard. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7229-nov-6-2024-krhs-lunch-is-served.jpgCIMG7229 Nov 6 2024 KRHS Lunch is servedFollowing the Remembrance Service at Kinkora Regional High School in Kinkora, members of the Borden-Carleton Legion were invited for a delicious lunch of either corn chowder or chile, prepared by students.  Left to right: Dawn Gradwell, Mario Henry, Kathy Henry, Arthur Ranahan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7228-nov-6-2024-krhs-parade-participants.jpgCIMG7228 Nov 6 2024 KRHS Parade participantsParade participants, left to right: Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, Danny Bernard, Maika MacLean and Lucas Somers (both with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, RCSCC Summerside), Barry Bernard. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7226-nov-6-2024-krhs-principal-vice-principal.jpgCIMG7226 Nov 6 2024 KRHS Principal & Vice PrincipalPieter (centre) flanked by Principal Ryan McAleer (left) and Vice Principal Matt Killeen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7216-nov-6-2024-somerset-consolidated-school-flag-bearers-2570245189-e1731853120237.jpgCIMG7216 Nov 6 2024 Somerset Consolidated School flag bearersThis year’s flag bearers were: Arthur Ranahan (left) and Danny Bernard (right). (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7222-nov-6-2024-somerset-consolidated-school-cadets.jpgCIMG7222 Nov 6 2024 Somerset Consolidated School cadetsTwo cadets from the school participated in the service. Left to right: Amelia MacCausland (RCSCC Sea Cadets Summerside), Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, Thomas Palmer (PEI Regt 17th Recce Army Cadets). (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7215-nov-6-2024-somerset-consolidated-school.jpgCIMG7215 Nov 6 2024 Somerset Consolidated SchoolThe Order of Service was verified with Vice-Principal Ryan Casey.  Left to right: Kathy Henry, Mario Henry, Arthur Ranahan, Ryan Casey, Pieter Valkenburg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7223-nov-6-2024-somerset-consolidated-school.jpgCIMG7223 Nov 6 2024 Somerset Consolidated School2024 photo taken at the school’s entrance. Left to right: Sgt At Arms Mario Henry, George Palmer, Danny Bernard, Pieter Valkenburg, Kathy Henry, Dawn Gradwell, Arthur Ranahan, Trish Taylor, Barry Bernard. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-17T14:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/12/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-christmas-dinner-heist-in-wwii-england/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20211011_122555-xmas-meal.jpg20211011_122555 Xmas mealChristmas dinner at the Valkenburg house with turkey and the trimmings. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221024_101604-oct-24-2022-ann-and-duane-macewen.jpg20221024_101604 Oct 24 2022 Ann and Duane MacEwenAnn and Duane MacEwen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mock-turkey.jpgMock TurkeyA Mock Turkey made from sausage meat, bread crumbs, herbs and seasoning held together with grated onions and apples, arranged into the shape of a turkey, using parsnips for legs, and then covered with bacon. (Photo source: http://calmlycreative.blogspot.com/2012/10/mock-turkey.html)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221024_100956-frank-macewen-293584798-e1670946873401.jpg20221024_100956 Frank MacEwenWWII soldier Frank MacEwen.  (Photo courtesy of Duane MacEwen)2024-11-16T14:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2024-remembering-those-who-served-in-the-rcaf-during-wwii/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/img_20190807_101837076-entrance-to-air-force-heritage-park-summerside.jpgIMG_20190807_101837076 Entrance to Air Force Heritage Park SummersideEntrance to Air Force Heritage Park in Summerside. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/remembrance_day_2024_3840x2160.jpgRemembrance_Day_2024_3840x21602024-11-07T17:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/11/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-borden-carleton-legion-honours-veterans-by-placing-flags-at-their-graves/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7105-oct-31-2024-pieter-by-campbell-graves.jpgCIMG7105 Oct 31 2024 Pieter by Campbell gravesPieter between the graves of WWI veteran William Galen Campbell (left), and the mentioning of his brother George ‘Albert’ Campbell (right) - who was killed in action in 1918 in Belgium and has no known grave.  (Photo credit: Mario Henry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cimg7104-oct-31-2024-pieter-and-mario-henry-at-cemetery-entrance-1.jpgCIMG7104 Oct 31 2024 Pieter and Mario Henry at Cemetery entrancePieter Valkenburg (left) and Mario Henry (right) at Cape Traverse Community Cemetery. (Photo credit: Laurie Henry)2024-11-03T14:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/04/borden-carleton-legion-honours-veterans-by-placing-flags-at-their-graves/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5341-sep-27-2021-pieter-george-by-george-hennessey-grave-tryon-peoples-cemetery.jpgCIMG5341 Sep 27 2021 Pieter & George by George Hennessey grave Tryon Peoples CemeteryPieter with George Palmer by the grave of WW1 veteran George Hennessey at the Tryon People’s Cemetery in Tryon. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210923_153745-sep-23-2021-pieter-mario-go-over-lists-of-veterans-buried-in-cemetery.jpg20210923_153745 Sep 23 2021 Pieter & Mario go over lists of veterans buried in cemeteryPieter Valkenburg and Mario Henry go over the list of veterans buried at cemeteries.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-11-03T13:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/08/two-campbell-brothers-in-ww1/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/william-g-campbell-gravestone-free-church-of-scotland-cape-traverse-e1512767100354.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGrave of William Galen Campbell in the cemetery of the Free Church of Scotland in Cape Traverse. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8864-sep-10-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-unknown-soldier-at-maple-copse-cemetery.jpgCIMG8864 Sep 10 2017 Pieter by grave of unknown soldier at Maple Copse CemeteryPieter by the grave of an unknown soldier from a Canadian regiment at Maple Copse Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8858-sep-10-2017-maple-copse-cemetery.jpgCIMG8858 Sep 10 2017 Maple Copse CemeteryEntrance to Maple Copse Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/george-albert-campbell-from-gerald-tingley-e1512766650636.jpgGeorge Albert Campbell from Gerald TingleyPrivate George Albert Campbell. (Photo courtesy of Gerald Tingley family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_20170910_133239840_hdr-sep-10-2017-batttle-of-mount-sorrel-monument.jpgIMG_20170910_133239840_HDR Sep 10 2017 Batttle of Mount Sorrel MonumentBattle of Mount Sorrel Monument, honouring the 15th Canadian Infantry at Observatory Ridge. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2024-11-02T16:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/23/the-young-ww2-soldier-who-lost-his-life-on-the-operating-table/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/037-harold-lloyd-lefurgey-saint-john-nov-1944.jpg037 - Harold Lloyd Lefurgey, Saint John, Nov 1944Harold “Lloyd” Lefurgey in November 1944. (Photo courtesy of Johnson Duplessis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mildred-allen-lloyd-lefurgey-saint-john.jpgMildred Allen & Lloyd Lefurgey, Saint JohnHarold “Lloyd” Lefurgey with Mildred Allen at a time when Mildred’s brother was dating Lloyd’s sister. (Photo courtesy of Johnson Duplessis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lefurgey-family-behind-their-house-saint-john-nb-harold-mary-alex-muriel-bill-lloyd.jpgLefurgey Family, Behind Their House, Saint John NB, Harold, Mary, Alex, Muriel, Bill & LloydThe Lefurgey family behind their house in Saint John, NB.  Standing top, Harold and Mary Lefurgey.  Children, middle row: Alex and Muriel.  Children, front row: Bill and Lloyd. (Photo courtesy of Johnson Duplessis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/harold-lloyd-lefurgey-e1590247606748.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGrave of Harold “Lloyd” Lefurgey at Cape Traverse Free Church of Scotland Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2024-10-29T12:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/22/the-ww2-soldier-who-had-an-allergic-reaction/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blog-color-photo-graig.jpgblog color photo GraigHarrison William Craig. (Source:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29137050/harrison-william-craig. Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)2024-10-29T12:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-from-tryon-who-was-raised-by-his-grandparents/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/grave-stone-angus-c-macdonald-lower-bedeque.jpggrave stone Angus C MacDonald Lower BedequeGrave of Angus Clayton MacDonald at Lower Bedeque Cemetery. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/angus-ruby-and-eldon-1924-photo-from-ivan-cropped-and-restored.jpgAngus Ruby and Eldon 1924 photo from Ivan cropped and restoredRuby and Angus MacDonald with son Eldon in 1922. (Photo courtesy of the MacDonald family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hmt_scotian.jpgHMT_ScotianAngus Clayton MacDonald and Bruce Sutherland McKay travelled to England on the same voyage aboard the troopship Scotian. (Photo source: https://birtwistlewiki.com.au/wiki/HMT_Scotian)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/colourized-angus-clayton-macdonald.jpgcolourized Angus Clayton MacDonaldAngus Clayton MacDonald. (Photo courtesy of the MacDonald Family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cimg6416-jul-4-2023-pieter-ivan-edna-macdonald.jpgCIMG6416 Jul 4 2023 Pieter Ivan & Edna MacDonaldPieter with Ivan MacDonald and Ivan’s wife Edna. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-10-29T11:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/08/17/the-ww2-flight-officer-whose-plane-went-down-while-on-patrol-near-the-arctic-circle/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/liberator-no.-53-squadron-raf-coast-command-credit-australian-war-memorial.jpgLiberator No. 53 Squadron RAF Coast Command Credit Australian War MemorialA B24 Liberator MkVIII, aircraft of 53 Squadron, RAF, Coastal Command, on the runway at the airfield at Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo courtesy of Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cover-of-alan-mcivors-book.jpgCover of Alan McIvors bookCover of Alan McIvor's book.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_20190807_101038750-mciver-commemorative-stone-summerside.jpgIMG_20190807_101038750 McIver Commemorative Stone SummersideCommemorative Stone at Air Force Heritage Park, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mciver.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAShadow box with medal of Flight Officer Joseph Charles McIver in the community centre in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/uncle-joe-helen-mcivor-from-alan-mcivor.jpgUNCLE JOE & HELEN McIvor from Alan McIvorHelen and Joseph Charles McIver. (Photo courtesy A. McIvor family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/joseph-charles-mciver.jpgJoseph Charles McIverJoseph Charles McIver. (Photo: The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cimg2545-aug-28-2018-pieter-with-gordon-joyce-philips.jpgCIMG2545 Aug 28 2018 Pieter with Gordon & Joyce PhilipsLeft to right: Gordon Philips, Joyce Philips, Pieter Valkenburg. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/719px-maxwell_b-24-liberator.jpg719px-Maxwell_B-24 liberatorB-24 Liberator flown by Squadron No. 53. (Photo courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maxwell_B-24.jpg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1024px-barents_sea_map.png1024px-Barents_Sea_mapMap shows the location of the Barents Sea north of Russia and Norway, and the surrounding seas and islands. (Map created by Norman Einstein, 2005. Courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Orator#/media/File:Barents_Sea_map.png)2024-10-22T14:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/09/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-clarence-who-lost-his-life-during-operation-cannonshot/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ten-zuid-oosten-van-apeldoorn1.jpgTen zuid oosten van Apeldoorn(1)Red marker shows temporary burial in Wilp/Achterhoek area southeast of Appeldoorn. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/smith-ronald-eugene-gravestone-photo-from-holten-info-centre.jpgsmith, ronald eugene gravestone photo from Holten Info CentreGrave of Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Eugene Smith in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ronald-e-smith-marker-in-holten.jpgRonald E Smith - Marker in HoltenThe original metal grave marker at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten for Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Eugene Smith.  (Photo courtesy of Donnie Smith)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg6571-oct-25-2023-kevin-jennifer-with-pieter-in-enfield.jpgCIMG6571 Oct 25 2023 Kevin & Jennifer with Pieter in EnfieldKevin and Jennifer Wallis with Pieter in Enfield, Nova Scotia.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ronnie-smith-colourized-improved_photo43.jpgRonnie Smith colourized improved_photo(43)Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Eugene Smith joined the West Nova Scotia Regiment in February 1945. (Photo courtesy of Donnie Smith. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screenshot-2024-09-07-at-11-06-35-project-44.jpgScreenshot 2024-09-07 at 11-06-35 Project '44The West Nova Scotia Regiment was near Rossi, indicated by the soldier in the centre of the map, on February 20, 1945.  (Map source: Project ‘44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ronnie-smith-colourized-improved_photo44.jpgRonnie Smith colourized improved_photo(44)Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Eugene Smith. (Photo courtesy of Donnie Smith. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screenshot-2024-09-02-at-12-28-34-clarence-c2b7-annapolis-county-ns-b0s-1c0.jpgScreenshot 2024-09-02 at 12-28-34 Clarence · Annapolis County NS B0S 1C0Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Eugene Smith was born in Clarence, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.  (Map source: Google)2024-10-18T14:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/02/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-loppersum-memorial-honours-7-royal-winnipeg-rifles-soldiers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/d-c-mackenzie-3-loppersum-memorial-with-7-names.jpgD C MacKenzie 3 Loppersum memorial with 7 namesThe 7 names listed on the Loppersum Memorial.  (Photo submitted by Bruce MacEachern)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/d-c-mackenzie-1-loppersum-memorial-1.jpegD C MacKenzie 1 Loppersum memorialThe Loppersum Memorial.  (Photo submitted by Bruce MacEachern)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/d-c-mackenzie-2-loppersum-newspaper-article.jpgD C MacKenzie 2 Loppersum newspaper articleArticle about the Loppersum Memorial.  (Article submitted by Bruce MacEachern)2024-10-18T12:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/10/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-pei-soldier-in-the-devils-brigade/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rememberance-day-2020-canada-5.jpgRememberance-Day-2020-Canada-5https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/improved_photo-1-gauthier-and-wife.jpgimproved_photo-1 Gauthier and wifeDorothy and Joseph Gauthier.  (Photo courtesy of Linda Craig Family Collection.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cfl_1876-joseph-robert-gauthier.jpgcfl_1876 Joseph Robert GauthierJoseph Robert Gauthier in his First Special Service Force uniform.  (Photo courtesy of Linda Craig Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cimg4448-sep-20-2020-meeting-with-paul-keleher.jpgCIMG4448 Sep 20 2020 meeting with Paul KeleherPieter (standing) with Paul Keleher and his wife Hasmah. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_1680-cemetery-photo-from-paul-keleher.jpgIMG_1680 Cemetery photo from Paul KeleherGrave of Joseph Robert Gauthier. (Photo credit: Paul Keleher)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1st_special_service_force.patch_.jpg1st_Special_Service_Force.patchFirst Special Services Force patch.  (Image courtesy of  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Special_Service_Force)2024-10-17T14:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/10/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-clyde-river-who-lost-his-life-during-the-attack-on-hoogerheide/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cimg3382-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-pieter-at-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG3382 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom Pieter at Cdn War CemeteryPieter at the entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/william-ernest-stone-from-find-a-grave.jpgWilliam Ernest Stone from find a graveGrave of William Ernest Stone in the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/screenshot-2024-10-11-at-10-41-57-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2024-10-11 at 10-41-57 Google MapsMap shows location of Calfven, Hoogerheide, and Ossendrecht in The Netherlands, just over the Belgian border. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/william-ernest-stone-colourized.jpgWilliam Ernest Stone colourizedWilliam Ernest Stone. (Photo courtesy of Faye MacNutt.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2024-10-12T18:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-taste-of-canada-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8919-sep-13-2017-mondani-restaurant-in-lochem-legion-members.jpgCIMG8919 Sep 13 2017 Mondani Restaurant in Lochem Legion membersPhoto: Left to right: Gerard Hendricks, Martin Reelick, Pieter Valkenburg, Alice van Bekkum. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8925-sep-13-2017-daria-pieter-by-legion-sign-at-mondani-restaurant-in-lochem-e1513960705270.jpgCIMG8925 Sep 13 2017 Daria & Pieter by Legion sign at Mondani restaurant in LochemPhoto: Pieter and Daria by the Legion sign at Restaurant Mondani in Lochem, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Berry Swarthoff)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8920-sep-13-2017-berry-yvonne-swarthoff-mondani-restaurant-in-lochem.jpgCIMG8920 Sep 13 2017 Berry & Yvonne Swarthoff Mondani Restaurant in LochemPhoto: Berry and Yvonne Swarthoff in their Canadian restaurant Mondani in Lochem, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8916-sep-13-2017-mondani-restaurant-in-lochem.jpgCIMG8916 Sep 13 2017 Mondani Restaurant in LochemPhoto: Pieter outside the Canadian restaurant Mondani in Lochem, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-10-08T13:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/10/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-new-liberation-museum-in-lochem/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3313-oct-3-2019-mondani-berry-martin-yvonne-pieter-back.jpgCIMG3313 Oct 3 2019 Mondani Berry Martin Yvonne Pieter backLeft to right: Berry Swarthoff, Martin Reelick, Yvonne Swarthoff, Pieter Valkenburg (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3312oct-3-2019-mondani-berry-martin-yvonne-pieter-front.jpgCIMG3312Oct 3 2019 Mondani Berry Martin Yvonne Pieter frontLeft to right: Berry Swarthoff, Martin Reelick, Yvonne Swarthoff, Pieter Valkenburg (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3306-oct-3-2019-pieter-berry-at-liberation-museum-lochem-e1570629118517.jpgCIMG3306 Oct 3 2019 Pieter & Berry at Liberation Museum LochemPieter, left, with Berry Swarthoff in the Liberation Museum in Lochem. Berry holds a photo of his father, who he credits with fostering his love of history. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3310-oct-3-2019-outside-the-liberation-museum-lochem.jpgCIMG3310 Oct 3 2019 Outside the Liberation Museum LochemThe Liberation Museum in Lochem run by Berry Swarthoff. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-10-08T13:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/06/27/photos-and-info-requested-for-ww2-soldiers-from-pei-buried-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/picture-roy-smith-canadian-virtual-war-memorial.jpgPicture Roy Smith Canadian Virtual War MemorialRoy Smith. (Photo credit: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/picture-alvah-ray-leard-canadian-virtual-war-memorial.jpgPicture Alvah Ray Leard Canadian Virtual War MemorialAlvah Ray Leard. (Photo credit: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/picture-hugh-allister-macdonald-candian-virtual-war-memorial-1.jpgPicture Hugh Allister MacDonald Candian Virtual War memorialHugh Allister MacDonald. (Photo credit: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial)2024-10-08T13:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/29/a-face-for-ww2-soldier-william-weatherbie/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3082-aug-26-2019-roger-weatherbie-pieter-winston.jpgCIMG3082 Aug 26 2019 Roger Weatherbie Pieter & WinstonPieter (centre) with Roger (left) and Winston (right) Weatherbie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3079-aug-26-2019-gloria-weatherbie-with-pieter.jpgCIMG3079 Aug 26 2019 Gloria Weatherbie with PieterGloria Weatherbie and Pieter hold up the photo of William Weatherbie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/william-weatherbie-from-winston-weatherbie.jpgWilliam Weatherbie from Winston WeatherbieWilliam ‘Buddy’ Weatherbie. (Photo: Winston Weatherbie family collection. Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg9032-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-wl-weatherbie-e1569743115660.jpgCIMG9032 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of WL WeatherbieGrave of William Weatherbie at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190831_110157-alice-van-bekkum.jpg20190831_110157 Alice van BekkumIn August, The Governor General of Canada presented the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to three Dutch recipients who have worked to preserve the memory of Canadian soldiers who served in World War II, and a Meritorious Service Medal to a Dutch captain for his service alongside the Canadian Armed Forces. Left to right in back: Albert Hartkamp, Captain Paul D. Schouten (Dutch military), Marc Fraser. Left to right in front: Canadian ambassador to The Netherlands, Her Excellency Sabine Nölke, Alice van Bekkum, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada. (Photo: courtesy of Alice van Bekkum) 2024-10-08T12:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-soldier-wounded-in-italy-who-came-home/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_20200701_101231-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon.jpgExif_JPEG_420Barb Clement with her husband Steve.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/marston-green-maternity-hospital-as-a-canadian-war-hospital.jpgMarston Green Maternity Hospital as a Canadian War Hospital19th Canadian General Hospital, Marston Green, in Birmingham, UK.  (Photo found on http://www.birminghamforum.co.uk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gordon-rogerson.jpgGordon RogersonGordon James Rogerson.  (Photo submitted by Barb Clement)2024-10-06T14:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/09/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail105th-annual-remembrance-service-at-cornwall-cenotaph/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sep-22-2024-pieter-at-podium-photo-from-heath-macdonald.jpgSep 22 2024 Pieter at podium photo from Heath MacDonaldPieter at the podium in Cornwall.  (Photo courtesy of Heath MacDonald)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg7059-sep-22-2024-cornwall-cenotaph-speech-pieter.jpgCIMG7059 Sep 22 2024 Cornwall Cenotaph speech PieterPieter at the podium in Cornwall, with the WWII Cenotaph on the left, and the WWI Cenotaph on the right. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg7055-sep-22-2024-cornwall-cenotaph-speech-parade.jpgCIMG7055 Sep 22 2024 Cornwall Cenotaph speech paradeThe PEI Regimental Band led a march past the Cenotaph just prior to the start of the ceremony.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg6928-jul-31-2024-cornwall-cenotaph-wwii-memorial.jpgCIMG6928 Jul 31 2024 Cornwall Cenotaph WWII memorialWilliam Ernest Stone was one of 4 casualties listed on the WWII Cenotaph in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg). https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cimg6927-jul-31-2024-cornwall-cenotaph-pieter-by-wwii-ww1-memorial.jpgCIMG6927 Jul 31 2024 Cornwall Cenotaph Pieter by WWII & WW1 memorialThe Cenotaph site in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. The WWI cenotaph is on the right, and the WWII cenotaph on the left. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-09-27T12:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/22/honouring-the-memories-of-kenneth-bell-charles-lowther/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8347-sep-5-2017-lowther-grave-at-moeuvres-communal-cemetery-extension-e1506061017402.jpgCIMG8347 Sep 5 2017 Lowther grave at Moeuvres Communal Cemetery ExtensionGrave of Charles Lowther at Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8343-sep-5-2017-pieter-placing-flags-at-lowther-grave-at-moeuvres-communal-cemetery-extension.jpgCIMG8343 Sep 5 2017 Pieter placing flags at Lowther grave at Moeuvres Communal Cemetery ExtensionPieter placing flags at the grave of Charles Lowther at Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension. You can see the cemetery extension is next to a farmer’s field. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8360-sep-5-2017-pieter-at-entrance-to-moeuvres-communal-extension-cemetery.jpgCIMG8360 Sep 5 2017 Pieter at entrance to Moeuvres Communal Extension CemeteryPieter at the entrance to Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8342-sep-5-2017-moeuvres-communal-cemetery-extension-where-lowther-is-buried.jpgCIMG8342 Sep 5 2017 Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension where Lowther is buriedMoeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension plaque. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8335-sep-5-2017-pieter-by-grave-of-cpl-kenneth-bell-in-vis-en-artois-british-cemetery-e1506060801262.jpgCIMG8335 Sep 5 2017 Pieter by grave of Cpl Kenneth Bell in Vis en Artois British CemeteryPieter by the grave of Cpl Kenneth Bell, shared with Private P.B. Clark, at Vis en Artois British Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8328-sep-5-2017-grave-of-cpl-kenneth-bel-in-vis-en-artois-british-cemetery-e1506060739585.jpgCIMG8328 Sep 5 2017 grave of Cpl Kenneth Bel in Vis en Artois British CemeteryGrave of Cpl Kenneth Bell, shared with Private P.B. Clark, at Vis en Artois British Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8337-sep-5-2017-vis-en-artois-british-cemetery.jpgCIMG8337 Sep 5 2017 Vis en Artois British CemeteryMemorial at Vis en Artois British Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8325-sep-5-2017-vis-en-artois-british-cemetery-cross-of-remembrance.jpgCIMG8325 Sep 5 2017 Vis en Artois British Cemetery Cross of RemembranceCross of Remembrance at Vis en Artois British Cemetery, with the Memorial behind the graves. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-09-03T15:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/04/paying-our-respects-to-private-ellis-hooper/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg82581.jpgCIMG8258https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8254.jpgCIMG8254https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8246-e1504552183426.jpgCIMG8246https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8245.jpgCIMG8245Right: Pieter by Hooper’s grave, after placing the flags of Canada, PEI, and Canada 150. (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hooper-ellis-moyse.jpgHooper, Ellis MoysePrivate Ellis Moyse Hooper.  (Photo credit:  Lana Churchill family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg82551.jpgCIMG8255https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8234.jpgCIMG8234https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8232.jpgCIMG82322024-09-03T14:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/05/tulips-placed-at-each-grave-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/heneberry-1-scheepers.jpgheneberry 1 scheepersGrave of PEI soldier Sapper Joseph Edmond HENNEBERY, Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, from Morrell. (Photo credit: Scheepers family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gopr0100-mcgovern-1-scheepers-e1588690358272.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0100.JPGGrave of L/Cpl Frank Edward MCGOVERN, North Shore Regiment, born in Chipman. (Photo credit:  Scheepers family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gopr0102-boulter-scheepers-e1588690290619.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0102.JPGGrave of L/Cpl Ralph Schurman BOULTER, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, from West Point. (Photo credit:  Scheepers family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/memorial-wall-scheepers.jpgMemorial Wall scheepersVases of tulips line the bench along the Memorial Wall.  (Photo credit:  Scheepers family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/close-up-of-tulip-by-grave-in-groesbeek-spanjers.jpgclose up of tulip by grave in groesbeek spanjersEach grave had a vase of tulips placed by volunteers.  (Photo credit: Piet Spanjers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tulips-arriving-at-groesbeek-on-may-1st-spanjers.jpgTulips arriving at groesbeek on may 1st spanjersTulips arrive at the Cemetery on May 1.  (Photo credit: Piet Spanjers)2024-08-30T13:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/22/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-4-atlantic-canada-remembers-soldiers-from-new-brunswick/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/stewart-william-francis-ii-a-11-from-alice-2715906470-e1684760481536.jpgSTEWART William Francis - II A 11 from AliceWilliam Francis Stewart. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/robert-alphonse-xix-b-02-from-alice.jpgROBERT Alphonse - XIX B 02 from AliceAlphonse Robert. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7549-elbridge-miller-from-ad-1-2905894414-e1684760219926.jpgIMG_7549 Elbridge Miller from AdElbridge Wellington Miller. (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7552-hiram-lord-from-ad-1-358749553-e1684760130989.jpgIMG_7552 Hiram Lord from AdHiram Albion Lord. (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/libby-francies-lewis-i-c-08-from-alice.jpgLIBBY Francies Lewis - I C 08 from AliceFrancis ‘Frank’ Lewis Libby. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lanteigne-gillis-viii-e-12-from-alice.jpgLANTEIGNE Gillis - VIII E 12 from AliceGilles Lanteigne. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg901.jpgCIMG90~1Finding graves of soldiers and placing flags at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands in 2017. Left to right: Noor Scheepers, Pieter, Ad Scheepers. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-30T12:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/05/commemorating-liberation-day-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/child-by-alfreds-grave.jpgChild by Alfreds graveA young boy inspects the flag he placed by the grave of Alfred Pitwanakat.  (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/child-places-flag-by-alfreds-grave.jpgChild places flag by Alfreds graveA young boy places a flag by the grave of Alfred Pitwanakat. (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/grave-of-clarence-wakegijig.jpgGrave of Clarence WakegijigGrave of Clarence Wilfred Wakegijig.  (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/grave-of-eli-snake.jpgGrave of Eli SnakeGrave of Eli Snake. (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/grave-of-alfred-pitwanakwat.jpgGrave of Alfred PitwanakwatGrave of Alfred Louis Pitwanakat.  (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_8523-grave-of-william-weatherbie.jpgIMG_8523 Grave of William WeatherbieGrave of William Weatherbie.  (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_8526-grave-of-george-preston-smith.jpgIMG_8526 Grave of George Preston SmithGrave of George Preston Smith.  (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_8522-grave-of-joe-hennebery.jpgIMG_8522 Grave of Joe HenneberyGrave of Joseph ‘Joe’ Edmund Hennebery. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_8528-grave-of-willie-cannon.jpgIMG_8528 Grave of Willie CannonGrave of William ‘Willie’ Alfred Cannon. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210505_091943-may-5-2021-dutch-flag-on-liberation-day.jpg20210505_091943 May 5 2021 Dutch flag on Liberation DayThe Dutch flag flies proudly at the Valkenburg household on Liberation Day. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-26T10:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/08/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-pieter-awarded-the-minister-of-veterans-affairs-commendation/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6946-aug-19-2024-pieter-daria-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony-photo-norma-yeo.jpgCIMG6946 Aug 19 2024 Pieter & Daria Min of VA Commendation ceremony photo Norma YeoPieter and Daria after the presentation.  Pieter is wearing the Governor General’s Sovereign Medal For Volunteers that he was awarded in 2020.  (Photo credit: Norma Yeo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6942-aug-19-2024-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony.jpgCIMG6942 Aug 19 2024 Min of VA Commendation ceremonyLeft to right: Paul Ledwell, Owen Parkhouse, Pieter Valkenburg, John Yeo, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and Heath MacDonald. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6951-aug-19-2024-min-of-va-commendation-certificate.jpgCIMG6951 Aug 19 2024 Min of VA Commendation certificateThe certificate presented to Pieter by The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs.  (Photo courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/093-aug-19-2024-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony.jpg_093 Aug 19 2024 Min of VA Commendation ceremonyPieter being presented with the Minister of Veteran Affairs Commendation by The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs.  (Photo courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cimg6936-aug-19-2024-paul-ledwell-depmin-dept-va-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony.jpgCIMG6936 Aug 19 2024 Paul Ledwell DepMin Dept VA Min of VA Commendation ceremonyThe citation was read out by Paul Ledwell, Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/040-aug-19-2024-min-of-va-commendation-ceremony.jpg_040 Aug 19 2024 Min of VA Commendation ceremonyThe presentation ceremony was held at the Lt-Col J. David Stewart Armoury in Charlottetown. (Photo courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada)2024-08-28T21:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/10/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-continuing-the-search-for-soldiers-killed-in-action-in-ww1-and-ww2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nixon-writeup.jpgNixon writeupExcerpt from the New Brunswick Military Recognition Booklet. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/john-clifford-rogers.jpgJohn Clifford Rogershttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/james-cairns.jpgJames Cairnshttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pieter-recherche-photo-de-militaire.jpgpieter recherche photo de militairePieter during an interview about WW1 soldier Basil Cormier.  (Photo credit: Jacinthe LaForest, courtesy of La Voix Acadienne)2024-08-25T13:55:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2019-visit-to-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3374-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-de-oude-molen.jpgCIMG3374 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek De Oude MolenAt De Oude Molen, left to right: Ad Scheepers, Leendert van Bekkum, Alice van Bekkum, Pieter Valkenburg, Daria Valkenburg, Noor Scheepers.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3321-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-william-weatherbie-e1575479477746.jpgCIMG3321 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek William WeatherbiePieter with Noor and Ad Scheepers by the grave of William Weatherbie.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3371-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-e1575479441237.jpgCIMG3371 Oct 5 2019 GroesbeekPieter at the entrance to Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-25T13:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/11/15/the-continuing-search-for-a-photo-of-ww1-soldier-joseph-arthur-desroches/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4888-nov-10-2020-pieter-being-interviewed-by-radio-canada-acadie.jpgCIMG4888 Nov 10 2020 Pieter being interviewed by Radio Canada AcadiePieter during a phone interview with CBC Radio-Canada Acadie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-25T13:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/09/23/paying-our-respects-to-private-joseph-arthur-desroches/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8483-sep-6-2017-ligny-st-flochel-british-cemetery-where-desroches-is-buried-farmers-field-in-background.jpgCIMG8483 Sep 6 2017 Ligny St Flochel British cemetery where Desroches is buried farmers field in backgroundLigny Saint-Flochel British Cemetery with the Cross of Remembrance and a farmer’s field in the background. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8482sep-6-2017-grave-of-arthur-desroches-in-ligny-st-flochel-british-cemetery-e1506185746646.jpgCIMG8482Sep 6 2017 grave of Arthur Desroches in Ligny St Flochel British cemeteryGrave of Joseph Arthur Desroches in Ligny Saint-Flochel British Cemetery. Note that the spelling of his surname is without an ‘s’. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8474-sep-6-2017-pieter-at-base-of-cross-of-remembrance-at-ligny-st-flochel-british-cemetery-where-desroches-is-buried.jpgCIMG8474 Sep 6 2017 Pieter at base of cross of remembrance at Ligny St Flochel British cemetery where Desroches is buriedPieter at the base of the Cross of Remembrance in Ligny Saint-Flochel British Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_20170905_075317693-sep-5-2017-pieter-tries-to-eat-a-raw-egg.jpgIMG_20170905_075317693 Sep 5 2017 Pieter tries to eat a raw eggThe ‘fresh’ egg was really a raw egg. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cimg8466-sep-6-2017-fresh-eggs-at-holiday-inn-in-arras.jpgCIMG8466 Sep 6 2017 fresh eggs at Holiday Inn in Arras‘Fresh’ eggs on offer at the hotel breakfast in Arras. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-20T14:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/05/25/update-for-those-intending-to-go-to-the-netherlands-for-the-memorial-panel-unveiling-in-wons-to-honour-the-crew-of-halifax-l9561/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/netherlands-politcal-map-highres.jpgnetherlands-politcal-map-highresMap of The Netherlands. (Source: https://www.freeworldmaps.net/europe/netherlands/political.html) 2024-08-12T15:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/10/06/unveiling-of-the-memorial-panel-for-downed-ww2-plane-halifax-l9561-in-wons/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3185-sep-30-2019-leeuwarden-with-pieter-daria-douwe-alexander.jpgCIMG3185 Sep 30 2019 Leeuwarden with Pieter Daria Douwe AlexanderWe get a few hints on what to expect on October 12! Left to right: Alexander Tuinhout, Pieter Valkenburg, Daria Valkenburg, Douwe Drijver.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/halifax-no.-76-squadron.jpgHalifax No. 76 SquadronHalifax Bomber used by No. 76 Squadron. (Photo courtesy of Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)2024-08-12T15:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/07/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-two-researchers-meet-wwii-veteran-lois-brown/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lois-brown-in-uniform.jpgLois Brown in uniformLois Brown in uniform. (Photo courtesy of Lois Brown)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cimg6889-jul-23-2024-pieter-lois-brown-scott-masters.jpgCIMG6889 Jul 23 2024 Pieter Lois Brown Scott MastersLeft to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Lois Brown, Scott Masters, and Bear.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-08-01T16:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/04/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-jb-2-rocket-tour-in-florida/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_130321-feb-4-2022-explanation-of-camp-site-1.jpgExif_JPEG_420Explanation of camp site.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_130312-feb-4-2022-display-of-camp-site-1.jpgExif_JPEG_420Display showing camp site.  (Photo taken by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_131455-explanation-jb2-on-launching-pad.jpgExif_JPEG_420Explanation of display photo of JB-2.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_131449-feb-4-2022-jb2-on-launching-pad.jpgExif_JPEG_420Display showing JB-2 on rocket launching sled at bottom of launching ramp. (Photo taken by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_135113-feb-4-2022-cautionary-sign.jpgExif_JPEG_420Alligator warning sign at the Coffeen Nature Preserve.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/feb-4-2022-v1-rocket-visit-ed-grayden-tour-guide-susan-photo-by-mary-ann-greiner.jpegFeb 4 2022 V1 Rocket visit Ed Grayden & tour guide Susan photo by Mary Ann GreinerAt Coffeen Nature Preserve.  Left to right:  Bob Young, Pieter Valkenburg, Dick Becker, guide Susan, Rick Greiner, Ed Grayden. (Photo credit: Mary Ann Greiner)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/coffeennaturepreserve_map-1-2048x1107-1.jpgCoffeenNaturePreserve_Map-1-2048x1107Map source: https://coffeennaturepreserve.nethttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_20220204_135125-feb-4-2022-cautionary-sign-1.jpgExif_JPEG_420Yikes! Warning sign at Coffeen Nature Preserve in northern Florida! (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2024-07-29T13:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/04/article-in-de-telegraaf-quest-for-faces-zoektocht-naar-gezichten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-wa-cannon.jpgSep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Pieter by grave of WA CannonCaption in De Telegraaf: Pieter Valkenburg: "No soldier who died abroad during war should be forgotten." OWN PHOTO (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-07-29T12:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/05/on-the-war-memorial-trail-staying-in-touch-during-ww1-with-field-post-cards/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/la-bassee-google-maps.jpgLa Bassee Google MapsMap showing La Bassée, where the 8th Siege Battery was located at the time Harold Howatt send his Field Post Card.  (Map source: www.google.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/field-post-card-front-mailed-oct-19-1917-from-harold-howatt.jpgField post card front mailed Oct 19 1917 from Harold HowattThe Field Post Card of October 18, 1917 from Harold Howatt was mailed a day later. (Courtesy of the H. Howatt collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/field-post-card-back-dated-oct-18-1917-from-harold-howatt.jpgField post card back dated Oct 18 1917 from Harold HowattField post card dated October 18, 1917 from Harold Howatt, advising he received a parcel. (Courtesy of the H. Howatt collection)2024-07-29T12:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/introduction-to-this-blog/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cimg7718-jul-13-2017-daria-and-pieter.jpgCIMG7718 Jul 13 2017 Daria and Pieter2024-07-28T13:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/the-cenotaph-research-project-begins/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cimg5472-bw-aug-5-2015-wwi-and-wwii-memorial-at-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG5472 B&W Aug 5 2015 WWI and WWII memorial at Borden Carleton Legion2024-07-28T13:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/learning-about-the-two-names-on-the-vimy-memorial/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-of-battle-of-arras-near-fresnoy-where-lymon-wood-died-1.jpgMap of Battle of Arras near Fresnoy where Lymon Wood diedBattle of Arras near Fresnoy where John Lyman Wood died (Photo credit: Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919, G.W.I. Nicholson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/plan_of_attack_vimy_ridge-where-arsenault-died-1.jpgPlan_of_Attack_Vimy_Ridge where Arsenault diedPlan of Attack for Vimy Ridge where Patrick Raymond Arsenault died. The 2nd Canadian Brigade, part of the 1st Canadian Division, is in red. (Source: Library and Archives Canada/First World War map collection/e000000519_a4)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pieter-valkenburg1.jpgPieter ValkenburgPhoto: Borden-Carleton Branch Service Officer Pieter Valkenburg doing research (Credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-07-28T13:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/the-wwi-names-on-the-cenotaph/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hooper-ellis-moyse-blog.jpgHooper, Ellis Moyse blogLEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/percy-farrar.jpgPercy Farrarhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/arthur-collett-blog.jpgArthur Collett bloghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1915-photo-vincent-e-carr-in-uniform.jpg1915 Photo Vincent E Carr in uniformhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/g-a-campbell-blog-e1501248969211.jpgG.A. Campbell blog2024-07-28T13:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/the-elmer-bagnall-muttart-story/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2004-8-harlingen-june-001.jpg2004.8 Harlingen June 001https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2004-9-harlingen-merckx-pics-028.jpg2004.9 Harlingen Merckx' pics 0282024-07-25T15:25:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/28/the-media-interview-with-cbc/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/binders-of-research-sarah-macmillan-cbc.jpgBinders of research Sarah MacMillan CBChttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/muttart1-sarah-macmillan-cbc.jpgmuttart1 Sarah MacMillan CBC2024-07-25T15:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/07/30/who-can-put-a-face-to-charles-benjamin-murray-buxton/2024-07-25T14:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/07/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-hallowel-grant-who-lost-his-life-during-the-battle-for-the-north-shore-of-the-scheldt/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/grave-chisholm-from-find-a-grave.jpggrave Chisholm from Find A GraveGrave of Edward ‘Ed’ Dalton Chisholm in the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands. (Photo courtesy of Find A Grave)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screenshot-2023-09-17-at-21-00-01-kalmthout-belgie-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2023-09-17 at 21-00-01 kalmthout belgie at DuckDuckGoEdward ‘Ed’ Dalton Chisholm was temporarily buried in Kalmthout, Belgium. (Map source: DuckDuckGo)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/map-page-169-warpath-algonquin-regt-oct-20-1944-chisholm_page_3.jpgMap page 169 Warpath - Algonquin Regt Oct 20 1944 Chisholm_Page_3Notes made by Martin Sullivan about Ed Chisholm’s last battle. (Map source: ‘Warpath The Story of the Algonquin Regiment 1939-1945’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screenshot-2024-07-20-at-12-30-12-sijsele-c2b7-8340-damme-belgium.jpgScreenshot 2024-07-20 at 12-30-12 Sijsele · 8340 Damme BelgiumEdward ‘Ed’ Dalton Chisholm joined the Algonquin Regiment in Sijsele, Belgium, as they travelled eastward. (Map source: Google maps) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ed-chisholm-from-martin-sullivan.jpgEd Chisholm from Martin SullivanEdward ‘Ed’ Dalton Chisholm. (Photo courtesy of Martin Sullivan)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ed-chisholm-with-siblings-.jpgEd Chisholm with siblingsA young Edward Chisholm and his older brother John William Chisholm identified in ‘Limbs’ by Lewis B. Chisholm.  (Photo courtesy of Martin Sullivan)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20230918_150701-sep-18-2023-pieter-with-martin-sullivan-in-cap-pele.jpg20230918_150701 Sep 18 2023 Pieter with Martin Sullivan in Cap PelePieter with Martin Sullivan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-07-24T20:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/02/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-despatch-rider-who-was-shocked-to-have-survived/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg5353-sep-30-2021-grave-of-richard-lea-howatt-tryon-peoples-cemetery.jpgCIMG5353 Sep 30 2021 Grave of Richard Lea Howatt Tryon Peoples CemeteryGrave of Richard Lea Howatt at the Tryon People’s Cemetery in Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/richard-lea-howatt-despatch-rider.jpgRichard Lea Howatt despatch riderRichard Lea Howatt as a despatch rider.  (Photo courtesy of Catherine Ann Howatt-Dickson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg5352-pieter-and-catherine-ann-howatt-dickson.jpgCIMG5352 Pieter and Catherine Ann Howatt DicksonPieter with Reverend Catherine Ann Howatt-Dickson, and a picture of her father.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/richard-lea-howatt-uniform-e1643745291313.jpgRichard Lea Howatt uniformRichard Lea Howatt.  (Photo courtesy of Catherine Ann Howatt-Dickson)2024-07-21T13:07:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/07/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail75th-nato-anniversary-commemoration-at-seacow-head-lighthouse/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cimg6887-jul-10-2024-john-pieter-clare-seacow-head-lighthouse-ceremony.jpgCIMG6887 Jul 10 2024 John Pieter Clare Seacow Head Lighthouse CeremonyLeft to right:  John Yeo, Pieter Valkenburg, Clare Hutchinson.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_0134-may-22-2007-anti-aircraft-defence-station-near-zolichev.jpgIMG_0134 May 22 2007 Anti aircraft defence station near ZolichevThe anti-aircraft defence station near Zolichev had not been dismantled in 2007.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_0075-may-21-2007-daria-and-pieter-in-bolechiw.jpgIMG_0075 May 21 2007 Daria and Pieter in BolechiwDaria and Pieter at the outskirts of Bolekhiv, Ukraine in 2007.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/104_0427-may-25-2006-pieter-in-rheine.jpgMay 25, 2006. Rheine. Pieter at a street map. Where did I live?Pieter in Rheine in 2006, looking at the map to see where the NATO base had been located.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rheine-tile-with-frame.jpgRheine tile with frameRheine tile. (Photo courtesy of Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaultSeacow Head Lighthouse was featured in the Road To Avonlea TV series.  (Photo source: YouTube)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/seacow-head-lighthouse-postcard.jpgSeacow Head Lighthouse postcardPostcard of Seacow Head Lighthouse.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screenshot_20240402_185133_facebook.jpgScreenshot_20240402_185133_FacebookNATO flag flying at Seacow Head Lighthouse this past spring. (Photo courtesy of Liz Hubert)2024-07-16T11:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/12/commemorative-coins-from-west-nova-scotia-regimental-association/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/arnold-taylor-photo-from-barbara-simester.jpgArnold Taylor photo from Barbara Simesterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ernest-murray-norton-from-harry-norton.pngErnest Murray Norton from Harry Nortonhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pte-em-norton-.jpgPte EM NortonCommemorative coin for Ernest Murray Norton.  (Photo courtesy West Nova Scotia Regimental Association)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lt-ad-taylor-.jpgLt AD TaylorCommemorative coin for Arnold Dudley Taylor.  (Photo courtesy West Nova Scotia Regimental Association)2024-06-30T15:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/02/13/the-last-valentine-from-a-wwii-soldier/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/norton-gravestone.jpgNorton gravestoneCurrent gravestone of Ernest Norton at Cassino War Cemetery in Italy. (Photo Credit: Canadian Virtual War Memorial at www.vetarans.gc.ca.) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/original-wooden-cross-norton.jpgOriginal wooden cross NortonOriginal wooden cross placed by Chaplain Herlaut in 1944. (Photo credit: Harry Norton family collection.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/valentine-card.jpgValentine cardhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/valentine-cover.jpgValentine coverhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ernest-murray-norton.jpgErnest Murray NortonErnest Murray Norton. (Photo credit: Harry Norton family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/harry-norton-pieter.jpgHarry Norton & PieterHarry Norton, left, with Pieter Valkenburg. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-06-30T15:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/06/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-victoria-cross-fatally-wounded-during-the-liberation-of-posterenk/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cimg9112-sep-18-2017-holten-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-d-mackenzie-3359920876-e1688053170763.jpgCIMG9112 Sep 18 2017 Holten Cemetery Pieter by grave of D MacKenziePieter by the grave of Daniel ‘Dan’ Peter MacKenzie at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mackenzie-daniel-p-2.jpgMacKenzie-Daniel-P (2)Daniel ‘Dan’ Peter MacKenzie. (Photo courtesy of Carol Burke)2024-06-30T14:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/08/07/ww1-soldier-private-patrick-raymond-arsenault-uncovered/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/patrick-raymond-arsenault-from-paul-arsenault.jpgPatrick Raymond Arsenault from Paul Arsenaulthttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cimg7870-pieter-valkenburg-and-paul-arsenault-great-nephew-of-p-r-arsenault.jpgCIMG7870 Pieter Valkenburg and Paul Arsenault Great Nephew of P.R. Arsenault2024-06-24T14:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/04/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-posterenk-commemorates-its-liberation-by-the-carleton-and-york-regiment/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/a0453eef-6c61-4011-9f58-e7049a4adcfc.jpgA0453EEF-6C61-4011-9F58-E7049A4ADCFCThe City of Apeldoorn Pipes and Drums Band attended the commemoration event in Posterenk.  (Photo submitted by Edwin van der Wolf. Photo credit: Anneke Poppenk) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3ca1766d-098b-4373-8113-05cce31cc1e2-apr-13-2022-legion-and-band-by-windmill.jpg3CA1766D-098B-4373-8113-05CCE31CC1E2 Apr 13 2022 Legion and band by windmillMembers of the Royal Canadian Legion in The Netherlands and the City of Apeldoorn Pipes and Drums Band joined officials and the public for the commemoration event in Posterenk.  (Photo submitted by Edwin van der Wolf. Photo credit: Anneke Poppenk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ff577743-f4f1-49bf-bbfe-3b1693fa7b73-edwin.jpgFF577743-F4F1-49BF-BBFE-3B1693FA7B73 EdwinEdwin van der Wolf reads out the stories of Goldwin Pollick and Daniel MacKenzie.  Above him, you can see the photos, left to right, of Samuel Glazier Porter, Goldwin Marven Pollick, and Frederick Joseph Tait. (Photo submitted by Edwin van der Wolf. Photo credit: Anneke Poppenk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cimg9299-sep-25-2017-pieter-with-the-posterenk-list-of-6-soldiers.jpgCIMG9299 Sep 25 2017 Pieter with the Posterenk list of 6 soldiersPieter holds the list of 6 Carleton & York Regiment soldiers temporarily buried in Posterenk in 1945. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4e46f7e7-a0e7-4351-a024-12f18b8bd9ab-apr-13-2022-posterenk-windmill.jpg4E46F7E7-A0E7-4351-A024-12F18B8BD9AB Apr 13 2022 Posterenk WindmillApril 13, 2022. Posterenk windmill. (Photo submitted by Edwin van der Wolf. Photo credit: Anneke Poppenk) 2024-06-24T13:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/10/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-port-lorne-who-lost-his-life-during-the-advance-to-the-apeldoorn-canal/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sabean-harold-gordon-gravestone-from-icb.jpgsabean, harold gordon gravestone from ICBGrave of Harold Gordon Sabean in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/posterenk-list-of-6-cyr-members.jpgPosterenk list of 6 CYR membersThe 6 soldiers buried near Posterenk.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/colourized_photo12-sabean.jpgcolourized_photo(12) SabeanHarold Gordon Sabean. (Photo courtesy of Pam Godsoe. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg9296-sep-25-2017-edwin-and-pieter-by-posterenk-windmill.jpgCIMG9296 Sep 25 2017 Edwin and Pieter by Posterenk windmillEdwin van der Wolf (left) and Pieter in Posterenk.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/img_20220913_144658413_hdr-posterenk-photo-from-john-hetherington.jpgIMG_20220913_144658413_HDR Posterenk photo from John HetheringtonPosterenk town sign. (Photo credit: John Hetherington)2024-06-24T13:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/05/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-signalman-from-charlottetown-whose-jeep-ran-over-a-mine-6-days-before-the-war-ended/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/grave-of-mj-hughes-in-holten-from-cvwm.jpgHughes MJ Maurice James F26373Grave of Maurice James Hughes in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/initial-burial-in-ihrhove-the-coordinate-translator.jpgInitial burial in Ihrhove The Coordinate TranslatorMap shows location of Ihrhove, Germany, where Maurice James Hughes was initially buried.  (Map source: Google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/screenshot-2024-05-26-at-10-13-08-winschoten-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2024-05-26 at 10-13-08 winschoten - Google SearchMap shows location of Winschoten, The Netherlands, as well as Weener and Leer in Germany.  (Map source: www.google.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dday-invasion-map.jpgDday Invasion-mapD-Day invasion map. The Canadians landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, France. (Map source: https://www.ddaylepe.org.uk/index.php/overlord-neptune/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/maurice-james-hughes-newspaper-article-from-ray-arsenault.jpgMaurice James Hughes newspaper article from Ray ArsenaultPicture of Maurice James Hughes found in the scrapbook collated by Kaye Collins.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cimg3149-sep-13-2019-cover-of-ray-arsenault-notebook-1898267552-e1716983927103.jpgCIMG3149 Sep 13 2019 Cover of Ray Arsenault notebookThe scrapbook collated by Kaye Collins that contained a picture of Maurice James Hughes. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cimg3147-sep-13-2019-pieter-with-ray-arsenault.jpgCIMG3147 Sep 13 2019 Pieter with Ray ArsenaultPieter with Ray Arsenault and the scrapbook in which a photo of Maurice James Hughes was found. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-05-30T13:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/05/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-stellarton-with-a-street-named-in-his-honour/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/grave-of-percy-dexter-higgins-cvwm.jpgGrave of Percy Dexter Higgins CVWMGrave of Percy ‘Dexter’ Higgins in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/screenshot-2024-04-15-at-11-39-35-onthulling-straatnaambord-markeert-herdenking-bij-het-witte-kruisje.jpgScreenshot 2024-04-15 at 11-39-35 Onthulling straatnaambord markeert herdenking bij het Witte KruisjeUnveiling of the street sign honouring Lieutenant Percy Dexter Higgins. Photo: Henk Derksen.  Left to right: Barry and Yvonne Swarthoff from RCL Branch 5, Harm Kuijper, Sgt Nicole Mitchell of the Canadian Army, Zutphen mayor Wimar Jaeger, Wim Poppink from RCL Branch 5. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10-46-59-warnsveld-google-search.jpgScreenshot 2024-04-24 at 10-46-59 warnsveld - Google SearchMap shows location of Warnsveld, The Netherlands.  (Map source: Google)2024-08-23T12:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-adopting-a-grave-in-adegem/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-be-forgotten.jpgNo soldier buried overseas should be forgottenhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/adoptie-certifikaat-j.h.-pallister-11-5-019.jpgAdoptie Certifikaat J.H. Pallister, 11-5-019The adoption certificate issued to Breyten van der Wolf.  (Photo courtesy Edwin van der Wolf)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/p1370323-may-12-2018-of-the-certificate-of-pte-allan-trelford.jpgP1370323 May 12 2018 of the certificate of Pte Allan TrelfordOn May 12, 2018, Edwin van der Wolf received his certificate for adopting the grave of Allan Homer Trelford. (Photo courtesy Edwin van der Wolf)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/p1370203-edwin-by-pte-allan-trelford.jpgP1370203 Edwin by Pte Allan TrelfordEdwin van der Wolf by the grave of Allan Trelford in the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem.  (Photo courtesy Edwin van der Wolf)2024-05-05T13:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/03/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-letters-of-lawrence-ivy-marshall-part-5-returning-home-with-a-war-bride/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grave-of-lawrence-marshall-find-a-grave.jpgGrave of Lawrence Marshall find a graveGrave of Lawrence Ivy Marshall at West Covehead United Church Cemetery in West Covehead, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/improved_photo-jul-4-2023-lawrence-drying-fish-from-connie-paynter-colourization-by-pieter.jpgimproved_photo Jul 4 2023 Lawrence drying fish from Connie Paynter colourization by PieterLawrence Ivy Marshall drying fish on Prince Edward Island. (Photo courtesy of Connie Birt Paynter.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20230530_102548-pieter-and-connie-with-photo-of-evie.jpg20230530_102548 Pieter and Connie with photo of EviePieter with Connie Paynter, who is holding a photo of her grandmother, Evelyn Marshall. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/melita-in-sepia-1919.jpgMelita in sepia 1919HMS Melita.  (Photo source: wwiwarbrides.blogspot.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20230530_095938-1917-laurie-in-centre.jpg20230530_095938 1917 Laurie in centre1917 group photo with Lawrence Ivy Marshall, bottom centre. (Photo courtesy of Connie Birt Paynter)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20230530_100619-evelyn-marshall-from-connie-815365683-e1711738820632.jpg20230530_100619 Evelyn Marshall from ConnieEvelyn ‘Eve’ Martha Williams.  (Photo courtesy of Connie Birt Paynter.  Photo colourization by Jim Paynter)2024-04-18T14:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/01/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-update-on-portrait-of-ww1-soldier-from-barton/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cimg5802-sep-12-2022-barton-memorial-pieter-and-sandra-lent.jpgCIMG5802 Sep 12 2022 Barton Memorial Pieter and Sandra LentPieter and Sandra Lent with the picture of Lloyd Shortliff at the Barton War Memorial.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/google-maps-digby-ns-to-barton-ns.jpggoogle maps digby NS to Barton NSBarton is 14.9 km away from Digby.  (Map source: Google)2024-04-14T13:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/04/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-barneys-river-who-lost-his-life-during-the-battle-of-groningen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/macleod-joseph-taylor-from-holten.jpgmacleod, joseph taylor from HoltenGrave of Joseph Taylor MacLeod in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-03-20-at-16-29-08-53.205625168048-6.5339885049894-156a-peizerweg-groningen-gr-mapquest.jpgScreenshot 2024-03-20 at 16-29-08 53.205625168048 6.5339885049894 156A Peizerweg Groningen GR - MapQuestAccording to the GPS coordinates provided at the time, Joseph was initially buried beside what is today the Peizerweg in Groningen. The black circle marks the spot.  (Map source:  Mapquest)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-03-20-at-11-47-11-groningen-westerbork-route-planner-journey-distance-time-and-costs-e28093-viamichelin.jpgScreenshot 2024-03-20 at 11-47-11 Groningen - Westerbork route planner - journey distance time and costs – ViaMichelinMap shows route taken by the RHLI as they moved from Westerbork towards Groningen.  (Map source: www.viamichelin.co.uk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/clair-tizon.gifClair TizonMap with location of Clair Tizon. (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/joseph-taylor-macleod-van-zoon-cyril-macleod.jpgJoseph Taylor MacLeod van zoon Cyril MacLeodJoseph Taylor MacLeod.  (Photo courtesy of Cyril MacLeod)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screenshot-2024-03-22-at-12-32-28-avondale-station.jpgScreenshot 2024-03-22 at 12-32-28 Avondale StationMap shows Avondale Station, Nova Scotia, where Joseph Taylor MacLeod was born.  (Map source: www.mapcarta.com)2024-04-12T12:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-pilot-from-pei-who-flew-40-missions-overseas-and-returned-home/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cimg5292-aug-31-2021-jim-fernande-macfarlane.jpgCIMG5292 Aug 31 2021 Jim & Fernande MacFarlaneJim and Fernande MacMacFarlane.  (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img_0698-lorne-and-herman-macfarlane-in-fernwood.jpgIMG_0698 Lorne and Herman MacFarlane in FernwoodLorne MacFarlane with his father Herman at their home in Fernwood. (Photo courtesy of Jim MacFarlane Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210831_1016552-lorne-macfarlane.jpg20210831_101655~2 Lorne MacFarlaneLorne MacFarlane by his B-25 Mitchell II in Dunsfold, England in 1944. (Photo courtesy of Jim MacFarlane Collection)2024-06-02T13:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-linking-the-past-with-the-present/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pte-theodore-arsenault-great-great-uncle.jpgPte Theodore Arsenault (Great great uncle)Theodore Arsenault. (Photo submitted by Stephen Arsenault)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/thomas_mackenzie-gav.jpgThomas_MacKenzie-GAVThomas Wilson MacKenzie. (Photo submitted by Judy Hopkins)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/telegram-advising-marsh-is-kia-e1636569616528.jpgTelegram advising Marsh is KIASecond telegram advising that Lewis Marsh was killed in action.  (Document courtesy of Burnie Reynaert)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/telegram-advising-marsh-is-missing-e1636569564115.jpgTelegram advising Marsh is missingFirst telegram advising that Lewis Marsh was missing and believed drowned.  (Document courtesy of Burnie Reynaert)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/article-about-jacqueline-comeau-visit-to-holten-e1636569271709.jpgarticle about Jacqueline Comeau visit to HoltenNewspaper article submitted by Jacqueline Comeau. The headline reads 'Found after 45 years'.2024-04-10T14:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/03/06/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-from-abrams-village-buried-in-manitoba-cemetery-in-france/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cimg8558-sep-6-2017-manitoba-cemetery-by-hay-bales.jpgCIMG8558 Sep 6 2017 Manitoba Cemetery by hay balesBales of hay surround Manitoba Cemetery outside Caix.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/byce.amiens.map_.04.jpgByce.Amiens.map_.04Battle of Amiens.  (Map source: www.rememberourvets.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/col-edgar-arsenault-father.jpgPortraitEdgar Arsenault. (Photo submitted by Stephen Arsenault)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sgt-francis-arsenault-grandfather.jpgSgt Francis Arsenault (Grandfather)Francis Arsenault. (Photo submitted by Stephen Arsenault)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gnr-camille-arsenault-great-grandfather-theodores-brother.jpgGnr Camille Arsenault (Great Grandfather, Theodore's Brother)Camille Arsenault. (Photo submitted by Stephen Arsenault)2024-04-10T13:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/03/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-letters-of-lawrence-ivy-marshall-part-4-back-at-the-front/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/messinesmap.gifmessinesmapMap showing the location of the road Messines to Wytschaete.  (Map source:  http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/flanders/messines/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/f11d6ed5bab613c66a4153246aab798d-leicester-hospitals.jpgf11d6ed5bab613c66a4153246aab798d--leicester-hospitalsPostcard of the operating theatre at North Evington War Hospital.  Masks were not mandatory. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bearwood_t_harden.jpgbearwood_t_hardenThe Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bear Wood.  (Photo source: http://www.arborfieldhistory.org.uk)2024-04-07T15:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-6/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/austin-boutilier-photo-from-judy-mackenzie-e1612880655754.jpegAustin Boutilier photo from Judy MacKenzieAustin Ephraim Boutilier. (Photo submitted by Judy MacKenzie)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/arnold-hupman.jpgArnold HupmanArnold F Hupman.  (Photo submitted by Marilyn Hupman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/harry-william-doucette.jpgHarry William DoucetteHarry William Doucette.  (Photo courtesy of the Doucette Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/douglas-jury1.jpgDouglas Jury1Douglas Jury. (Photo courtesy of the Jury Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/howard-armstong-1.jpgHoward ArmstongHoward W. Armstrong. (Photo submitted by Marion Fryday-Cook)2024-03-23T15:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/03/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-letters-of-lawrence-ivy-marshall-part-3-in-the-trenches/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/north-evington-war-hospital.jpgNorth Evington War HospitalNorth Evington War Hospital in Leicester, England. (Photo source: leicestermercury.co.uk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screenshot-2024-02-28-at-16-21-40-bailleul-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot 2024-02-28 at 16-21-40 Bailleul at DuckDuckGoLawrence joined the 15th Battery in Bailleul, France, just over the border with Belgium.  (Map source: Wikipedia)2024-03-16T16:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/03/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-letters-of-lawrence-ivy-marshall-part-2-the-voyage-to-england/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/salisbury.jpgsalisburyLawrence wrote from Pond Farm Camp on Salisbury Plain.  (Map source: https://www.parl.ns.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hmt_scotian.jpgHMT_ScotianLawrence travelled to the UK aboard the HMT Scotian.  (Photo source: https://birtwistlewiki.com.au/wiki/HMT_Scotian#Remarks)2024-03-15T16:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-from-pisquid-who-served-in-the-26th-battalion/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/176995815_1488691690-grave-jd-macdonald.jpg176995815_1488691690 grave JD MacDonaldGrave of John David MacDonald. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/colorized-photo-mcdonald.jpgcolorized photo McDonaldWW1 soldier John David MacDonald.  (Photo courtesy of the MacDonald Family.  Photo restoration and colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cimg5556-may-7-2022-pieter-and-bloyce.jpgCIMG5556 May 7 2022 Pieter and BloyceBloyce McLellan (left) with Pieter Valkenburg.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-03-02T18:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/03/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-letters-of-lawrence-ivy-marshall-part-1-valcartier-camp/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/valcartier_-_section_of_the_camp.jpgValcartier_-_Section_of_the_CampPostcard shows tents at Valcartier for recruits in training. (Photo source: Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20230530_100207-laurie-marshall-from-connie-taken-in-1916.jpg20230530_100207 Laurie Marshall from Connie taken in 1916Lawrence Ivy Marshall. (Photo courtesy of Connie Birt Paynter)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/valcartier.8-map.gifValcartier.8 mapMap shows location of Valcartier, Quebec.  (Map source: www.weather-forecast.com)2024-03-02T16:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/02/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-trooper-from-rexton-who-lost-his-life-three-days-before-his-birthday/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20230918_112949-sep-18-2023-stanley-is-listed-on-his-parents-grave-at-st-andrews-united-church-cemetery-in-rexton-nb.jpg20230918_112949 Sep 18 2023 Stanley is listed on his parents grave at St Andrews United Church Cemetery in Rexton NBStanley is listed on his parents’ grave at St Andrews United Church Cemetery in Rexton, New Brunswick.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20230918_111450-sep-18-2023-view-from-the-street-stanley-mcbeath-grew-up-on-in-rexton.jpg20230918_111450 Sep 18 2023 View from the street Stanley McBeath grew up on in RextonView from the street where Stanley grew up.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20230918_100300-siblings-of-stanley-mcbeath-from-janice-little-2658972254-e1706978297819.jpg20230918_100300 siblings of Stanley McBeath from Janice LittleStanley’s surviving siblings. Standing left to right:  Helen, Audrey.  Seated, left to right:  Harold, Dorothy.  (Photo courtesy of the McBeath Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20230918_104650-sep-18-2023-pieter-with-janice-little-gail-mcbeath.jpg20230918_104650 Sep 18 2023 Pieter with Janice Little & Gail McBeathJanice Little (left), Pieter, Gail McBeath (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/grave-of-stanley-mcbeath-from-cvwm.jpgGrave of Stanley McBeath from CVWMGrave of Stanley Leigh McBeath in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot-2024-02-01-at-13-05-30-the-coordinate-translator.jpgScreenshot 2024-02-01 at 13-05-30 The Coordinate TranslatorMap shows the location where Stanley McBeath lost his life, using the coordinates from the war diary of the 28th Canadian Armoured (British Columbia) Regiment.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot-2024-01-30-at-12-44-04-ives-point.jpgScreenshot 2024-01-30 at 12-44-04 Ives PointLocation of Ives Point. (Map source: https://mapcarta.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stanley-mcbeath-coloured-improved_photo27.jpgStanley McBeath Coloured improved_photo(27)Stanley Leigh McBeath. (Photo courtesy of the McBeath Family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20230918_094802-sep-18-2023-rexton-village-sign.jpg20230918_094802 Sep 18 2023 Rexton village signStanley McBeath’s family lives in Rexton, New Brunswick.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-02-24T14:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-3-the-wwii-soldier-from-cape-tormentine-who-lost-his-life-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/carson-charles-m.-17-g-12_img_84041.jpgcarson, charles m. - 17 g 12_img_8404(1)Grave of Charles ‘Marshall’ Carson at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Groesbeek Cemetery Faces To Graves Foundation, taken by Frans van Cappellen)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/aerial-bienen-post-war.jpgAerial Bienen post-warPost-war aerial of Bienen (view to the southeast towards Rees). The aerial clearly demonstrates the tactical importance of Bienen, laying astride the narrow neck of land. The main road from Rees to Emmerich (nowadays Emmericher Strasse) runs straight through Bienen. (Photo source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sixyears-1-atlantic-coast-defences.jpgSixYears-1 Atlantic Coast DefencesAtlantic Coast Defences.  Carson was in Goose Bay, Labrador. (Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/Canada/CA/SixYears/maps/SixYears-1.jpg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/charles-marshall-carson.jpgCharles Marshall CarsonCharles ‘Marshall’ Carson. (Photo courtesy of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81 in Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screenshot-2023-03-05-at-10-18-15-cape-tormentine-map.jpgScreenshot 2023-03-05 at 10-18-15 cape tormentine mapRed marker identifies Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick. Prince Edward Island is across the Strait. (Map source: Wikipedia)2024-01-31T15:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/08/04/canadian-war-graves-netherlands-foundation-project/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cimg1286-e1533417370866.jpgCIMG1286At the Cenotaph by St. Joachim’s Roman Catholic Church in Vernon River. Left to right: Bill Cannon, Paulette Duffy, Alfred Cannon. Note photo of Uncle Willie on the Cenotaph. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cimg1276.jpgCIMG1276At the Cannon homestead. Left to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Alfred Cannon, Anthony Cannon, Carl Cannon, Paulette Duffy, Bill Cannon, Irene Doyle. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_20170916_125248934-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-wa-cannon.jpgIMG_20170916_125248934 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of WA CannonGrave of William Cannon at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cimg9021-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-wa-cannon.jpgCIMG9021 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Pieter by grave of WA CannonPieter at the grave of William Cannon at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-01-22T01:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2024/01/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-feltzen-south-killed-during-the-attack-on-weener/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mosher-find-a-grave.jpgmosher find a graveGrave of Sydney Guy Mosher in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/screenshot-2024-01-16-at-18-10-13-the-coordinate-translator.jpgScreenshot 2024-01-16 at 18-10-13 The Coordinate TranslatorThe distance between Weener and Leer is 11 km (7 miles). The red marker shows where the carriers were attacked, according to the map coordinates provided in the war diary.  They were 3 km from Weener and 8 km from Leer. (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sydney-guy-mosher-from-john-gosling.jpgSydney Guy Mosher from John GoslingSydney Guy Mosher. (Photo courtesy of the Gosling Family)2024-01-21T16:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/03/14/celebration-to-honour-the-life-of-wwii-pilot-elmer-muttart/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9843-mar-10-2018-muttart-celebration-arlen-jack-sorensen-of-tahs.jpgCIMG9843 Mar 10 2018 Muttart Celebration Arlen & Jack Sorensen of TAHSArlene and Jack Sorensen of the Tryon & Area Historical Society accepted donations to the “Muttart Memorial Fund”. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9849-mar-10-2018-muttart-celebration-cake.jpgCIMG9849 Mar 10 2018 Muttart Celebration CakeCake to honour the life of Elmer Muttart. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9838-mar-10-2018-muttart-celebration-display-of-muttarts-life.jpgCIMG9838 Mar 10 2018 Muttart Celebration display of Muttarts lifeOne of the displays made by Lori Eggert on the life of Elmer Muttart. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9479-oct-25-2017-pieter-with-helen-elgin-don-coutts-in-toronto-e1521043397199.jpgCIMG9479 Oct 25 2017 Pieter with Helen Elgin & Don Coutts in TorontoRecently, we visited the Coutts family in Toronto. Standing, left to right: Pieter, Helen Coutts, Don Coutts. Seated: Elgin Coutts. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9857-mar-10-2018-muttart-celebration-colour-party-george-palmer-and-carl-payne-e1521043138396.jpgCIMG9857 Mar 10 2018 Muttart Celebration colour party George Palmer and Carl PayneBorden-Carleton Legion members George Palmer, left, and Carl Payne, right, provided the colour parade. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9862-mar-10-2018-muttart-celebration-pieter-and-peter-bevan-baker-e1521043045688.jpgCIMG9862 Mar 10 2018 Muttart Celebration Pieter and Peter Bevan BakerPieter with MLA Dr. Peter Bevan-Baker. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cimg9834-mar-8-2018-pieter-and-lori-eggert.jpgCIMG9834 Mar 8 2018 Pieter and Lori EggertPieter Valkenburg and Lori Eggert. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/100th-celebration-elmer-bagnall-muttart-1.jpg100th Celebration - Elmer Bagnall Muttart-1(Photo on left: from Canadian Virtual War Memorial at www.veterans.gc.ca)2024-01-13T16:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/02/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-cologne/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_20170924_114611116_hdr-sep-24-2017-view-of-graves-in-cologne-southern-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170924_114611116_HDR Sep 24 2017 View of graves in Cologne Southern CemeteryCommonwealth war graves in Cologne Southern Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/henry-warburton-stewart.jpgHenry Warburton StewartHenry "Harry" Warburton Stewart. (Photo courtesy B. Stewart family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg9286-sep-24-2017-cologne-time-for-a-fruit-tart-and-coffee-at-van-der-put-cafe-after-sudfriedhof-cemetery.jpgCIMG9286 Sep 24 2017 Cologne time for a fruit tart and coffee at Van der Put cafe after Sudfriedhof cemeteryCoffee break at Van der Put café in Cologne.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_20170924_113711423-sep-24-2017-grave-of-henry-warburton-stewart-at-cologne-southern-cemetery1.jpgIMG_20170924_113711423 Sep 24 2017 grave of Henry Warburton Stewart at Cologne Southern CemeteryCommonwealth graves in Cologne Southern Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg9281-sep-24-2017-cologne-pieter-at-entrance-to-cologne-southern-cemetery-in-sudfriedhof-cemetery.jpgCIMG9281 Sep 24 2017 Cologne Pieter at entrance to Cologne Southern Cemetery in Sudfriedhof cemeteryPieter at the entrance to Cologne Southern Cemetery, located in Südfriedhof Public Cemetery in Cologne. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_20170924_113711423-sep-24-2017-grave-of-henry-warburton-stewart-at-cologne-southern-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170924_113711423 Sep 24 2017 grave of Henry Warburton Stewart at Cologne Southern CemeteryGrave of Henry Warburton Stewart at Cologne Southern Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg9284-sep-24-2017-cologne-sign-at-sudfriedhof-cemetery-directing-one-to-the-victims-of-ww1-e1519656995253.jpgCIMG9284 Sep 24 2017 Cologne sign at Sudfriedhof cemetery directing one to the victims of WW1Sign pointing to the graves of WWI victims. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg9274-sep-24-2017-cologne-pieter-at-entrance-to-sudfriedhof-cemetery-e1519656919429.jpgCIMG9274 Sep 24 2017 Cologne Pieter at entrance to Sudfriedhof cemeterySign at the entrance to Südfriedhof Cemetery with a map of the cemetery, and a very small sign behind Pieter’s head giving an indication that there is also a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery located here. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-01-13T16:41:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/02/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-at-the-politiek-farm-in-wons/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/scan0005-john-duffield-portrait.jpgscan0005 john duffield portraitJohn William Duffield. (Photo courtesy of Lesley Newland)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg8038-aug-28-2017-politiek-farm-in-wons.jpgCIMG8038 Aug 28 2017 Politiek farm in WonsHalifax L9561 crashed in the field to the right of the foreground of this photo. One can see the Politiek barn on the far right, and towards the far left one can see the houses and church steeple of the village of Wons. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg8032-aug-28-2017-politiek-farm-in-wons-pieter-jantina-johannes-alexander-cor-douwe.jpgCIMG8032 Aug 28 2017 Politiek farm in Wons Pieter Jantina Johannes Alexander Cor DouweAt the Politiek farm in Wons. From left to right: Pieter, Jantina Politiek, Johannis Politiek, Alexander Tuinhout, Cor Politiek, Douwe Drijver. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-01-09T15:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/02/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-at-harlingen-general-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/halifax_l9561_wons-2.jpgHalifax_L9561_Wons-2Estimated path taken by Halifax L9561 on October 12, 1941 after they were hit and diverted towards Wons. (Drawing courtesy of the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/john-duffield-in-uniform.jpgJohn Duffield in uniformJohn Duffield in his flight suit. (Photo courtesy of Lesley Newland)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg8014-aug-28-2017-harlingen-cemetery-muttarts-grave.jpgCIMG8014 Aug 28 2017 Harlingen Cemetery Muttarts graveGrave of Elmer Bagnall Muttart in Harlingen General Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg8019-aug-28-2017-harlingen-cemetery-pieter-alexander-douwe-by-muttarts-grave-e1517763797592.jpgCIMG8019 Aug 28 2017 Harlingen Cemetery Pieter Alexander Douwe by Muttarts gravePieter on the left with Alexander Turnout, centre, and Douwe Drijver on the right, at Elmer Muttart’s grave in Harlingen General Cemetery. We had brought along a Canadian flag for the Foundation to use in their commemoration services. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cimg8076-aug-28-2017-harlingen-cemetery-entrance-gate.jpgCIMG8076 Aug 28 2017 Harlingen Cemetery entrance gateEntrance to Harlingen General Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/elmer-bagnall-muttart-2.jpgElmer Bagnall Muttart (2)Elmer Bagnall Muttart (Photo from Canadian Virtual War Memorial at www.veterans.gc.ca)2024-01-07T18:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/01/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-candlelight-service-at-holten-canadian-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_6414-bordermaker.jpgDSC_6414-BorderMakerCandles at each grave at Holten Canadian War Cemetery on Christmas Eve. (Photo credit: Math Willems)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_6358-bordermaker.jpgDSC_6358-BorderMakerThe haunting sound of a Dutch horn is played during the ceremony. (Photo credit: Math Willems)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_6364-bordermaker.jpgDSC_6364-BorderMakerBagpipers during the ceremony at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Math Willems)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_6386-bordermaker.jpgDSC_6386-BorderMakerSchoolchild places candle at one of the graves at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Math Willems)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_6349.jpgDSC_6349Edwin van der Wolf with schoolchildren from the town of Deventer, who are wearing Canadian flag pins, at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of E. van der Wolf)2024-01-07T18:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/01/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-at-holten-canadian-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_20170918_134412720-sep-18-2017-g-mcmahon-grave-holten-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170918_134412720 Sep 18 2017 G McMahon grave Holten CemeteryGrave of George Martin McMahon at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p6302590-george-mcmahon-book-around-kinkora-area.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGeorge Martin McMahon. (Photo courtesy “Around Kinkora Area” by G. K. Farmer)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wiliam-douglas-sherren.jpgWiliam Douglas SherrenWilliam Douglas Sherren. (Photo courtesy of Holten Canadian War Cemetery Information Centre)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_20170918_134108826-sep-18-2017-grave-of-wd-sherren-holten-cemetery1.jpgIMG_20170918_134108826 Sep 18 2017 grave of WD Sherren Holten cemeteryGrave of Captain William Douglas Sherren at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_20170918_133147255_hdr-sep-18-2017-landscaping-at-holten-cemetery.jpgIMG_20170918_133147255_HDR Sep 18 2017 landscaping at Holten CemeteryLandscaped grounds of Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9123-sep-18-2017-holten-cemetery-pieter-edwin-van-der-wolf-by-cross-of-remembrance.jpgCIMG9123 Sep 18 2017 Holten Cemetery Pieter & Edwin van der Wolf by cross of remembrancePieter with Edwin van der Wolf by the Cross of Sacrifice at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9100-sep-18-2017-display-of-original-metal-cross-used-in-holten-cemetery-e1516469439820.jpgCIMG9100 Sep 18 2017 display of original metal cross used in Holten CemeteryMetal cross originally used to mark each grave in Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-01-07T18:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2018/01/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-at-the-information-centre-at-holten-canadian-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9104-sep-18-2017-henk-vincent-pieter-edwin-van-der-wolf-in-holten-info-centre.jpgCIMG9104 Sep 18 2017 Henk Vincent Pieter Edwin van der Wolf in Holten Info CentreHenk Vincent, left, and Edwin Van der Wolf, right, with Pieter in the centre, at the Information Centre at Holten Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cimg9099-sep-18-2017-pieter-outside-holten-info-centre.jpgCIMG9099 Sep 18 2017 Pieter outside Holten Info CentrePieter outside the Information Centre at Holten Cemetery in The Netherlands, with a bag of flag pins for schoolchildren who light candles at each grave at Christmas and flags for various ceremonies. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2024-01-07T18:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/07/31/the-ww1-soldier-from-barton-whose-body-was-never-recovered/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5566r-jul-8-2022-barton-war-memorial.jpgIMG_5566R Jul 8 2022 Barton War MemorialLloyd Shortliff is remembered on the Barton War Memorial. (Photo credit: Sandra Lent)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5558r-jul-8-2022-barton-war-memorial.jpgIMG_5558R Jul 8 2022 Barton War MemorialBarton War Memorial.  (Photo credit: Sandra Lent)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/24th-battalion-ww1-112.jpg24th battalion WW1 112Map of the Battle of Courcelette on September 17, 1916. Red arrow shows the Sugar Refinery where Lloyd Shortliff went missing.  (Map source: The 24th Battalion, C.E.F., Victoria Rifles of Canada, 1914-1919)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cimg5689-jun-28-2022-pieter-and-mario-with-photo.jpgCIMG5689 Jun 28 2022 Pieter and Mario with photoPieter (left) and Mario Henry (right) with the picture of WW1 soldier Lloyd Shortliff. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screenshot-2022-07-04-at-10-28-48-vierstraat-c2b7-ypres-belgium.jpgScreenshot 2022-07-04 at 10-28-48 Vierstraat · Ypres BelgiumBlue line shows the route taken by the 24th Regiment as they moved from the Ypres area in Belgium towards France for the Battle of the Somme. (Map source: www.google.ca)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cimg5692-jun-28-2022-back-of-shortliff-photo-e1659275036706.jpgCIMG5692 Jun 28 2022 back of Shortliff photoBack of photo with identifying information.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/improved_photo4-shortliff.jpgimproved_photo(4) shortliffPhoto of WW1 soldier Lloyd Shortliff.  (Photo credit and restoration: Pieter Valkenburg)2025-06-02T14:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/26/the-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-ceremonies-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefault(Photo courtesy of The Battlefield Explorer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iq24t768C8) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/groesbeek-2019-albert-de-valk-facebook.jpgGroesbeek 2019 Albert de Valk FacebookCandles at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Albert de Valk Facebook page)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/groesbeek-2019-foto-albert-de-valk-facebook.jpgGroesbeek 2019 foto Albert de Valk facebookCandles at the Cross of Remembrance at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo courtesy of Albert de Valk Facebook page)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/holten-2019-wouter-van-dijken-facebook.jpgHolten 2019 Wouter van Dijken facebookCandles at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo courtesy of Wouter van Dijken Facebook page)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bergen-op-zoom-2019-from-jolanda-danse-on-facebook.jpgBergen op Zoom 2019 from Jolanda Danse on FacebookCandles at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom. (Photo courtesy of Jolanda Danse Facebook page)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lichtjes-op-oorlogsgraven-harlingen-2.jpgLichtjes op oorlogsgraven Harlingen (2)Candle placed at the grave of Flight Sgt Elmer Muttart at Harlingen General Cemetery on Christmas Eve.  (Photo courtesy of Harlingen General Cemetery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lichtjes-op-oorlogsgraven-harlingen-1.jpgLichtjes op oorlogsgraven Harlingen (1)Candles placed in the Commonwealth Graves section of Harlingen General Cemetery.  Elmer Muttart’s grave is in the front row at the very far right. (Photo courtesy of Harlingen General Cemetery)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/makkum-can-flags-2019-facebook.jpgMakkum can flags 2019 facebookCanadian flags and candles at the graves of Canadian soldiers buried in the Donia Church Cemetery in Makkum. (Photo courtesy of Gerben van der Weerd and Remko de Jong) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/makkum-2019-gerben-van-der-weerd-facebook..jpgMakkum 2019 Gerben van der Weerd facebook.Canadian flags and candles at the graves of Canadian soldiers buried in the Donia Church Cemetery in Makkum. (Photo courtesy of Gerben van der Weerd and Remko de Jong) 2023-12-25T16:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/26/2021-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/b-r-mc-guigan-with-candle-and-corrected-gravestone-e1640534500913.jpgB R Mc Guigan with candle and corrected gravestoneGrave of Barney McGuigan with his correct age at death.  (Photo credit: Fred Hulsman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/graves-in-makkum.jpgGraves in MakkumCandles placed at the graves of airmen buried in the Donia Protestant Church Cemetery in Makkum.  (Photo credit: Robin de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/candle-placed-at-wons-memorial-by-robin-de-jong.jpgCandle placed at Wons memorial by Robin de JongCandle placed at the memorial panel in Wons, honouring the crew of Halifax L9561. (Photo credit: Robin de Jong)2023-12-25T16:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/29/christmas-eve-candle-lighting-in-makkum/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-3.jpgimage-3Allied graves are lit by candles on Christmas Eve.  (Photo courtesy of Remco de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-4.jpgimage-4Grave of Sgt Wijbe Anema in Idsegahuizum, a small village in The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of Remco de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-2.jpgimage-2Remco de Jong, far right, with his daughter Tessa and son Robin, on Christmas Eve. (Photo courtesy of Remco de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image.jpgimageCandles were lit at the graves of Allied soldiers.  (Photo courtesy of Remco de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/xmas-eve-image.jpgXmas eve image2023-12-25T16:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/12/26/2022-christmas-eve-candle-lighting-in-the-netherlands/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dec-24-2022-r.h-hill-begraafplaats-sleen-drenthe-hans-buis.jpgDec 24 2022 R.H Hill Begraafplaats Sleen (Drenthe) Hans BuisCandle placed at the grave of Raymond Hepton Hill. (Photo credit: Hans Buis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dec-24-2022-l.a.j-gonnett-begraafplaats-sleen-drenthe-hans-bais.jpgDec 24 2022 L.A.J Gonnett Begraafplaats Sleen (Drenthe) Hans BaisCandle placed at the grave of Lennox Alwin Gonnett. (Photo credit: Hans Buis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dec-24-2022-w.p-duthie-begraafplaats-sleen-drenthe-hans-buis.jpgDec 24 2022 W.P Duthie Begraafplaats Sleen (Drenthe) Hans BuisCandle placed at the grave of William Peter Duthie. (Photo credit: Hans Buis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dec-24-2022-j.d-mackenzie-begraafplaats-sleen-drenthe-hans-buis.jpgDec 24 2022 J.D Mackenzie Begraafplaats Sleen (Drenthe) Hans BuisCandle placed at the grave of John Douglas ‘Jack’ MacKenzie. (Photo credit: Hans Buis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dec-24-2022-fotos-lichtjes-oorlogsgraven-2022-begraafplaats-sleen-drenthe-hans-buis.jpgDec 24 2022 fotos lichtjes oorlogsgraven 2022 Begraafplaats Sleen (Drenthe) Hans BuisList of Allied airmen buried in Sleen General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Hans Buis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dsc_0055-dec-24-2022-harlingen-kleisdorff-and-maybe-fitzgerald.jpgDSC_0055 Dec 24 2022 Harlingen Kleisdorff and maybe FitzGeraldCandles placed at the graves of Murray Ralph Kleisdorff and unknown graves from the same flight. (Photo credit: Willem Visser)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dsc_0049dec-24-2022-harlingen-muttart-1418315059-e1672080303822.jpgDSC_0049Dec 24 2022 Harlingen MuttartCandle placed at the grave of Elmer Bagnall Muttart. (Photo credit: Willem Visser)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221225_163618-dec-24-2022-harlingen.jpg20221225_163618 Dec 24 2022 HarlingenCandles placed at graves of Allied airmen in Harlingen General Cemetery.  (Photo credit: Willem Visser)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221224_130222-dec-24-2022-candle-by-memorial-panel-in-wons-robin-de-jong-242932513-e1672080194328.jpg20221224_130222 Dec 24 2022 Candle by memorial panel in Wons Robin de JongCandle placed at the memorial panel in Wons, honouring the crew of Halifax L9561. (Photo credit: Robin de Jong)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20211224_170919-dec-24-2022-makkum-nisbet-robin-de-jong-3546038690-e1672080119486.jpg20211224_170919 Dec 24 2022 Makkum Nisbet Robin de JongCandle placed at the grave of George David Nisbet. (Photo credit: Robin de Jong)2023-12-25T16:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/12/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten-is-still-available/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cimg6561-oct-20-2023-paulette-ryan-with-book-1.jpgCIMG6561 Oct 20 2023 Paulette Ryan with bookPaulette Ryan with book. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cimg6559-oct-20-2023-pieter-with-paulette-ryan.jpgCIMG6559 Oct 20 2023 Pieter with Paulette RyanPieter with Paulette Ryan.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20230918_124503-sep-18-2023-malcolm-john-pres-richibuctu-legion-with-book.jpg20230918_124503 Sep 18 2023 Malcolm John Pres Richibuctu Legion with bookMalcolm John with book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/john-wales.jpgJohn WalesJohn Wales with book. (Photo courtesy of John Wales)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_2273-dec-1-2022-ray-coulsen-by-john-wales-55107099-e1702995849226.jpgIMG_2273 Dec 1 2022 Ray Coulsen by John WalesRay Coulsen with book. (Photo credit: John Wales)2023-12-23T13:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/09/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-part-1-charlie-chois-childhood-memories-of-the-korean-war/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/to-be-continued.jpgto be continuedhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/map-seoul-to-onyang.jpgMap Seoul to OnyangThe long and dangerous journey from Seoul to Onyang.  (Map source: www.mapquest.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/charlie-and-susan-choi.jpgCharlie and Susan ChoiRetired engineer Charlie (Chi-Yong) Choi with his wife Susan.  (Photo credit: Brien Robertson)2023-12-19T17:16:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/03/13/we-hear-from-readers-about-no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/goodreads-badge-add-plus-71eae69ca0307d077df66a58ec068898.pnggoodreads-badge-add-plus-71eae69ca0307d077df66a58ec068898https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220303_202843-mar-3-2022-john-davis-photo-by-susan-1.jpg20220303_202843 Mar 3 2022 John Davis photo by SusanJohn Davis is the author of ‘Outside Time Looking In’, which features two alternative history stories.  (Photo credit: Susan Choi)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cimg5506-feb-21-2022-daria-with-mary-ann-greiner.jpgCIMG5506 Feb 21 2022 Daria with Mary Ann GreinerDaria with Mary Ann Greiner.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cimg5511-feb-25-2022-daria-with-susan-charlie.jpgCIMG5511 Feb 25 2022 Daria with Susan & CharlieDaria visits with Susan and Charlie Choi. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_6170-1-feb-25-2022-alan-mcivor-1.jpgIMG_6170 (1) Feb 25 2022 Alan McIvorAlan McIvor, nephew of WW2 Flight Officer Joseph ‘Joe’ Charles McIver, wrote a book on his uncle’s service. (Photo courtesy of A. McIvor)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_0360-feb-23-2022-henk-vincent-1.jpgIMG_0360 Feb 23 2022 Henk VincentHenk Vincent, a volunteer at the Holten Cemetery Information Centre, with the book.  (Photo courtesy of H. Vincent)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/dscn2378-feb-22-2022-don-and-nora-coutts-at-north-bay-public-library.jpgDSCN2378 Feb 22 2022 Don and Nora Coutts at North Bay Public LibraryDon and Nora Coutts at the North Bay Public Library in Ontario. (Photo taken by Brad Jacobs)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/img_1581-feb-18-2022-mindy-patrick-with-daria-1.jpgIMG_1581 Feb 18 2022 Mindy Patrick with DariaMindy Patrick and Daria with the book.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/front-cover-onthewarmememorialtrailineurope.jpgFront cover OnTheWarMememorialTrailinEuropehttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pxl_20220221_1636125163-feb-21-2022-brien-robertson-with-book-photo-by-moira.jpgPXL_20220221_163612516~3 Feb 21 2022 Brien Robertson with book photo by MoiraBrien Robertson reads the book.  (Photo credit: Moira Robertson)2023-12-19T16:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/02/19/new-book-no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg5500-feb-13-2022-daria-and-sandra-with-book.jpgCIMG5500 Feb 13 2022 Daria and Sandra with bookhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cimg5499-feb-13-2022-daria-signs-the-book-for-sandra-cropped.jpgCIMG5499 Feb 13 2022 Daria signs the book for Sandra croppedhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/img_20220126_171542-jan-27-2022-a-celebratory-moment-with-book-proof-copy.jpgIMG_20220126_171542 Jan 27 2022 A celebratory moment with book proof copyWith our pandemic project completed, we took a brief moment to celebrate receiving the first copy.  (Photo Valkenburg family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/onthewarmememorialtrailineurope_barcode.jpgOnTheWarMememorialTrailinEurope_Barcode4 countries, 6 weeks, 7,000 km – an unforgettable war memorial journey in Europe…. Daria's book 'No Soldier Buried Overseas Should Ever Be Forgotten' is available in print and e-book formats. 2023-12-19T16:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/03/24/no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten-also-in-e-book-format/2023-12-19T16:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/10/more-feedback-on-no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cimg5559-may-7-2022-bloyce-and-daria-with-book.jpgCIMG5559 May 7 2022 Bloyce and Daria with bookBloyce McLellan and Daria with book.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_0348-burnie-reynaert-with-book.jpgIMG_0348 Burnie Reynaert with bookBurnie Reynaert with book.  (Photo courtesy of B.  Reynaert)2023-12-19T16:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/07/28/update-and-more-feedback-on-no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cimg5589-may-19-2022-pj-wilson-and-pieter-at-north-bay-public-library.jpgCIMG5589 May 19 2022 PJ Wilson and Pieter at North Bay Public LibraryPJ Wilson (left) with Pieter at the North Bay Public Library in North Bay, Ontario.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220616_125028-jun-16-2022-glynne-squires-with-book.jpg20220616_125028 Jun 16 2022 Glynne Squires with bookGlynne Squires with her book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_7043-phillip-shovk-with-book-e1659019061748.jpgIMG_7043 Phillip Shovk with bookPhillip Shovk with his copy of the book.  (Photo courtesy of P. Shovk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_20220517_1021532-may-17-2022-daria-delivers-book-to-lac-legal-deposit.jpgExif_JPEG_420Mélanie Legault (left) accepts book from Daria on behalf of Library and Archives Canada Legal Deposit.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cimg5728-jul-27-2022-photo-op-at-victoria-playhouse-daria.jpgCIMG5728 Jul 27 2022 Photo op at Victoria Playhouse DariaDaria outside the Victoria Playhouse where she will give an Author Talk on August 11, 2022. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2023-12-19T16:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/17/the-author-talk-at-victoria-playhouse/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_152928_hdr-aug-11-2022-daria-with-duane-and-anne-macewen-with-book.jpg20220811_152928_HDR Aug 11 2022 Daria with Duane and Anne MacEwen with bookDaria with Duane and Ann MacEwen. (Photo credit: Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pieter-with-betty-jeffery-photo-from-brenda.jpgPieter with Betty Jeffery photo from BrendaBetty Jeffery with Pieter.  (Photo credit: Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cimg5757-aug-11-2022-mario-henry-with-book.jpgCIMG5757 Aug 11 2022 Mario Henry with bookMario Henry with book.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cimg5748-aug-7-2022-estelle-and-george-dalton-with-book.jpgCIMG5748 Aug 7 2022 Estelle and George Dalton with bookEstelle and George Dalton with the book prior to the Author Talk.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cimg5756-aug-11-2022-pieter-with-sandra-bourque-author-talk-victoria-e1660764897270.jpgCIMG5756 Aug 11 2022 Pieter with Sandra Bourque Author Talk VictoriaSandra Bourque and Pieter at the Author Talk.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220813_184440_hdr-aug-14-2022-brenda-boudreau-with-book-sent-by-herself-e1660764849347.jpg20220813_184440_HDR Aug 14 2022 Brenda Boudreau with book sent by herselfBrenda Boudreau with book. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/aug-11-2022-victoria-playhouse-author-talk-presentation-slideshow.jpgAug 11 2022 Victoria Playhouse Author Talk Presentation Slideshowhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220727_105505_hdr-jul-27-2022-photo-op-at-victoria-playhouse-daria-pieter-by-brenda-boudreau.jpg20220727_105505_HDR Jul 27 2022 Photo op at Victoria Playhouse Daria & Pieter by Brenda BoudreauPhoto op outside the Victoria Playhouse prior to the Author Talk. (Photo credit: Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220811_142252_hdr-aug-10-2022-daria-at-author-talk-in-victoria.jpg20220811_142252_HDR Aug 10 2022 Daria at Author Talk in VictoriaDaria onstage at the Victoria Playhouse, talking about trying to find a cemetery in Rouen.  (Photo credit: Brenda Boudreau)2023-12-19T16:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/darias-book/2023-12-19T16:04:26+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/10/17/no-soldier-buried-overseas-should-ever-be-forgotten-is-not-forgotten-by-readers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/janet-fitzgerald-with-book-e1666025906850.jpgJanet Fitzgerald with bookJanet FitzGerald with book. (Photo courtesy of Janet FitzGerald)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg5812-sep-12-2022-simone-comeau-and-daria-with-book.jpgCIMG5812 Sep 12 2022 Simone Comeau and Daria with bookSimone Comeau with book. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-12-19T15:15:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-killed-by-mortar-fire-when-his-brother-was-two-years-old/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/grave-of-jim-macleod-in-boz-from-find-a-grave.jpgGrave of Jim MacLeod in BOZ from Find A GraveGrave of James ‘Jim’ Andrew MacLeod at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/screenshot-2023-11-26-at-13-48-12-where-is-esschen-in-belgium.jpgScreenshot 2023-11-26 at 13-48-12 Where is Esschen in BelgiumMap shows the location of Essen, Belgium, where James ‘Jim’ Andrew MacLeod lost his life.  (Map source: Google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/screenshot-2023-11-28-at-11-59-28-assenede-c2b7-belgium-with-arrows.jpgScreenshot 2023-11-28 at 11-59-28 Assenede · Belgium with arrowsJames ‘Jim’ Andrew MacLeod joined the Algonquin Regiment in Assenade, Belgium, as they travelled towards Brasschaat.  (Map source: Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/the-last-day-at-home.jpgThe last day at homeJames ‘Jim’ Andrew MacLeod on his last day at home.  (Photo courtesy of Earl and Nancy MacLeod on behalf of the MacLeod Family.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jim-macleod-coulourized-photo2.jpgJim MacLeod coulourized photo2James ‘Jim’ Andrew MacLeod. (Photo courtesy of Earl and Nancy MacLeod on behalf of the MacLeod Family.  Photo colourization: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6667-nov-17-2023-pieter-with-nancy-earl-macleod-1.jpgCIMG6667 Nov 17 2023 Pieter with Nancy & Earl MacLeodPieter with Nancy and Earl MacLeod. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-12-06T13:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-atlantic-canada-remembers-part-3/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ernie-thornton.jpgErnie ThorntonArnold Ernest “Ernie” Thornton.  (Photo courtesy of Susan Hudson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pte-richard-j-raney-1.jpgPte Richard J Raney - 1Richard Joseph Raney. (Photo courtesy of The Raney Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_7900-james-king.jpgIMG_7900 James KingJames King. (Photo courtesy of Terry McCormick)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lt.-percy-dexter-higgins-e1610806040901.jpgLt. Percy Dexter HigginsPercy Dexter Higgins.  (Photo courtesy of the Higgins Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/william-broome-restored.jpgWilliam Broome restoredWilliam Harold Broome. (Photo submitted by the Fleet Family)2023-11-19T17:50:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-our-2019-visit-to-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-bergen-op-zoom/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3413-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-holding-up-poster-at-carolines-house.jpgCIMG3413 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom holding up poster at Carolines houseHolding up a poster for the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the province of Brabant on October 28, 2019.  (Photo credit: Caroline Raajmakers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3411-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-pieter-caroline-raaijmakers.jpgCIMG3411 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom Pieter & Caroline RaaijmakersPieter with Caroline Raajmakers at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3392-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-lawrence-sweeney.jpgCIMG3392 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom Lawrence SweeneyPieter by the grave of Lawrence Sweeney, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lawrence-sweeney-from-david-perry.jpgLawrence Sweeney from David PerryLawrence Sweeney.  (Photo courtesy of David Perry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cimg3382-oct-7-2019-bergen-op-zoom-pieter-at-cdn-war-cemetery.jpgCIMG3382 Oct 7 2019 Bergen Op Zoom Pieter at Cdn War CemeteryPieter at the entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen Op Zoom.  Our Sobey’s bag saved us from wandering around the wrong cemetery!  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-11-17T20:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/11/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-austin-havelock-munroe-is-on-youtube/2023-11-12T20:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2023-we-remember/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6641-nov-11-2023-kinkora-heath-lays-wreath-that-pieter-carried.jpgCIMG6641 Nov 11 2023 Kinkora Heath lays wreath that Pieter carriedThe Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque, and Pieter after laying the wreath in Kinkora.  Flag bearers: Roger Leboeuf (left) and Arthur Ranahan (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6636-nov-11-2023-kinkora-valkenburg-hall-macdonald-dean.jpgCIMG6636 Nov 11 2023 Kinkora Valkenburg Hall MacDonald DeanA chance to warm up before the service in Kinkora began. Left to right:  Pieter, RCMP Cst Nicole Hall (ret), Malpeque MP The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Rev William Dean of the North Tryon Presbyterian Church.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6634-nov-11-2023-borden-carleton-cenotaph.jpgCIMG6634 Nov 11 2023 Borden Carleton CenotaphCenotaph at Borden-Carleton Legion with the official wreaths.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6623-nov-11-2023-borden-carleton-pieter-valkenburg-danny-bernard-with-canada-wreath.jpgCIMG6623 Nov 11 2023 Borden Carleton Pieter Valkenburg & Danny Bernard with Canada wreathDanny Bernard carried the Government of Canada wreath which Pieter placed at the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6592-nov-6-2023-somerset-elementary-in-kinkora.jpgCIMG6592 Nov 6 2023 Somerset Elementary in KinkoraSomerset Elementary School in Kinkora. Left to right:  Arthur Ranahan, Pieter Valkenburg, Kathy Henry, Sea Cadet Makia MacLean, Roger Leboeuf, Air Force Cadet Alessandria Recio, George Palmer, Sea Cadet Olivia Bulman, Mario Henry, Abigail Bulman, Trish Taylor, PEI (17th Recce) Canada Cadet Thomas Palmer, Dawn Gradwell.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6603-nov-6-2023-somerset-elementary-in-kinkora-children-with-poppy-posters.jpgCIMG6603 Nov 6 2023 Somerset Elementary in Kinkora children with poppy postersChildren at Somerset Elementary in Kinkora presented poppy posters to the Legion members.  Pieter and Dawn Gradwell hold up two of the posters.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6601-nov-6-2023-somerset-elementary-in-kinkora-children-with-poppy-posters-312937772-e1699818511562.jpgCIMG6601 Nov 6 2023 Somerset Elementary in Kinkora children with poppy postersPoppy poster presented by one young artist to Pieter.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_20231103_134803-nov-3-2023-pieter-and-mario-at-bedeque-cemetery-photo-laurie-henry.jpgExif_JPEG_420Pieter Valkenburg (left) and Mario Henry at Bedeque Cemetery. (Photo credit: Laurie Henry) 2023-11-13T14:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-week-2023-updates-to-previous-stories/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jul-8-2023-pieter-by-springhill-monument-with-mackenzie-name.jpgJul 8 2023 Pieter by Springhill monument with MacKenzie namePieter by the listing for Donald Charles MacKenzie on the Springhill Cenotaph.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6423-jul-8-2023-pieter-by-springhill-monument-3893056241-e1699649513814.jpgCIMG6423 Jul 8 2023 Pieter by Springhill monumentPieter by the Springhill Cenotaph. (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6421-jul-8-2023-pieter-by-anne-murray-centre.jpgCIMG6421 Jul 8 2023 Pieter by Anne Murray CentrePieter outside the Anne Murray Centre. The singer is a favourite of his! (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/crew-at-holten-welcome-centre.jpgCrew at Holten welcome centreThe Saulis family at the Holten Canadian Cemetery Information Centre. (Photo courtesy of Conrad Saulis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/358120622_10168075551440442_8702984731432200329_n-grave-of-sanford-saulis.jpg358120622_10168075551440442_8702984731432200329_n grave of Sanford SaulisThe Saulis family at the grave of Sanford Steven Saulis in Holten. (Photo courtesy of Conrad Saulis.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/eric-raymond-marquand.jpgEric Raymond MarquandEric ‘Raymond’ Marquand.  (Photo courtesy of Jamie Nelson-Dixon)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/memorial-panel-halifax-dt630.jpgMemorial panel Halifax DT630Memorial panel honouring the crew of Halifax DT630.  (Photo courtesy of Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe – www.slodrenthe.nl)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1200x600-remembrance-day-1-1024x512-1.jpg1200x600-remembrance-day-1-1024x5122023-11-10T21:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-presentation-up-close-with-a-halifax-bomber/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cimg6616-nov-7-2023-daria-pieter-with-edison-smith-photo-kathy-henry.jpgCIMG6616 Nov 7 2023 Daria & Pieter With Edison Smith photo Kathy HenryDaria and Pieter with Edison Smith.  (Photo credit: Kathy Henry)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nov-7-2023-pieter-and-daria-answer-questions-at-crapaud-hall.jpgNov 7 2023 Pieter and Daria answer questions at Crapaud HallPieter joined Daria during the question and answer period following the presentation.  (Photo credit: Connie MacKinnon)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/bunky-fitzgerald.jpgBunky FitzGeraldhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/elmert-muttart.jpgElmert Muttarthttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image_6487327-nov-7-2023-daria-presenting-at-crapaud-hall.jpgimage_6487327 Nov 7 2023 Daria presenting at Crapaud HallDaria was the presenter for ‘Up Close With A Halifax Bomber’.  (Photo credit: Connie MacKinnon)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/crapaud-hall-nov-7-2023-presentation-title-page.jpgCrapaud Hall Nov 7 2023 Presentation title page2023-11-09T17:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/10/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-well-never-forget-uncle-bunky/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg5743-aug-7-2022-rowan-janet-fitzgerald-pieter.jpgCIMG5743 Aug 7 2022 Rowan Janet Fitzgerald PieterPieter, left, with Janet FitzGerald and her brother Rowan FitzGerald.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bunky-fitzgerald-hockey-picture.jpgBunky Fitzgerald hockey pictureBunky played hockey before enlistment.  (Photo courtesy of the FitzGerald Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rowan-charles-fitzgerald-in-uniform-in-snow-in-malton-on-1941.jpgRowan Charles Fitzgerald in uniform in snow in Malton ON 1941Bunky beside an Avro Anson plane in Malton, Ontario while attending an Air Observers course in 1941.  (Photo courtesy of the FitzGerald Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/improved_photo-bunky-fitzgerald.jpgimproved_photo Bunky FitzgeraldBunky in uniform after receiving his Air Observer wings. (Photo courtesy of the FitzGerald Family.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-dutch-wadden-sea-area.jpgThe-Dutch-Wadden-Sea-AreaThe Wadden Sea off the Dutch coast near Harlingen.  (Map source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-Dutch-Wadden-Sea-Area_fig3_309826242)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/fotos-genomen-op-de-begraafplaats-van-harlingen-harns-prov-friesland-fryslan.-door-remko-de-jong-71.jpgFoto`s genomen op de begraafplaats van Harlingen (Harns) Prov Friesland (Fryslân). Door Remko de Jong (7)(1)Harlingen General Cemetery in Harlingen, The Netherlands.  Murray Ralph Kleisdorff is second from the left in the front row.  The other 3 headstones are unmarked graves of airmen believed to be from the same flight.  (Photo credit: Remco de Jong)2023-11-09T17:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/11/04/in-memoriam-to-john-robinson-and-donald-moore/2023-11-04T19:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/15/we-receive-a-2023-pei-heritage-recognition-award/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7919-mar-12-2023-pei-heritage-awards.jpgIMG_7919 Mar 12 2023 PEI Heritage AwardsJack and Arlene Sorensen accepted the award on our behalf, presented by PEI Lt Governor Antoinette Perry.  (Photo credit: Fran Albrecht)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/slide19.jpgSlide19Image Courtesy of the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundationhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7914-mar-12-2023-pei-heritage-awards.jpgIMG_7914 Mar 12 2023 PEI Heritage AwardsDr Matthew McRae announcing our award. (Photo credit: Fran Albrecht)2023-10-31T13:03:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/10/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-an-island-airman-in-stalag-luft-iii-part-2-escape-from-the-pow-camp/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/marlag_und_milag_nord.jpgmarlag_und_milag_nordMarlag und Milag Nord in Tarmstedt, Germany.  (Photo source: https://www.stalagluft3.com/long-march/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/march_map-from-stalag-luft-iii.jpgmarch_map from Stalag Luft IIIThe long march from Stalag Luft III to Tarmstedt in the winter of 1945. (Map source: https://www.stalagluft3.com/long-march/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/grimsbytolubecktomidrechtrev.jpgGrimsbytoLubecktoMidrechtREVMap shows the plane’s path from England towards Lübeck.  On the return to England, the plane was hit by flak near Kiel and diverted to The Netherlands where it crashed near Mijdrecht.  (Map prepared by Wendy Nattress)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cimg6471-print-of-wellington-bomber.jpgCIMG6471 Print of Wellington bomberPrint of a Wellington bomber displayed in Bob Hall’s home office.  (Photo credit: D Valkenburg)2023-10-31T13:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/10/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-an-island-airman-in-stalag-luft-iii-part-1-2-families-connected-by-1-letter-from-a-pow-camp/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cimg6521-oct-14-2023-daria-with-joanne-sheen-bob-hall.jpgCIMG6521 Oct 14 2023 Daria with Joanne Sheen & Bob HallLeft to right: Joanne Sheen, Bob Hall, Daria Valkenburg (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hubert-hall-pow-letter-p2.jpgHubert Hall POW Letter p2September 6, 1942 letter from Hubert Hall to his mother Marion Hall.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cimg6475-hubert-hall-with-mustache-cropped-and-sharpened.jpgCIMG6475 Hubert Hall with mustache cropped and sharpenedJohn ‘Hubert’ Hall. (Photo courtesy of the Hall Family)2023-10-23T21:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-7-indigenous-soldiers-buried-in-adegem-canadian-war-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/map-showing-adegem-canadian-war-cemetery.jpgMap showing Adegem Canadian War Cemeteryhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kenneth-scribe.jpgKenneth ScribeKenneth Scribe. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/roland-david-riel.jpgRoland David RielRoland David Riel. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/harvey-dreaver.jpgHarvey DreaverHarvey Dreaver. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jacob-shelby-brant.jpgJacob Shelby BrantJacob Shelby Brant. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/no-photo-available.jpgNo photo available2023-10-03T19:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/05/10/the-photo-tribute-at-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/img_8567-avb-grave-of-thomas-big-canoe-in-groesbeek.jpgIMG_8567-AVB Grave of Thomas Big Canoe in GroesbeekGrave of Thomas Beresford Big Canoe. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)2023-10-03T14:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-ww2-soldier-eli-ambrose-snake/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/grave-of-eli-snake.jpgGrave of Eli SnakeGrave of Eli Snake at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/eli-snake-family.jpgEli Snake familyEli Snake (circled) in 1937 with his family, including his brother Gordon (far left), sister Rose Ann (seated) and brother William (far right).  Children are Rose’s children Marilyn, Bruce, Arnold, and Leo.  (Photo courtesy of Carolyn Henry).2023-10-03T13:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2017/12/30/on-the-war-memorial-trail-pei-soldiers-buried-in-the-canadian-war-cemetery-in-groesbeek/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8945-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-pieter-at-cross-for-remembrance.jpgCIMG8945 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery Pieter at Cross for remembrancePieter by the Cross of Sacrifice at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg9023-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-ad-noor-scheepers-with-pieter-by-gaudets-grave.jpgCIMG9023 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Ad & Noor Scheepers with Pieter by Gaudets graveAd and Noor Scheepers with Pieter by the grave of Cpl Arthur Gaudet. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8996-sep-15-2017-memorial-shows-where-soldiers-marched-into-germany-from-groesbeek-operation-veritable.jpgCIMG8996 Sep 15 2017 memorial shows where soldiers marched into Germany from Groesbeek operation veritableClose-up view of the text on the memorial for Operation Veritable in Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cimg8998-sep-15-2017-pieter-by-memorial-showis-where-soldiers-marched-into-germany-from-groesbeek-operation-veritable-e1514660941949.jpgCIMG8998 Sep 15 2017 Pieter by memorial showis where soldiers marched into Germany from Groesbeek operation veritablePieter at the memorial for Operation Veritable in Groesbeek. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/will-bird-account-of-what-happened-to-george-preston-smith.jpgWill Bird account of what happened to George Preston SmithExcerpt about George Preston Smith from Will Bird's book about The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment.2023-09-30T14:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-photo-search-for-barney-mcguigan-is-successful/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/improved_photo-in-colour-barney-mcguigan.jpgimproved_photo in colour Barney McGuiganBarney McGuigan. (Original group photo courtesy of Gladys O’Reilly.  Photo extraction and restoration courtesy of Earle MacDonald and Pieter Valkenburg. Colourization by Pieter Valkenburg.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dsc_0548-platoon-photo-taken-at-coldstream-camp-vernon-bc-e1640264626318.jpgDSC_0548 Platoon photo taken at Coldstream Camp Vernon BC1944 platoon photo at Coldstream Ranch, Vernon, BC.  (Photo courtesy of Gladys O’Reilly)2023-09-28T21:52:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/09/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-if-only-it-still-flew/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_125919-sep-14-2023-pieter-in-rear-gunner-position-in-tail-turret.jpg20230914_125919 Sep 14 2023 Pieter in rear gunner position in tail turretPieter in the rear gunner’s seat.  (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_125739-sep-14-2023-inside-the-rear-gun-tail-turret-4165803148-e1695477923111.jpg20230914_125739 Sep 14 2023 Inside the rear gun tail turretThe rear gunner control panel.  (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_125156-sep-14-2023-pieter-comes-out-of-the-bomb-aimers-position.jpg20230914_125156 Sep 14 2023 Pieter comes out of the bomb aimers positionPieter coming out of the bomb aimer’s position.  The pilot’s seat is to the left. (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_124329-sep-14-2023-pieter-the-bomb-aimer-4249380343-e1695477690841.jpg20230914_124329 Sep 14 2023 Pieter the bomb aimerThe bomb aimer also sat in the level below the pilot and co-pilot. This ‘bomb aimer’ got distracted! (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_20230914_114951-sep-14-2023-navigator-sat-under-the-pilot.jpgExif_JPEG_420The table used by the navigator, in the level below where the pilot and co-pilot sat.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cimg6458-sep-14-2023-pilot-sat-on-top-navigator-below.jpgCIMG6458 Sep 14 2023 Pilot sat on top navigator belowThe small window at the top was where the pilot sat.  The windows below indicate where other crew members sat.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_125111-sep-14-2023-pilot-control-panel-for-halifax-bomber.jpg20230914_125111 Sep 14 2023 Pilot control panel for Halifax bomberThe pilot’s control panel in the Halifax bomber. (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_123226-sep-14-2023-pieter-in-the-pilot-seat-of-a-halifax-bomber.jpg20230914_123226 Sep 14 2023 Pieter in the pilot seat of a Halifax bomberPieter in the pilot's seat of a Halifax bomber! (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_122334-sep-14-2023-daria-in-belly-of-halifax-bomber.jpg20230914_122334 Sep 14 2023 Daria in belly of Halifax bomberOnce I got into the plane, I found that I was not agile enough to tour the cockpit or the rear gunner areas.  The flash of light at the bottom right is the entrance! The hexagonal shape was used to drop off secret agents behind the front. (Photo credit: Tim Whitehouse)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230914_121954-sep-14-2023-the-hatch-to-get-in-and-out-of-the-bomber.jpg20230914_121954 Sep 14 2023 The hatch to get in and out of the bomberThis is the small space from which we entered and exited the plane.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-09-26T16:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/22/in-memorium-to-helen-nee-muttart-coutts/2023-09-20T20:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-6-a-few-more-soldiers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8951-anthony-petta-from-alice.jpgIMG_8951 Anthony Petta from AliceAnthony Petta. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7656-may-16-2023-frank-mcgovern-from-ad-1-2548986595-e1685196227494.jpgIMG_7656 May 16 2023 Frank McGovern from AdFrank Edward McGovern. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7579-cecil-goodreau-from-ad-1-274765635-e1685196001614.jpgIMG_7579 Cecil Goodreau from AdCecil Edward Goodreau. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8923-je-duffy-from-alice.jpgIMG_8923 JE Duffy from AliceJames Edward Duffy. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7652-may-16-2023-john-delipper-from-ad-1-457753046-e1685195895432.jpgIMG_7652 May 16 2023 John Delipper from AdJohn Delipper. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8965-edmond-coulombe-from-alice.jpgIMG_8965 Edmond Coulombe from AliceEdmond Coulombe. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)2023-09-07T16:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/25/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-5-soldiers-who-lost-their-lives-in-bienen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8963-marven-harvey-from-alice.jpgIMG_8963 Marven Harvey from AliceMarven Glenroy Harvey. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7573-louis-sexton-from-ad-1-187604002-e1685029361683.jpgIMG_7573 Louis Sexton from AdLouis Allan Sexton. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/power-wilfred-joseph-xvii-h-02-from-faces-to-graves-groesbeek.jpgPOWER Wilfred Joseph - XVII H 02 from Faces To Graves GroesbeekWilfred ‘Willy’ Joseph Power. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Groesbeek)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7560-marvin-mcgregor-from-ad-1-3893450705-e1685029247613.jpgIMG_7560 Marvin McGregor from AdMarvin William McGregor. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8959-kitchener-langille-from-alice.jpgIMG_8959 Kitchener Langille from AliceKitchener ‘Kitty’ Langille. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8946-charles-marshall-carson-from-alice.jpgIMG_8946 Charles Marshall Carson from AliceCharles ‘Marshall’ Carson. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8944-john-bohon-from-alice.jpgIMG_8944 John Bohon from AliceJohn Joseph Bohon. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7565-clifford-bateman-from-ad-1-2791879205-e1685028859184.jpgIMG_7565 Clifford Bateman from AdClifford Bateman. (Photo courtesy of Ad Scheepers)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_7596-may-4-2023-rcmp-musical-ride-in-groesbeek-ad-with-2-mounties-3596230743-e1685028658290.jpgIMG_7596 May 4 2023 RCMP Musical Ride in Groesbeek Ad with 2 mountiesAd Scheepers with two members of the RCMP Musical Ride in Groesbeek on May 4, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ad and Noor Scheepers)2023-09-07T16:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-part-3-atlantic-canada-remembers-soldiers-from-nova-scotia/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/witherall-benjamin-james-ii-d-01-from-alice-28731048-e1684596269182.jpgWITHERALL Benjamin James - II D 01 from AliceBenjamin James Witherall. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/spray-stanley-i-a-12-from-alice.jpgSPRAY Stanley - I A 12 from AliceStanley Spray. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/porter-burgess-allison-x-f-10-from-alice.jpgPORTER Burgess Allison - X F 10 from AliceBurgess Allison Porter. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8956-robert-nickerson-from-alice.jpgIMG_8956 Robert Nickerson from AliceRobert Alan Nickerson. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hupman-arnold-freeman-xv-c-03-from-alice.jpgSONY DSCArnold Freeman Hupman. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doucette-harry-william-xvii-h-03-from-alice.jpgDOUCETTE Harry William - XVII H 03 from AliceHarry William Doucette. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cromwell-percy-clayton-xvi-e-12-from-alice.jpgCROMWELL Percy Clayton - XVI E 12 from AlicePercy Clayton Cromwell. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/coolen-gerald-burnell-x-e-13-from-alice.jpgCOOLEN Gerald Burnell - X E 13 from AliceGerald Burnell Coolen. (Photo courtesy of Alice van Bekkum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg9024-sep-16-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-pieter-and-daria-by-a-gaudet-grave-1261859361-e1684595685198.jpgCIMG9024 Sep 16 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery Pieter and Daria by A Gaudet gravePieter and Daria at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands in 2017. (Photo credit: Ad Scheepers)2023-09-07T16:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/01/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-honouring-two-canscots-buried-in-adegem-by-adopting-their-graves/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/img_2266-david-henderson.jpgIMG_2266 David HendersonDavid ‘Dave’ Stinson Henderson.  (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Wilson)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/battle-of-leopold-canal-map.gifBattle of Leopold Canal mapMap showing the movement of troops as they crossed the Leopold Canal.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/battle-of-scheldt-map-showing-eede.gifBattle of Scheldt map showing EedeMap showing the Breskens Pocket. (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2008001010-ronald-hoole.jpg2008001010 Ronald HooleRonald Hoole.  (Photo found at https://saltspringarchives.com/Legion_Branch_92/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p13703201-edwin-1.jpgP1370320(1) EdwinEdwin van der Wolf, far right, received grave adoption certificates from the Canadian War Cemetery in Adegem. (Photo courtesy Edwin van der Wolf)2023-09-06T15:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/01/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-wwii-letter-from-somewhere-in-north-russia/2023-09-06T12:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/31/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-wwi-soldier-joseph-arthur-desroches-is-over/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg6236-may-16-2023-pieter-with-louis-and-janet-arsenault.jpgCIMG6236 May 16 2023 Pieter with Louis and Janet ArsenaultPieter (centre) with Louis and Janet Arsenault. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg6234-joseph-arthur-desroches-2844147375-e1685535084690.jpgCIMG6234 Joseph Arthur DesrochesJoseph ‘Arthur’ Desroches. (Photo courtesy of Louis and Janet Arsenault)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cimg6230-anthony-and-angeline-arsenault.jpgCIMG6230 Anthony and Angeline ArsenaultAngeline and Anthony Arsenault.  Anthony was the brother of Arthur Desroches. (Photo courtesy of Louis and Janet Arsenault)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/letter-to-the-editor-re-desroches.jpgLetter to the Editor re Desroches2023-09-06T12:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/06/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-feedback-to-the-2023-faces-of-groesbeek-exhibition-postings/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cimg8929-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-4208314362-e1686398463387.jpgCIMG8929 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemeterySign at entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-09-06T12:03:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/06/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwi-signaller-from-covehead-killed-during-the-battle-of-vimy-ridge/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1571637_6-memorial-st-james-united-church-pei.jpg1571637_6 Memorial St James United Church PEIGrave of Merrill Augustus Marshall’s parents at St. James United Presbyterian Cemetery in Covehead.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230530_100452-merill-marshall-from-connie-2280638784-e1686774710789.jpg20230530_100452 Merill Marshall from ConnieMerrill Augustus Marshall while serving with the 82nd Regiment, Canadian Militia.  (Photo courtesy of Connie Birt Paynter)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230530_102553-pieter-and-connie.jpg20230530_102553 Pieter and ConniePieter with Connie Paynter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cimg8269-sep-5-2017-pieter-at-entrance-to-vimy-memorial-park-1.jpgCIMG8269 Sep 5 2017 Pieter at entrance to Vimy Memorial ParkPieter at the entrance to Vimy Ridge National Historic Site in France. We brought along a copy of the County Line Courier newspaper that publishes many of the stories about Island soldiers. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-09-06T12:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/08/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembering-wwii-soldier-george-taylor/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20211016_161144-jocelyn-taylor-at-groesbeek-3446558407-e1691677245241.jpg20211016_161144 Jocelyn Taylor, at GroesbeekJocelyn Taylor Watson at George Taylor’s grave. (Photo courtesy of the Taylor family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/resized_20210606_195838_6246001-pine-tree-re-george-taylor.jpgResized_20210606_195838_6246001 Pine tree re George TaylorPine tree planted by George’s father Dow. (Photo courtesy of the Taylor family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20211016_155710-jocelyn-taylor-at-groesbeek-1529780967-e1691676585642.jpg20211016_155710 Jocelyn Taylor at GroesbeekJocelyn Taylor Watson at the entrance to the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo courtesy of the Taylor family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ss-argentina.jpgSS ArgentinaArtist drawing of SS Argentina. (Photo source: By Boston Public Library Fred J Hoertz & Harry H Baumann - The Good Neighbor liners Argentina and Brazil, operated by Moore-McCormack Lines, sailing from New York to the East Coast of South America, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26243707)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/improved_photo19-taylor-coloured.jpgimproved_photo(19) Taylor colouredGeorge Taylor.  (Photo submitted by Mae Whetung-Derrick, originally published in the Peterborough Examiner.  Photo restoration by Duane MacEwen.  Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/curve-lake-first-nation-logo.pngcurve lake first nation logo2023-09-06T11:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-successful-conclusion-to-the-search-for-wilfred-giroux/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230517_1543512-laurie-kane-with-xmas-cards.jpg20230517_154351~2 Laurie Kane with Xmas cardsLaurie Kane with the two Christmas cards and a note from Adje van der Sanden. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Kane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230422_1326492-group-photo-undated-wilf-identified.jpg20230422_132649~2 Group photo undated Wilf identifiedGiroux family photo. Wilfred identified by red arrow.  (Photo courtesy of Laurie Kane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230422_1326182-aug-1954-addie-and-howard-with-wilf-in-toronto.jpg20230422_132618~2 Aug 1954 Addie and Howard with Wilf in TorontoLaurie’s parents Howard Francis Kane and Addie with Wilf at his garage in August 1954.  (Photo courtesy of Laurie Kane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fb_img_8065410907851165341-laurie-kane-left-with-friend-kim.jpgFB_IMG_8065410907851165341 Laurie Kane left with friend KimLaurie Kane (left) with friend Kim on holidays in Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Laurie Kane)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn2427-ste-annes-church-from-don-coutts.jpgDSCN2427 Ste Annes Church from Don CouttsSte. Anne Roman Catholic Church in Mattawa, Ontario. (Photo credit: Don Coutts)2023-09-03T12:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-canadian-nurse-at-the-women-veterans-memorial-park-in-destin/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-in-1918.jpgLenah Sutcliffe Higbee in 1918Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in 1918. (Photo credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing, [reproduction number LC-DIG-hec-10981])https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cimg6105feb-4-2023-women-veterans-memorial-park.jpgCIMG6105Feb 4 2023 Women Veterans Memorial ParkPieter by the statue of WWI United States Navy Nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cimg6100feb-4-2023-women-veterans-memorial-park.jpgCIMG6100Feb 4 2023 Women Veterans Memorial ParkStanding at the entrance are, left to right, Mary Ann Greiner, Gwen Greiner, Rick Greiner, and Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cimg6125feb-4-2023-women-veterans-memorial-park.jpgCIMG6125Feb 4 2023 Women Veterans Memorial ParkA dedication plaza is encircled by a number of flags, including the US flag, a POW-MIA flag, Florida, Okaloosa county flag, military, and Coast Guard flags. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cimg6129feb-4-2023-women-veterans-memorial-park.jpgCIMG6129Feb 4 2023 Women Veterans Memorial ParkThe entrance to the Women Veterans Memorial park by the Convention Center in Destin, Florida.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)2023-09-03T12:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-guysborough-whose-nieces-ensured-his-photo-reached-pieter/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lucas-lawrence-edward-grave-from-holten.jpglucas, lawrence edward grave from HoltenGrave of Lawrence Edward Lucas in Holten, The Netherlands.  (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/algonquin-regt-map-to-apr-16-1945.gifAlgonquin Regt map to Apr 16 1945Green arrows mark the movement of The Algonquin Regiment through The Netherlands and Germany. (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lawrence-edward-lucas.jpgLawrence Edward LucasLawrence Edward Lucas. (Photo courtesy of the Lucas Family. Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)2023-09-03T12:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-12-the-wwii-soldier-from-little-dover-who-lost-his-life-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gravestone-austin-havelock-munroe.jpgGravestone Austin Havelock MunroeGrave of Austin Havelock Munroe in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bdawelcome3.jpgbdawelcome3(Sign source: http://www.bermuda-online.org/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/screenshot-2023-05-13-at-11-15-08-nova-scotia-maps-facts.jpgScreenshot 2023-05-13 at 11-15-08 Nova Scotia Maps & FactsMap shows location of Mulgrave and the Strait of Canso. (Map source: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/canada/nova-scotia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/austin-havelock-munroe-from-velda-myette.jpgAustin Havelock MUNROE from Velda MyetteAustin Havelock Munroe.  (Photo courtesy of Velda Myette)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/letter-to-editor-re-search-for-photo-of-munroe.jpgLetter to Editor re search for photo of Munroe2023-09-02T16:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/05/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-11-the-wwii-soldier-from-canning-who-lost-his-life-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grave-john-lewis-wallace-groesbeek.jpggrave John Lewis Wallace groesbeekGrave of John Lewis Wallace in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ahq019-3-15-operation-plunder-map.jpgahq019-3 15 Operation Plunder MapOperation Plunder (Map source: https://www.canada.ca Army Headquarters (AHQ) reports #19)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/screenshot-2023-04-30-at-13-45-17-project-44.jpgScreenshot 2023-04-30 at 13-45-17 Project '44Map shows location of North Nova Scotia Highlanders (red arrow) as troops begin making their way towards Xanten, Germany. (Map source: https://map.project44.ca/)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wallace-john-hch-9-april-1945.-p.9._part1.jpgWallace, John, HCH, 9 April 1945. p.9._part1John Lewis Wallace.  (Source: Obituary in the April 9, 1945 issue of Halifax Chronicle Herald)2023-09-02T16:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/04/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-9-the-wwii-soldier-from-west-jeddore-killed-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/499-apr-2009-palm-sunday-in-siena-italy.jpg499 Apr 2009 Palm Sunday in Siena ItalyPalm Sunday in Siena, Italy in April 2009. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/marvin-mcgregor-cropped-1.jpgMarvin McGregor cropped 1Marvin William McGregor (Photo courtesy of Shirley Corbett)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/marvin-mcgregor-cropped-2.jpgMarvin McGregor cropped 2Marvin William McGregor (Photo courtesy of Shirley Corbett)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/emmerich-map.jpgEmmerich mapMap showing Emmerich am Rhein, Germany.  To the left of the map is The Netherlands.  Many of the North Novies killed during the Battle of Bienen would be initially buried near Rees.  (Map source:  https://duckduckgo.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/original-mcgregor-grave-marker-in-groesbeek.jpgoriginal mcgregor grave marker in GroesbeekMarvin’s original burial cross in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo submitted by Wouter van Dijken.  Photo source: ‘De historie van de Canadese begraafplaats en de Zevenheuvelweg te Groesbeek’ by G. G. Driessen)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/grave-of-m-w-mcgregor-findagrave.jpgGrave of M W McGregor findagraveGrave of Marvin William McGregor in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/gg-driessen-book-about-groesbeek.jpgGG Driessen book about Groesbeek2023-09-02T15:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-8-the-wwii-soldier-with-7-brothers-who-also-served/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/follow-our-blog.jpgFollow our bloghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/marven-glenroy-harvey.jpgMarven Glenroy HarveyMarven Glenroy Harvey. (Photo courtesy of Victor Vernon Harvie and James Harvie)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/grave-stone-harvey-from-find-a-grave.jpggrave stone harvey from find a graveGrave of Marven Glenroy Harvey at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)2023-09-02T15:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/23/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-7-the-wwii-soldier-from-quebec-who-has-never-been-forgotten-by-his-family/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/grave-of-louis-sexton-from-findagrave.jpgGrave of Louis Sexton from FindAGraveGrave of Louis Allan Sexton at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bienen-1-c-company-nnsh-moved-along-the-road-in-the-direction-of-the-crossroads.jpgBienen 1 C Company NNSH moved along the road in the direction of the crossroads‘C’ Company moved towards Bienen along the road in the direction of the crossroads. The brick building identifies the location of Argyll Farm. (Photo source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bienen-2-d-companys-attack-along-the-dyke.jpgBienen 2 D Company's attack along the dyke‘D’ Company attacked along the dyke on western edge of Bienen, while ‘C’ Company proceeded across open ground. (Photo source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/photo-louis-sexton-cropped-2.jpgphoto louis sexton cropped 2Louis Sexton. (Photo submitted by Irene Doyle, Courtesy of Bay Chaleur Military Museum)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sexton-reunion-book-cover.jpgSexton reunion book cover2023-09-02T15:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/21/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-6-the-wwii-soldier-from-new-glasgow-nicknamed-kitty/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/langille-with-kitty.jpgLangille with kittyKitchener Langille.  (Photo courtesy of Ivy Warner)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kitty-kitchener-found-on-ancestry2.jpg“Kitty” Kitchener found on ancestry2Kitchener Langille with his wife Queenie, who was pregnant with their son Junior. (Photo courtesy of Ivy Warner)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/plunder-015-aerial-of-bienen-from-23-march-45-just-prior-to-the-rhine-crossing-courtesy-becker-ww2talk-1.jpgPlunder 015 Aerial of Bienen from 23 March 45, just prior to the Rhine Crossing (Courtesy Becker) ww2talkAerial view of Bienen taken on March 23, 1945, just prior to the Rhine Crossing (Map source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sketch-bienen-wd-nnsh.jpgSketch Bienen WD NNSHTrace map for the attack phases.  The initials S. L. refer to ‘start line’.  (Map source:  North Nova Scotia Highlanders war diary for March 1945)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/grave-of-kitchener-langille.jpgGrave of Kitchener LangilleGrave of Kitchener Langille in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek. (Photo source: https://www.findagrave.com)2023-09-02T15:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-5-the-wwii-soldier-whose-parents-immigrated-to-save-their-family-from-war/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bohon-gravestone.jpgBohon GravestoneGrave of John Joseph Bohon (Bohonko) at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands.  (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rees-bienen_zur_rosau_pm19-01.jpgRees-Bienen_Zur_Rosau_PM19-01Former windmill at Rosau farm. (Photo source: Pieter Delicaat, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mar-24-1945-position-showing-rosau-farm.jpgMar 24 1945 Position showing Rosau farmMap shows position of North Novies on March 24, 1945, as they made their way towards Bienen, with the Battalion HQ set up at Rosau Farm just outside the village.  (Map source: Project ’44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/john-bohonko.jpgJohn BohonkoPortrait of John Joseph Bohon.  (Image courtesy of Debbie Mierau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baba_unclejohn.jpgBaba_UncleJohnJohn with his mother Nanca in 1929.  (Photo courtesy of Debbie Mierau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pc-ni04-ss-nieuw-amsterdam.jpgPC-NI04 SS Nieuw AmsterdamS.S. Nieuw Amsterdam.  (Photo source: https://greatships.net/nieuwamsterdam)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/map-velykyi-bereznyi.jpgMap Velykyi Bereznyi2023-09-02T15:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-4-the-wwii-soldier-from-a-small-fishing-village-in-newfoundland-who-lost-his-life-in-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/clifford-bateman-find-a-grave.jpgClifford Bateman find a graveGrave of Clifford Bateman at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo source: https://www.findagrave.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/aerial-bienen-post-war-1.jpgAerial Bienen post-warPost-war aerial of Bienen (view to the southeast towards Rees). The aerial clearly demonstrates the tactical importance of Bienen, laying astride the narrow neck of land. The main road from Rees to Emmerich (nowadays Emmericher Strasse) runs straight through Bienen. (Photo source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/clifford-bateman.jpegClifford BatemanClifford Bateman.  (Photo courtesy of Glenn Bateman)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/th-399703060-map-rose-blanche-to-la-poile.jpgth-399703060 Map Rose Blanche to La PoileMap showing location of La Poile, Newfoundland. (Map source: https://www.gov.nl.ca)2023-09-02T15:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-2-the-wwii-battle-drill-instructor-from-oleary/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/plunder-015-aerial-of-bienen-from-23-march-45-just-prior-to-the-rhine-crossing-courtesy-becker-ww2talk.jpgPlunder 015 Aerial of Bienen from 23 March 45, just prior to the Rhine Crossing (Courtesy Becker) ww2talkAerial view of Bienen taken on March 23, 1945, just prior to the Rhine Crossing (Map source: www.WW2Talk.com and identified as ‘Courtesy Becker’)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/a132776-v6-battle-wing-drill.jpga132776-v6 Battle WIng drillUnidentified infantrymen taking part in a training exercise, No.5 (Battle) Wing, Canadian Training School (Canadian Army Training Centres and Schools), Rowland's Castle, England, 8 June 1943 (Photo source:  Library and Archives Canada/Department of National Defence fonds/a132776)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/boulter-from-van-virt-war-mem.jpgBoulter from Van Virt war memRalph at No. 5 (Battle) Wing Canadian Training School in the UK.  ((Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/boulter-from-cvmm.jpgBoulter from CVMMRalph Schurman Boulter.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cimg8944-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-ralph-schurman-boulter-2881890393-e1678204773443.jpgCIMG8944 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery grave of Ralph Schurman BoulterGrave of Ralph Schurman Boulter at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cimg9004-sep-15-2017-sign-giving-directions-to-groesbeek-cemetery.jpgCIMG9004 Sep 15 2017 sign giving directions to Groesbeek CemeteryDirectional sign to the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2023-09-02T15:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/03/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-battle-of-bienen-part-1-the-wwii-soldier-whose-body-shielded-a-wounded-major/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/map-bienen-mar-25-1945-project-44.jpgMap Bienen Mar 25 1945 Project '44Map shows position of North Novies on March 25, 1945, near Bienen.  (Map source: Project ’44)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/edison-a-smith-from-cvwm.jpgEdison A Smith from CVWMEdison Alexander Smith.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cimg8953-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-harriet-jenereux-and-pieter-2210715971-e1677943528158.jpgCIMG8953 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek cemetery Harriet Jenereux and PieterPieter chats with Harriet Jenereux after the commemoration. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cimg8961-sep-15-2017-groesbeek-cemetery-grave-of-edison-alexander-smith-2990739463-e1677943419940.jpgCIMG8961 Sep 15 2017 Groesbeek Cemetery grave of Edison Alexander SmithGrave of Edison Alexander Smith in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2025-04-20T12:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/09/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-honouring-the-memories-of-the-north-novies-who-lost-their-lives-during-the-battle-of-bienen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dsc025181-bienen-memorial-from-alice.jpgSONY DSCBienen Memorial. (Photo courtesy of Faces To Graves Foundation. Photo by Kim Huvenaars)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-09-02-at-08-56-31-bienen-c2b7-46459-rees-germany.jpgScreenshot 2023-09-02 at 08-56-31 Bienen · 46459 Rees GermanyMap shows route between Bienen and Groesbeek.  (Map source: Google maps)2023-09-03T12:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2023/07/29/in-memoriam-to-delbert-carr-and-pam-alexander/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oct-12-2019-pam-alexander-harlingen-general-cemetery-from-sikko-drijver.jpgOct 12 2019 Pam Alexander Harlingen General Cemetery from Sikko DrijverPam Alexander (identified by red arrow) at Harlingen General Cemetery in Harlingen, The Netherlands, on October 12, 2019.  (Photo credit: Sikko Drijver)2023-08-31T03:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/contact/2023-08-31T03:08:58+00:00weekly0.6https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/16/the-parallel-ww1-experiences-of-john-lymon-wood-clifford-almon-wells/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lt-clifford-almon-wells-in-1916-e1568653373295.jpgLt Clifford Almon Wells in 1916Clifford Almon Wells in summer 1916. (Photo courtesy of “From Montreal To Vimy Ridge and Beyond: The Correspondence of Lt Clifford Almon Wells”)2023-06-14T21:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/07/27/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-stretcher-bearer-whose-compassion-cost-him-his-life/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/albert-cote-yearbook-2-northland-echo.jpgAlbert Cote yearbook 2 Northland EchoPhoto from the 1938 Algonquin Composite School yearbook. (Source: Harris Library at the University of Nipissing)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/albert-cote-yearbook-1-p39.jpgAlbert Cote yearbook 1 p39Photo from the 1938 Algonquin Composite School yearbook. (Source: Harris Library at the University of Nipissing)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cote-albert-j.-gravestone.jpgcote, albert j. gravestoneAlbert Joseph Cote is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo courtesy of the Information Centre Canadian Cemetery Holten)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/photo-aj-cote-north-bay-nugget-oct-3-1944.jpgPhoto AJ Cote North Bay Nugget Oct 3 1944Albert Joseph Cote. (Photo source: October 3, 1944 edition of North Bay Nugget newspaper)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/nfld-map-shows-botwood.jpgNFLD Map shows BotwoodLocation of Botwood Military Base in Newfoundland. (Map source: http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com/2012/12/wwii-canadian-forces-in-newfoundland.html)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/title-page-breakout-from-juno.jpgTitle page Breakout from Junohttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/leopoldkanaal_10-06-2008_12-56-18.jpgLeopoldkanaal_10-06-2008_12-56-18The Leopold Canal in peacetime. (Source:Wikipedia)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/finding-bill-book-cover.jpgFinding Bill book coverhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/terrible-victory-book-cover.jpgTerrible Victory book coverhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/screenshot-2022-07-26-at-16-17-33-leopold-canal-to-bad-fallingbostel.jpgScreenshot 2022-07-26 at 16-17-33 Leopold Canal to Bad FallingbostelA badly wounded Albert Cote was transported from the Leopold Canal in Belgium, to a field hospital in Fallingbostel, Germany.  After his death, he was initially buried in a prisoner of war cemetery in Orbke. (Map source: Google)2023-03-05T19:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/11/13/on-the-war-memorial-trail-remembrance-day-on-the-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cimg6039-nov-11-2022-kinkora-pieter-and-heath-macdonald.jpgCIMG6039 Nov 11 2022 Kinkora Pieter and Heath MacDonaldPieter Valkenburg with The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque after laying a wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada in Kinkora.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cimg6035-nov-11-2022-cenotaph-at-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG6035 Nov 11 2022 Cenotaph at Borden Carleton LegionFlag bearers Arthur Ranahan (left) and George Palmer (right) are flanked by representatives from the Fire Brigade and RCMP at the Cenotaph in Borden-Carleton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cimg6028-nov-11-2022-borden-carleton-legion-ceremony-pieter-lays-wreath.jpgCIMG6028 Nov 11 2022 Borden Carleton Legion Ceremony Pieter lays wreathPieter places the wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada at the Cenotaph in Borden-Carleton. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cimg6027-nov-11-2022-borden-carleton-legion-ceremony-pieter-and-danny-bernard.jpgCIMG6027 Nov 11 2022 Borden Carleton Legion Ceremony Pieter and Danny BernardPieter and Danny Bernard walk to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Borden-Carleton on behalf of the Government of Canada. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rcl-nov-11-2022-presentation-they-arent-just-names-on-a-cenotaph.jpgRCL Nov 11 2022 Presentation They Arent Just Names On A CenotaphThe title of our presentation. 2022-11-15T13:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/10/23/pieter-receives-pei-senior-islander-of-the-year-award/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cimg5962-oct-21-2022-pieter-guests-after-sr-islander-of-year-award-ceremony.jpgCIMG5962 Oct 21 2022 Pieter & guests after Sr Islander Of Year award ceremonyPieter was allowed to invite 5 guests.  From left to right: Mike Smith, the Hon. Matthew Mackay, Daria and Pieter, Annie Lee and Elmer MacDonald.  Missing from the photo: Isabel Smith.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-sr-islander-of-year-certificate-1.jpg2022 Sr Islander of Year Certificate 1The PEI Senior Islanders of the Year Award certificate.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221021_142625-oct-21-2022-pieter-receives-award-photo-by-mike-smith-1.jpg20221021_142625 Oct 21 2022 Pieter receives award photo by Mike SmithLeft to right: Hon. Matthew Mackay, Pieter, Audrey Morris.  (Photo credit: Mike Smith)2022-11-02T12:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/08/28/the-ww2-soldier-who-drove-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-road/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/austin-boulter-blog.jpgx-defaultAustin Boulter. (Photo credit: Augustine Cove Women’s Institute 1800-1973 Centennial history project)2022-10-22T13:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/09/21/ceremony-at-borden-carleton-legion-to-commemorate-queen-elizabeth-ii/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg5839-sep-19-2022-legion-commemoration-for-qeii-poppies-placed-on-wreath.jpgCIMG5839 Sep 19 2022 Legion Commemoration for QEII Poppies placed on wreathFollowing the ceremony, poppies placed on the wreath by all in attendance. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg5837-sep-19-2022-legion-commemoration-for-qeii-poppy-placed-on-wreath.jpgCIMG5837 Sep 19 2022 Legion Commemoration for QEII Poppy placed on wreathPoppies worn by participants were placed on the wreath. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg5833-sep-19-2022-legion-commemoration-for-qeii-wreath.jpgCIMG5833 Sep 19 2022 Legion Commemoration for QEII wreathWreath carried by Pieter Valkenburg to be laid by Mario Henry. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg5832-sep-19-2022-legion-commemoration-for-qeii-flag-lowered-during-last-post-e1663787533399.jpgCIMG5832 Sep 19 2022 Legion Commemoration for QEII Flag lowered during Last PostArthur Ranahan lowers flag for the Last Post. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cimg5828-sep-19-2022-legion-commemoration-for-qeii.jpgCIMG5828 Sep 19 2022 Legion Commemoration for QEIIMembers of the Borden-Carleton Legion lined up before the ceremony began. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2022-09-21T19:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/09/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-flin-flon-who-was-born-in-stonewall/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/screenshot-2022-09-06-at-12-10-30-nisbet-lake-_-nisbet-lake-manitoba-canada-north-america.pngScreenshot 2022-09-06 at 12-10-30 Nisbet Lake _ Nisbet Lake Manitoba Canada North AmericaNisbet Lake in northern Manitoba.  (Map source: google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/headstone-of-neville-nisbet.jpgHeadstone of Neville NisbetNeville Nisbet’s grave at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten.  (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/badzwischenahn.jpgbadzwischenahnMap shows the path taken by the Lincoln and Welland Regiment. Neville Nisbet lost his life just outside Bad Zwischenahn. (Map courtesy of www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img187-neville-nisbet-from-brenda-fleming.jpgimg187 Neville Nisbet from Brenda FlemingNeville Nisbet.  (Photo courtesy of the Nisbet Family)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ca-1967-daria-mom-gary-by-statue-in-flin-flon.jpgCa 1967 Daria Mom Gary by statue in Flin FlonDaria (by red arrow) with her brother and mother by the statue of Flintabbatey Flonatin in 1967.  (Photo courtesy Valkenburg Family Photos)2022-09-10T16:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/09/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-from-rorketon-whose-sister-never-forgot-him/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1024px-kiska_island_1943.svg_.jpg1024px-Kiska_Island_1943.svgMap source: By of SVG: Kuara - Aleutian Islands, United States Army Center of Military History, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5209745https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aleutianminimap.gifaleutianminimapMap showing location of Kiska, part of the Aleutian Islands.  (Map source: www.canadiansoldiers.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/screenshot-2022-08-31-at-12-29-34-antonyszyn-lake.jpgScreenshot 2022-08-31 at 12-29-34 Antonyszyn LakeAntonyszyn Lake in northern Manitoba.  (Map source: https://mapcarta.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2226823_1-grave-of-elie-antonyszyn-in-holten.jpg2226823_1 Grave of Elie Antonyszyn in HoltenGrave of Elie Antonyszyn in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/brian-batter-at-grave-of-elie-antonyszyn-in-holten.jpgBrian Batter at grave of Elie Antonyszyn in HoltenBrian Batter at the grave of Elie Antonyszyn.  Flags of Canada and Ukraine were placed by his grave. (Photo courtesy of Natalie Fee)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/improved_photo5-antonyszyn.jpgimproved_photo(5) antonyszynElie Antonyszyn (Photo courtesy of Natalie Fee (cousin). Photo colourization by Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dauphin-herald-letter-to-editor.jpgDauphin Herald Letter to EditorLetter to the Editor published in the June 21, 2022 edition of the Dauphin Herald.  (Clipping courtesy of Natalie Fee)2022-09-02T13:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/08/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-soldier-born-in-broadacres-who-died-during-the-battle-of-groningen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/screenshot-2022-08-19-at-10-37-57-google-maps.jpgScreenshot 2022-08-19 at 10-37-57 Google MapsMap shows location of Groningen, where Sam Matvichuk lost his life, and Assen, where he was initially buried.  (Map source:  Google maps)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/dad-and-sam-2.jpgdad and sam (2)Steve Gregorwich (left) with Sam Matvichuk. (Photo courtesy of Larry Gregorwich)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/where-to-blog-header-code-on-a-wordpress-theme-.jpgwhere-to-blog-header-code-on-a-wordpress-theme-https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2227678_1-grave-of-sam-matvichuk.jpg2227678_1 grave of Sam MatvichukGrave of Sam Matvichuk at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. His age is incorrectly recorded as 20, when he was only 19. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Virtual War Memorial)2022-08-19T15:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/11/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-the-north-bay-public-library-author-talk/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/post-author-talk-north-bay-library-facebook-entry.jpgPost Author Talk North Bay Library Facebook EntrySource: https://m.facebook.com/pg/NorthBayPublicLibrary/posts/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220519_205440-may-19-2022-anne-thomas-with-book.jpg20220519_205440 May 19 2022 Anne Thomas with bookBook purchaser Anne Thomas has Dutch roots. She had attended the shorter Rotary Club presentation earlier in the day. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220519_2053102-may-19-2022-dorothy-leitch-with-book.jpg20220519_205310~2 May 19 2022 Dorothy Leitch with bookBook purchaser Dorothy Leitch is writing a memoir of her own.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_5146-may-19-2022-north-bay-public-library-author-talk.jpgIMG_5146 May 19 2022 North Bay Public Library Author TalkPieter participated in the Q and A session!  (Photo credit; Beth Brownlee)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/may-19-2022-north-bay-library-author-talk-presentation-slideshow-1.jpgMay 19 2022 North Bay Library Author Talk Presentation Slideshowhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cimg5586-may-19-2022-library-staff.jpgCIMG5586 May 19 2022 Library staffThe North Bay Public Library staff ensured the event ran smoothly and without technical difficulties!  Left to right: Rebecca Larocque, Norma Wall, Nora Elliott-Coutts, and Bethany Brownlee. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220519_1928082-may-22-2022-don-nora-daria-pieter-by-book-display.jpg20220519_192808~2 May 22 2022 Don Nora Daria Pieter by book displayA photo op before the Author Talk!  Left to right: Don Coutts, Nora Elliott-Coutts, Daria and Pieter Valkenburg.  (Photo credit: Bethany Brownlee)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pre-author-talk-north-bay-library-facebook-entry.jpgPre Author Talk North Bay Library Facebook EntrySource: https://m.facebook.com/pg/NorthBayPublicLibrary/posts/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_20220518_184010-may-18-2022-pieter-and-daria-by-library-sign.jpgExif_JPEG_420Outside the North Bay Public Library. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2022-08-02T12:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-author-talks-in-north-bay/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/meet-daria-valkenburg.jpgMeet Daria Valkenburghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220514_122907-may-14-2022-pieter-with-shawn-rainville.jpg20220514_122907 May 14 2022 Pieter with Shawn RainvilleShawn Rainville and Pieter Valkenburg had a chance to meet in person.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2022-06-13T15:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/08/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-the-north-bay-cenotaph-in-memorial-park/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dscn2395-j-l-walker-name.jpgDSCN2395 J L Walker nameJohn Langford ‘Jack’ Walker, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo credit: Don Coutts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cimg5564-may-18-2022-north-bay-memorial-anthony-petta.jpgCIMG5564 May 18 2022 North Bay Memorial Anthony PettaAnthony Petta, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cimg5565-may-18-2022-north-bay-memorial-cecil-goudreau.jpgCIMG5565 May 18 2022 North Bay Memorial Cecil GoudreauCecil Edward Goodreau, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dscn2391-a-j-cote-name-is-at-the-very-bottom.jpgDSCN2391 A J Cote name is at the very bottomAlbert Joseph Cote, buried in the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. (Photo credit: Don Coutts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_20220518_150234-may-18-2022-cenotaph-in-north-bay.jpgExif_JPEG_420Cenotaph in Memorial Park in North Bay, Ontario. You can see the Wall of Honour in the background. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dscn2414-may-18-2022-tulips-at-north-bay-memorial-don-coutts.jpgDSCN2414 May 18 2022 Tulips at North Bay Memorial Don Coutts‘End Polio Now’ Tulips by the Cenotaph in Memorial Park in North Bay, Ontario. (Photo credit: Don Coutts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cimg5568-may-18-2022-pieter-and-don-at-north-bay-memorial.jpgCIMG5568 May 18 2022 Pieter and Don at North Bay MemorialPieter and Don Coutts by a section of the Wall of Honour in Memorial Park in North Bay, Ontario.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2022-06-08T12:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-north-bay-adventures-in-north-bay/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cimg5579-may-19-2022-pieter-and-daria-by-north-bay-welcome-sign-1.jpgCIMG5579 May 19 2022 Pieter and Daria by North Bay welcome sign (1)We arrive in North Bay, Ontario!  (Photo credit: Don Coutts)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220518_165730-may-18-2022-pieter-and-don-outside-north-bay-museum.jpg20220518_165730 May 18 2022 Pieter and Don outside North Bay MuseumDon Coutts and Pieter outside the North Bay Museum. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/may-19-2022-rotary-club-nipissing-presentation-slideshow.jpgMay 19 2022 Rotary Club Nipissing Presentation Slideshowhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/may-19-2022-rotary-club-jonathan-jolkowski-daria-pieter-kevin-smith-don.jpgMay 19 2022 Rotary Club Jonathan Jolkowski, Daria, Pieter, Kevin Smith, DonJonathan Jolkowski, Daria, Pieter, Kevin Smith, Don Coutts.  (Photo credit: Shona Camirand)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_20220518_152111-may-18-2022-daria-and-pieter-on-carousel.jpgExif_JPEG_420A ride on the North Bay Heritage Carousel made me feel like a Hallmark heroine!  (Photo credit: Don Coutts)2022-06-07T11:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/06/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-wilfred-giroux/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220518_123551-may-18-2022-pieter-takes-photo-of-mattawa-town-sign-birthplace-of-wilf-giroux.jpg20220518_123551 May 18 2022 Pieter takes photo of Mattawa town sign birthplace of Wilf GirouxPieter by the sign for Mattawa, Ontario.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220504_133002-best-wishes-wilf-giroux-e1654202612814.jpg20220504_133002 Best Wishes Wilf GirouxPhoto found in the house of Adje’s parents. The front of the photo reads ‘Best Wishes Wilf Giroux December 1944’.  On the back was written ‘my baby sister and myself’. (Photo submitted by Adje van der Sanden-van Lisdonk)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20200529_154800-adje-van-der-sanden.jpg20200529_154800 Adje van der SandenAdje van der Sanden-van Lisdonk wants to return cards and a photo to the family of WWII soldier Wilfred Giroux.  (Photo submitted by Adje van der Sanden-van Lisdonk)2022-12-15T14:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/05/29/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-from-tryon-who-enlisted-twice/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cimg4004-chesley-howatt-e1653856210882.jpgCIMG4004 Chesley HowattChesley Howatt. (Photo courtesy of South Shore United Church)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cimg5626-may-29-2022-pieter-by-the-grave-of-chesley-howatt.jpgCIMG5626 May 29 2022 Pieter by the grave of Chesley HowattPieter beside the grave of Chesley Howatt at the North Tryon Presbyterian Cemetery in North Tryon, Prince Edward Island.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2022-06-05T13:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/02/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-ww2-flight-student-ralph-mccutcheons-family-remembers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022_ralph_0001_b-ralph-mccutcheon.jpg2022_Ralph_0001_b Ralph McCutcheonRalph McCutcheon in uniform.  (Photo courtesy of Tim McCutcheon)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/colgate-university-salmagundi-yearbook-1943-edition-dedicated-to-ralph.jpgColgate University Salmagundi yearbook 1943 edition Dedicated to Ralph‘The Salmagundi’ Colgate University Yearbook dedication to Ralph McCutcheon.  (Photo courtesy of Nancy McCutcheon)2022-02-20T20:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2022/01/10/on-the-war-memorial-trail-happy-new-year/2022-01-10T21:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/12/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-cenotaph-wall-of-remembrance/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/48-names-from-ww1-ww2-honoured-on-nov-11-2021.jpg48 names from WW1 & WW2 honoured on Nov 11 2021https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211103_194856-nov-3-2021-kathy-mario-henry-by-table.jpg20211103_194856 Nov 3 2021 Kathy & Mario Henry by tableKathy and Mario Henry by the stand and binder. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211103_192444-nov-3-2021-kathy-henry-puts-up-ww1-photos.jpg20211103_192444 Nov 3 2021 Kathy Henry puts up WW1 photosKathy Henry begins putting up WW1 photos on the wall. If a photo is not available, a silhouette was placed in the frame in the hope that a photo will be found at some point.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20210729_163208-jul-29-2021-pieter-and-kathy-with-photo-of-buxton.jpg20210729_163208 Jul 29 2021 Pieter and Kathy with photo of BuxtonPieter Valkenburg and Kathy Henry frame photos of the men listed on the Cenotaph. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cimg7978-cenotaph-borden.jpgCIMG7978 Cenotaph BordenCenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208_162016-dec-8-2021-pieter-places-tag-on-legion-veterans-tree-e1639579973222.jpg20211208_162016 Dec 8 2021 Pieter places tag on Legion Veterans treePieter places the tag with his name on the Veterans Christmas tree.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-12-16T15:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/14/2021-remembrance-week-events/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5401-nov-11-2021-roger-and-arthur-borden-carleton.jpgCIMG5401 Nov 11 2021 Roger and Arthur Borden CarletonRoger Leboeuf (left) and Arthur Ranahan (right) by the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5392-nov-11-2021-pieter-salutes-borden-carleton.jpgCIMG5392 Nov 11 2021 Pieter salutes Borden CarletonPieter salutes after placing Government of Canada wreath on behalf of The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5381-nov-11-2021-pieter-salutes-after-placing-wreath-borden-carleton.jpgCIMG5381 Nov 11 2021 Pieter salutes after placing wreath Borden CarletonPieter salutes after placing Government of Canada wreath on behalf of The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5391-nov-11-2021-pieter-walks-with-govt-of-canada-wreath-borden-carleton.jpgCIMG5391 Nov 11 2021 Pieter walks with Govt of Canada wreath Borden CarletonPieter with the Government of Canada wreath to be placed on behalf of The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5373-nov-10-2021-tryon-cenotaph-remembrance-service-1.jpgCIMG5373 Nov 10 2021 Tryon Cenotaph Remembrance Service (1)The Honourable Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque, with Pieter at the Tryon Cenotaph following the Remembrance Ceremony on November 9, 2021. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cimg5423-nov-11-2021-wreaths-at-cenotaph-borden-carleton.jpgCIMG5423 Nov 11 2021 wreaths at Cenotaph Borden CarletonWreaths by the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-12-04T14:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/19/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-remembrance-on-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/screenshot-2021-11-15-at-12-43-17-in-remembrance-s3e1.jpgScreenshot 2021-11-15 at 12-43-17 In Remembrance (S3E1)Screenshot from ‘In Remembrance’ YouTube video.2021-12-04T14:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/11/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-sharing-of-remembrances-outside-prince-edward-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211111_091707-nov-11-2021-george-zwaagstra-by-dutch-monument-at-pier-21.jpg20211111_091707 Nov 11 2021 George Zwaagstra by Dutch monument at Pier 21George Zwaagstra in centre of photo.  Beside him, on the right, is The Honourable Peter Alexander ‘Andy’ Fillmore, MP for Halifax.  (Photo submitted by George Zwaagstra)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/070-nov-11-2021-graves-of-muttart-and-boswell-get-flowers.jpg070 Nov 11 2021 Graves of Muttart and Boswell get flowersOn November 11, 2021, flowers were placed on the graves of Elmer Muttart and R.B. Boswell at Harlingen General Cemetery in Harlingen, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Douwe Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/067-nov-11-2021-rose-for-muttart-by-douwe.jpg067 Nov 11 2021 Rose for Muttart by DouweOn November 11, 2021, a rose was placed on the grave of Elmer Muttart at Harlingen General Cemetery in Harlingen, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Douwe Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2381550_6-edmond-and-hermas-gallant.jpg2381550_6 Edmond and Hermas GallantEdmond Arsenault (right) and his friend Hermas Gallant (left) who was later killed in a minefield in Italy during the war. Both Mr. Arsenault and Mr. Gallant hailed from neighbouring small towns in Prince Edward Island. (Photo from Canadian Virtual War Memorial and their source indicates courtesy of the Memory Project: www.thememoryproject.com)2021-12-04T14:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-last-flight-of-halifax-l9561-video/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/poster-he-died-that-we-might-live.jpgposter He Died That We Might LivePoster design by Olli Nattress.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/barry-left-terry-right-13.10.19.jpgBarry left & Terry right 13.10.19Barry Hunt, left, with Terry Hunt, right.  (Photo courtesy of Barry Hunt)2021-10-30T13:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/02/on-the-war-memorial-trail-part-3-charlie-chois-childhood-memories-of-the-korean-war/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210928_140907-1952-charlie-and-his-father-e1633182447990.jpg20210928_140907 1952 Charlie and his fatherCirca 1952. Charlie with his father, Jae-Jin Choi, in the uniform of the Korean Air Force, at Charlie's grandfather's farm after the area was recaptured by the Allied Forces. (Photo courtesy Choi Family Collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20190224_165811-susan-and-charlie-choi.jpg20190224_165811 Susan and Charlie ChoiRetired engineer Charlie (Chi-Yong) Choi with his wife Susan.  (Photo credit: Brien Robertson)2021-10-02T14:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/10/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-part-2-charlie-chois-childhood-memories-of-the-korean-war/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1028x768-mustang-plane.jpg1028x768 Mustang PlaneA P-51 Mustang. (Photo source: https://www.flightjournal.com/mustang-an-old-war-horse-in-its-second-war-free-screen-saver/#outer-popup)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cimg2891-jan-1-2019-new-years-lunch-at-carrabbas-in-sandestin-with-the-chois.jpgCIMG2891 Jan 1 2019 New Years Lunch at Carrabbas in Sandestin with the ChoisWe meet with retired engineer Charlie (Chi-Yong) Choi and his wife Susan.  (Photo courtesy of Valkenburg Family)2021-10-01T16:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/09/24/pei-korean-war-veterans-luncheon-hosted-by-the-embassy-of-the-republic-of-korea/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5306-sep-21-2021-david-and-june-vessey-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5306 Sep 21 2021 David and June Vessey Korean vets luncheonDavid Vessey with his wife June. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5311-sep-21-2021-joyce-and-blaine-taylor-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5311 Sep 21 2021 Joyce and Blaine Taylor Korean vets luncheonBlaine Taylor, with his wife Joyce. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5308-sep-21-2021-elsie-and-elwin-sherren-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5308 Sep 21 2021 Elsie and Elwin Sherren Korean vets luncheonElwin Sherren, with his wife Elsie. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5304-sep-21-2021-victor-macfadyen-daughter-paula-macfadyen-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5304 Sep 21 2021 Victor MacFadyen & daughter Paula MacFadyen Korean vets luncheonVic MacFadyen with his daughter Paula MacFadyen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5305-sep-21-2021-arthur-hiscock-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5305 Sep 21 2021 Arthur Hiscock Korean vets luncheonArthur Hiscock. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5330-sep-21-2021-flowers-and-wreath-by-cenotaph-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5330 Sep 21 2021 Flowers and wreath by Cenotaph Korean vets luncheonFlowers and wreath laid by the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5327-sep-21-2021-duane-col-moon-mario-john-by-cenotaph-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5327 Sep 21 2021 Duane Col Moon Mario John by Cenotaph Korean vets luncheonLeft to right: Duane MacEwen, Col. Keun-sik Moon, Mario Henry, John Yeo.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5324-sep-21-2021-mario-henry-col-moon-with-wreath-outside-cenotaph-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5324 Sep 21 2021 Mario Henry & Col Moon with wreath outside Cenotaph Korean vets luncheonMario Henry with Col. Keun-sik Moon prepare to lay at wreath at the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5315-sep-21-2021-john-and-norma-yeo-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5315 Sep 21 2021 John and Norma Yeo Korean vets luncheonJohn Yeo with his wife Norma.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cimg5310-sep-21-2021-duane-and-ann-macewen-korean-vets-luncheon.jpgCIMG5310 Sep 21 2021 Duane and Ann MacEwen Korean vets luncheonDuane MacEwen with his wife Ann.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-09-25T14:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/24/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-john-clifford-rogers-is-successful/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cimg3331-oct-5-2019-groesbeek-john-rogers-e1629810001655.jpgCIMG3331 Oct 5 2019 Groesbeek John RogersIn 2019, we visited the grave of John Clifford Rogers at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/map.jpgMaphttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dsc_0547-john-clifford-rogers.jpgDSC_0547 john clifford rogersJohn ‘Clifford’ Rogers. (Photo courtesy of Gladys O’Reilly)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dsc_0242-janet-o-reilly-and-mother.jpgDSC_0242 janet o reilly and motherJan and Glady O’Reilly.  (Photo courtesy of Janet O’Reilly)2021-08-24T13:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/08/14/on-the-war-memorial-trail-in-conversation-with-rcaf-pilot-captain-scott-nantes/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kw05-2016-0078-009-scott-nantes-in-kuwait-in-cockpit-of-airbus-a310-in-2016.jpgKW05-2016-00780Scott Nantes in the cockpit of an Airbus A310 in Kuwait.  (Photo courtesy Scott Nantes)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dsc_18341-scott-nantes-in-front-of-airbus-a310-at-2018-summerside-air-show.jpgDSC_1834(1) Scott Nantes in front of Airbus A310 at 2018 Summerside Air ShowScott Nantes in front of an Airbus A310 at the 2018 Air Show Atlantic in Summerside.  (Photo courtesy Scott Nantes)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cimg5278-aug-10-2021-felix-and-scott-chez-shea-kinkora.jpgCIMG5278 Aug 10 2021 Felix and Scott Chez Shea KinkoraFelix Belzile (left) and Scott Nantes (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-08-14T14:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/04/16/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-search-for-a-photo-of-gordon-frederick-johnson/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimg3304-oct-3-2019-holten-gordon-johnson-1.jpgCIMG3304 Oct 3 2019 Holten Gordon JohnsonGrave of Gordon Frederick Johnson at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-07-17T16:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/04/03/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww2-pilot-who-lost-his-life-in-the-netherlands-on-christmas-eve/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimg9130-sep-19-2017-woudenberg-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-leonard-unwin.jpgCIMG9130 Sep 19 2017 Woudenberg Cemetery Pieter by grave of Leonard UnwinPieter by the grave of Leonard Arthur Unwin. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2620533_6-leonard-arthur-unwin-cdn-virtual-war-memorial.jpg2620533_6 Leonard Arthur Unwin cdn virtual war memorialLeonard Arthur Unwin. (Photo source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimg9131-sep-19-2017-info-on-leonard-unwin-in-dutch-1.jpgCIMG9131 Sep 19 2017 Info on Leonard Unwin in DutchCommemorative plaque honouring Leonard Arthur Unwin. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cimg9132-sep-19-2017-woudenberg-cemetery-wout-blokhuis-pieter-with-info-on-l-unwin-theo-imminkhuizen.jpgCIMG9132 Sep 19 2017 Woudenberg Cemetery Wout Blokhuis Pieter with info on L Unwin Theo ImminkhuizenAt the Woudenberg Municipal Cemetery.  Left to right: Wout Blokhuis, Pieter with the plaque, Theo Imminkhuizen. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-04-04T13:32:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/03/04/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-ww1-era-letter-from-a-german-soldier-was-an-anti-war-song/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/davison-german-letter-full-view.jpgDavison German letter full viewThe German ‘letter’ found amongst WW1 Soldier Earle Davison’s possessions. (Courtesy of Earle Davison & Family.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cimg4858-oct-28-2020-irene-earle-davison.jpgCIMG4858 Oct 28 2020 Irene & Earle DavisonIrene and Earle Davison beside a box that contained Earle’s uncle’s effects, including the German anti-war poem. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-03-15T16:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/27/the-search-for-a-photo-of-james-lymon-cameron-moves-to-youtube/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/screenshot_2021-02-27-on-the-war-memorial-trail-with-pieter-valkenburg.jpgScreenshot_2021-02-27 On The War Memorial Trail With Pieter Valkenburghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cimg8675-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-daria-writes-in-the-guest-book.jpgCIMG8675 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery Daria writes in the guest bookWriting in the visitors’ book at Chester Field Military Cemetery.  We were accompanied by Pieter’s Belgian cousins on this leg of the war memorial tour.  (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cimg8674-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-surrounded-by-cows.jpgCIMG8674 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery surrounded by cowsCows surround the walls of the Chester Farm Military Cemetery in Belgium.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cimg8667-sep-9-2017-chester-farm-military-cemetery-pieter-by-grave-of-james-lymon-cameron-e1614440510161.jpgCIMG8667 Sep 9 2017 Chester Farm Military Cemetery Pieter by grave of James Lymon CameronPieter by the grave of James Lymon Cameron at Chester Farm Military Cemetery in Belgium.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-02-27T17:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-pieter-thanks-atlantic-canadians-for-sending-photos-of-ww2-soldiers/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210220_111030-feb-20-2021-pieter-with-photo-wish-lists.jpg20210220_111030 Feb 20 2021 Pieter with photo wish listsPieter surrounded by some of the photo wish lists from the Canadian War Cemeteries in The Netherlands.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210220_111052-feb-20-2021-photo-wish-lists-from-dutch-cemeteries.jpg20210220_111052 Feb 20 2021 Photo wish lists from Dutch cemeteriesWish lists for photos of soldiers from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick who are buried in The Netherlands are slowly being fulfilled.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cimg9119-sep-18-2017-holten-cemetery-pieter-edwin-van-der-wolf-by-grave-of-wd-sherren.jpgCIMG9119 Sep 18 2017 Holten Cemetery Pieter & Edwin van der Wolf by grave of WD SherrenPieter with Edwin van der Wolf at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten, The Netherlands. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2021-02-20T17:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/02/12/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-ww1-soldier-who-hoped-to-go-home-after-his-service-in-germany-ended/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/postcard-of-namur-belgium.jpgPostcard of Namur BelgiumPostcard from Namur. (Courtesy of the H. Howatt collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/screenshot_2021-02-08-mehlem-to-andenne-train-google-search.jpgScreenshot_2021-02-08 mehlem to andenne train - Google SearchGoogle map showing the approximate train route taken by Howatt’s unit. https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cimg4001-harold-howatt-e1613144554141.jpgCIMG4001 Harold HowattHarold Keith Howatt.  (Photo courtesy of South Shore United Church)2021-02-12T16:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/15/the-halifax-l9561-crew-remembered-in-wons/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ec1d4c36-ec2d-4992-b4cf-959db802fc04-may-4-2020-wons-photo-van-den-berg.jpgec1d4c36-ec2d-4992-b4cf-959db802fc04 May 4 2020 Wons Photo van den bergMay 4, 2020. Memorial panel overlooks the site of the plane crash on October 12, 1941. (Photo credit: Dooitze van den Berg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/812dc531-6925-4ea3-b2a3-28ab0c88707a-may-4-2020-wons-photo-van-den-berg.jpg812dc531-6925-4ea3-b2a3-28ab0c88707a May 4 2020 Wons Photo van den bergMay 4, 2020 ceremony at the memorial panel in Wons. Left to right: Dirk Stoffels, Knilles Elgersma, Boukje Elgersma. (Photo credit: Dooitze van den Berg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cc0b5104-e875-4f98-bb39-b34e24e78baf-may-4-2020-wons-photo-van-den-berg.jpgcc0b5104-e875-4f98-bb39-b34e24e78baf May 4 2020 Wons Photo van den bergMemorial panel in Wons on May 4, 2020. (Photo credit: Dooitze van den Berg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_0655-oct-12-2019-unveiling-of-memorial-panel-in-wons.jpgIMG_0655 Oct 12 2019 unveiling of memorial panel in WonsThe memorial panel to honour the crew of Halifax L9561 in Wons was unveiled on October 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of www.dorpwons.nl)2021-01-24T15:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/02/14/reactions-to-our-he-died-that-we-might-live-documentary/2021-10-27T16:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2021/01/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-continued-search-for-a-photo-of-john-clifford-rogers/2021-01-18T17:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/12/06/the-ww2-christmas-menu/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/41-412746_subscribe-our-youtube-channel-png-transparent-png.jpg41-412746_subscribe-our-youtube-channel-png-transparent-pnghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1942-xmas-menu-signed-back-cropped.jpg1942 Xmas menu signed back - CroppedThe back of the 1942 Christmas menu for RCAF’s 408 Squadron in Leeming, Yorkshire, with signatures from some of those present.  (Menu courtesy of Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1942-xmas-menu-cropped.jpg1942 Xmas menu - croppedThe 1942 Christmas menu for RCAF’s 408 Squadron in Leeming, Yorkshire, with signatures from some of those present. (Menu courtesy of Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/scott-macquarrie-cropped.jpgScott MacQuarrie croppedRobert 'Scott' MacQuarrie in his RCAF uniform.  (Photo courtesy of Brenda Boudreau)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cimg4915-nov-15-2020-brenda-boudreau-with-dads-uniform-e1607289410384.jpgCIMG4915 Nov 15 2020 Brenda Boudreau with Dads uniformBrenda Boudreau with her father’s RCAF dress uniform jacket.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2020-12-06T21:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/11/25/the-veterans-tree-at-borden-carleton-legion/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4944-nov-24-2020-legion-veterans-tree-pieters-tag.jpgCIMG4944 Nov 24 2020 Legion Veterans tree Pieters tagPieter’s ornament tag is next to that of WW1 soldier James Ambrose Cairns.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4937-nov-24-2020-legion-veterans-tree-e1606328732672.jpgCIMG4937 Nov 24 2020 Legion Veterans treePieter places the ornament tag on the tree. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4934-nov-24-2020-legion-veterans-tree.jpgCIMG4934 Nov 24 2020 Legion Veterans treeKathy Henry, left, with Pieter Valkenburg, right. Pieter wears a clear-window mask since I have difficulty following conversations when masks cover faces and mouths. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4931-nov-24-2020-legion-veterans-tree.jpgCIMG4931 Nov 24 2020 Legion Veterans treeSome of the ornament tags on the Veterans Tree, each with the handwritten name of a veteran.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4942-nov-24-2020-legion-veterans-tree-e1606328579552.jpgCIMG4942 Nov 24 2020 Legion Veterans treeThe Veterans Tree at Borden-Carleton Legion (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2020-11-27T10:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/11/12/remembrance-day-service-at-borden-carleton-legion/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4899-nov-11-2020-lining-up-for-the-parade-outside-borden-carletown-legion.jpgCIMG4899 Nov 11 2020 Lining up for the parade outside Borden-Carletown LegionLegion members line up as the names of those being remembered were read out.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4897-nov-11-2020-colour-parade-bearers-arthur-george.jpgCIMG4897 Nov 11 2020 Colour parade bearers Arthur & GeorgeColour parade bearers Arthur Ranahan (left) and George Palmer (right).  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4893-nov-11-2020-cenotaph-outside-borden-carleton-legion.jpgCIMG4893 Nov 11 2020 Cenotaph outside Borden Carleton LegionCenotaph outside Borden-Carleton Legion with the official wreaths.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4900-nov-11-2020-pieter-takes-salute-for-govt-of-canada-wreath.jpgCIMG4900 Nov 11 2020 Pieter takes salute for Govt of Canada wreathPieter Valkenburg took the salute for the Government of Canada wreath on behalf of the Hon. Wayne Easter, MP Malpeque.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cimg4891-nov-11-2020-pieter-takes-salute-for-govt-of-canada-wreath.jpgCIMG4891 Nov 11 2020 Pieter takes salute for Govt of Canada wreathPieter Valkenburg wore a clear-window mask as a gesture of inclusiveness and respect for those who need to see a person’s face in order to communicate.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2020-11-13T01:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/09/07/on-the-war-memorial-trail-family-memories/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cimg1229-jul-26-2018-edith-mcmahon-and-pieter.jpgCIMG1229 Jul 26 2018 Edith McMahon and PieterPieter Valkenburg and Edith McMahon in 2018.  (Photo credit:  Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cimg1200-pope-mcmahon-e1599495095425.jpgCIMG1200 Pope McMahonJoseph ‘Pope’ McMahon.  (Photo: E. McMahon family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/newspaper-article-with-frame.jpgNewspaper article with frameArticle about the reunion of George and Pope McMahon in England in 1945. (Source: The Charlottetown Guardian, May 25, 1945 edition, page 11)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cimg1210-george-mcmahon-and-wife-e1599495023423.jpgCIMG1210 George McMahon and wifeGeorge and Margaret Kathleen McMahon.  (Photo: E. McMahon family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/marie.jpgMariePhoto of ‘Marie’ sent to Preston Smith’s mother shortly before his death. (Photo: E. McMahon family collection)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cimg1213-smith-siblings-with-george-preston-photoshopped-in.jpgCIMG1213 Smith siblings with George Preston photoshopped in1969 Smith family reunion photo. Preston was ‘photoshopped’ into the photo and is standing at the far left.  (Photo: E. McMahon family collection)2020-09-08T12:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/08/20/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-1942-plane-crash-in-north-tryon/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cimg4286-jul-20-2020-vernon-at-1942-crash-site.jpgCIMG4286 Jul 20 2020 Vernon at 1942 crash siteVernon Inman holds a piece of the wheel from the Harvard plane that crashed in 1942.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1-aj-583-img_0568_2-720x393-600x328harvard-pic-from-harvards.com-website.jpg1-AJ-583-IMG_0568_2-720x393-600x328Harvard pic from harvards.com websiteHarvard plane, similar to the one used on June 11, 1942.  (Photo: www.harvards.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cimg4284-jul-20-2020-vernon-at-1942-crash-site.jpgCIMG4284 Jul 20 2020 Vernon at 1942 crash siteVernon Inman indicates scene of the plane crash in June 1942 in North Tryon.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/43134_b193387-00026-ralph-mccutcheon-picture-from-schoolbook.jpg43134_b193387-00026 Ralph McCutcheon picture from schoolbookRalph McCutcheon.  (Photo courtesy of www.ancestry.com)2020-08-20T17:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/04/20/one-soldier-records-his-observations-during-the-last-few-days-of-world-war-i/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/google-maps-boussu.jpgGoogle maps BoussuHowatt’s advance party travelled through Valenciennes to Boussu.  (Map source: Google)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/google-maps-cambrai.jpgGoogle Maps CambraiHérin is circled in purple.  Denain is circled in orange. (Source: Google map for area around Cambrai, France.) https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wikipedia-western_front_1918_allied.jpgWikipedia Western_front_1918_alliedOrange star is the approximate location of Hérin, France where Howatt was located in early November.  Brown arrow is the location of Sedan, Belgium. (Map source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days_Offensive)2020-08-07T14:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/07/18/on-the-war-memorial-trail-a-mariner-named-arsenault-who-drowned-in-south-america/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/map-of-guyana-from-pinterest.jpgmap of guyana from PinterestMap showing the Demerara River and Linden in Guyana.  (Photo courtesy of www.pinterest.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/image-of-francis-arsenault_page_1-1.jpgimage of francis arsenault_Page_1Image of Francis Arsenault from his Application For Merchant Seaman’s Identity Certificate2020-07-18T16:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/07/01/canada-day-in-tryon/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200701_103355-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon.jpgExif_JPEG_420Standing by the Tryon Cenotaph, left to right: Wayne Easter, Peter Bevan-Baker, Jamie Fox. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200701_100048-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon.jpgExif_JPEG_420Of course there were Canada Day cupcakes!  Left to right: Jamie Fox, Fran Albrecht, Helen Green, Jack Sorensen.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200701_103043-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon.jpgExif_JPEG_420Tom Albrecht raises the flag on new flagpole.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200701_103026-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon.jpgExif_JPEG_420Peter Bevan-Baker plays ‘O Canada’ as the flag is raised. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20200701_095556-jul-1-2020-canada-day-in-tryon-pieter-by-monument.jpgExif_JPEG_420Pieter by the Tryon Cenotaph. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200630_200525-jul-1-2020-happy-canada-day-e1593636172606.jpg20200630_200525 Jul 1 2020 Happy Canada DayThe Canadian flag flies proudly! (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2020-07-02T20:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/04/29/the-ww1-soldier-who-went-to-post-ww1-germany/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screenshot-map-of-route-to-germany-at-duckduckgo.jpgScreenshot Map of route to Germany at DuckDuckGoRoute from Mons, Belgium to Mehlem (near Bonn), Germany taken by Howatt’s unit. (Map courtesy of www.duckduckgo.com)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/8th-siege-battery-photo.jpg8th Siege Battery photoOn October 30, 1918, as Howatt’s unit travelled towards Belgium from France in the last days of the war, the Brigade was inspected by Lt-General Sir Arthur  Currie.  (Harold Howatt collection.  Photo from ‘Purely Personal’ issue of November 30, 1918.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/namur-postcard.jpgNamur postcardPostcard showing the citadel in Namur. (Harold Howatt collection.)2020-06-21T12:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/11/a-taste-of-the-netherlands-in-a-cookie/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200503_150233-frisian-cookies.jpg20200503_150233 Frisian cookiesFryske Dumkes ready to be enjoyed.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cimg3185-sep-30-2019-leeuwarden-with-pieter-daria-douwe-alexander.jpgCIMG3185 Sep 30 2019 Leeuwarden with Pieter Daria Douwe AlexanderEnjoying a Frisian cookie and  coffee in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands! Left to right: Alexander Tuinhout, Pieter and Daria Valkenburg, Douwe Drijver.2020-05-12T12:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/06/3-short-videos-about-the-liberation-of-the-netherlands/2020-05-07T07:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/04/30/75th-anniversary-memories-from-friesland/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2-rear.jpg2 Rearhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-front.jpg1 Fronthttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cimg3468-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis-pieter-and-bauke-posthuma-e1588181595621.jpgCIMG3468 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen Hannemahuis Pieter and Bauke PosthumaBauke Posthuma (left) with Pieter at Het Hannemahuis Museum in Harlingen on October 12, 2019.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screenshot-harlingen-public-cemetery.jpgScreenshot Harlingen General CemeteryScreenshot showing Harlingen General Cemetery in 1945 from the video ‘Friesland vlak na de bevrijding in 1945’.  Muttart’s grave is at the very far right, first row.  The wooden crosses were placed during the German occupation and replaced with stone gravestones afterwards. (Screenshot courtesy of Wendy Nattress.)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/vliegtuigen-haar-bemanning-muttart.jpgVliegtuigen haar bemanning MuttartTribute prepared by Remco de Jong from photos provided to Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation by families of the aircrew of Halifax L9561.2020-05-05T12:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/05/04/new-website-on-canadian-scottish-regiment-during-ww2/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/speldje-bevrijding.jpgspeldje bevrijdinghttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cimg9320-edwin-van-der-wolf-and-pieter-in-schalkhaar.jpgCIMG9320 Edwin van der Wolf and Pieter in SchalkhaarEdwin van der Wolf (left) with Pieter in Schalkhaar beside a panel commemorating Lt. Clayton Leroy MITCHELL of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, who lost his life on April 10, 1945.  The panel was placed at Edwin’s initiative.  (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2020-05-04T16:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/03/21/presentation-on-he-died-that-we-might-live-documentary/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/scw_6875-feb-20-2020-snowbird-presentation.jpegSCW_6875 Feb 20 2020 Snowbird PresentationPieter, standing at far left, during the Snowbird Speaker presentation on the documentary.  (Photo credit: Sandra Wallis)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/snowbird-speaker-series.jpgSnowbird Speaker SeriesFlyer advertising the presentation.https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/scw_6868-feb-20-2020-pieter-with-michel-kaisha.jpegSCW_6868 Feb 20 2020 Pieter with Michel & KaishaPieter with hotel manager Kaisha Talley on the right, and assistant manager Michel Settlemire on the left.  (Photo credit: Sandra Wallis)2020-03-21T15:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2020/03/07/the-ww2-volunteer-who-perhaps-should-never-have-enlisted/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/grave-stone-ernest-gallant.jpggrave stone Ernest GallantGrave of Ernest Ramey Gallant in Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. (Photo source: www.findagrave.com)2020-03-08T16:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/12/02/the-memory-of-elmer-muttart-lives-on/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2152-historica-canada.jpgIMG_2152 Historica CanadaRobert O’Brien, left, presents brochure about Halifax L9561, prepared by the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation, to Anthony Wilson Smith, President and CEO of Historica Canada at the 36th Annual Churchill Society Dinner Toronto on November 29 2019. (Photo courtesy of Robert O’Brien)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2150-rh-thomson.jpgIMG_2150 RH ThomsonRobert O’Brien (left), Past President of The Churchill Society, presenting brochure to noted Canadian actor R H Thomson and founder of The World Remembers at the 36th Annual Churchill Society Dinner Toronto on November 29. (Photo courtesy of Robert O’Brien)2019-12-02T19:51:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/28/on-the-war-memorial-trail-media-coverage-on-the-memorial-panel-in-wons/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3634-nov-6-2019-with-matt-rainie-at-cbc.jpgCIMG3634 Nov 6 2019 With Matt Rainie at CBCPieter (left) with CBC PEI’s Matt Rainnie at the CBC studio in Charlottetown. They are holding up a copy of the English language transcript of the “He Died That We Might Live’ booklet. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/goo-translate-widget.jpggoo-translate-widget2019-11-28T20:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/12/remembrance-day-on-the-island/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3659-nov-11-2019-kinkora-remembrance-service.jpgCIMG3659 Nov 11 2019 Kinkora Remembrance ServiceAfter laying the wreath for the Government of Canada at the Cenotaph in Kinkora, Pieter and Kathy Henry leave. Flag bearers are Carl Payne (Canada flag) and Arthur Ranahan. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3647nov-11-2019-kinkora-remembrance-service-george-palmer-pieter-kathy-henry.jpgCIMG3647Nov 11 2019 Kinkora Remembrance Service George Palmer Pieter Kathy HenryWaiting for the service to begin in Kinkora. Left to right: George Palmer, Pieter Valkenburg, Kathy Henry. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3644-nov-11-2019-borden-legion-remembrance-service-pieter-kathy-henry.jpgCIMG3644 Nov 11 2019 Borden Legion Remembrance Service Pieter & Kathy HenryA moment of reflection after the wreath was laid at the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3642-nov-11-2019-borden-legion-remembrance-service-pieter-kathy-henry-e1573573131772.jpgCIMG3642 Nov 11 2019 Borden Legion Remembrance Service Pieter & Kathy HenryKathy Henry carrying the wreath that Pieter laid on behalf of the Government Canada at the request of Malpeque MP Wayne Easter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3641-nov-11-2019-borden-legion-remembrance-service.jpgCIMG3641 Nov 11 2019 Borden Legion Remembrance ServiceWaiting for the wreath laying to begin by the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion. Two members of the Borden-Carleton Fire Department beside Legion member Arthur Ranahan (hidden behind the Canada flag) and Legion member Carl Payne. In the background are members of the Kinkora Regional High School Band. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cimg3636-nov-11-2019-borden-legion-pieter-daria.jpgCIMG3636 Nov 11 2019 Borden Legion Pieter & DariaPieter and Daria following the inter-faith service at the Borden-Carleton Legion. (Photo credit: Brenda Graves)2019-11-12T17:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/10/the-importance-of-remembrance/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4416-nov-9-2019-austin-harry-boulter.jpgIMG_4416 Nov 9 2019 Austin Harry Boulterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4412-nov-9-2019-austin-harry-boulter.jpgIMG_4412 Nov 9 2019 Austin Harry Boulterhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4399-nov-9-2019-john-goodwill-howatt-e1573406444932.jpgIMG_4399 Nov 9 2019 John Goodwill Howatthttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4398-nov-9-2019-john-goodwill-howatt-e1573406423133.jpgIMG_4398 Nov 9 2019 John Goodwill Howatthttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4426-nov-9-2019-cemetery-exit-with-row-of-pine-trees-on-either-side-of-the-road.jpgIMG_4426 Nov 9 2019 Cemetery exit with row of pine trees on either side of the roadBrookwood Military Cemetery exit, with pine trees on either side of the road. (Photo credit: Jacqueline & Graham Hocking)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/image1-oct-12-2019-muttarts-grave.jpegimage1 Oct 12 2019 Muttarts graveGrave of Elmer Muttart at Harlingen General Cemetery on October 12, 2019. (Photo credit: Pam Alexander)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4425-nov-9-2019-canada-house-cwgc-site.jpgIMG_4425 Nov 9 2019 Canada House CWGC siteCanada House at Brookwood Military Cemetery. (Photo credit: Jacqueline & Graham Hocking)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/holidays-1-e1460375295631.jpgholidays-1-e14603752956312019-11-10T18:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/11/09/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-halifax-l9561-crew/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/map-of-route-taken-by-halifax-l9561.jpgmap of route taken by Halifax L9561Map of route taken by Halifax L9561. (Map courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/david-cotsell.jpgDavid CotsellSergeant David Cotsell. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/leslie-roberts.jpgLeslie RobertsSergeant Leslie Albert Roberts. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/george-henry-patterson.jpgGeorge Henry PattersonSergeant George Henry Patterson. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bill-hunt.jpgBill HuntSergeant William “Bill” Herbert Hunt. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/norman-frank-trayler.jpgNorman Frank TraylerFlight Sergeant Norman Frank Trayler. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/reg-alexander.jpgReg AlexanderSgt Reg Alexander. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/middleton-saint-george-1.jpgMiddleton Saint George (1)Middleton Saint George Aerodrome. (Photo courtesy of Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation)2019-11-09T21:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/10/17/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-presentations-at-hannemahuis-in-harlingen/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3479-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis.jpgCIMG3479 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisDon Coutts, nephew of Elmer Muttart, addresses the audience. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3476-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis.jpgCIMG3476 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisElmer MacDonald gave heartfelt remarks about Flight Sgt Elmer Muttart. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3474-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis.jpgCIMG3474 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisA presentation about the crew of Halifax L9561 was made by Alexander Tuinhout and Douwe Drijver at Het Hannemahuis. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3472-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis.jpgCIMG3472 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisHarlingen Mayor Roel Sluiter gives a greeting. On the right, Douwe Drijver manages the slide presentation. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_0266-replica-of-halifax-plane-made-by-lex-bosma-e1571314385241.jpgIMG_0266 Replica of Halifax plane made by Lex BosmaModel of Halifax plane made by Lex Bosma. (Photo credit: Ralph & Valerie Muttart)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3468-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis-e1571314324498.jpgCIMG3468 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisMuseum volunteer Bauke Posthuma, who researched the men buried in the Commonwealth War Graves section of Harlingen General Cemetery, including Elmer Bagnall Muttart, chats with Pieter and gives an update on the publication of his book. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3470-oct-12-2019-harlingen-hannemahuis.jpgCIMG3470 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen HannemahuisHarlingen Mayor Roel Sluiter (right) chats with Elmer MacDonald. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_2703-oct-12-2019-harlingen.jpgIMG_2703 Oct 12 2019 HarlingenWe cross the canal and walk through a narrow street towards Het Hannemahuis in Harlingen. (Photo credit: Annie Lee MacDonald)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_2702-oct-12-2019-harlingen.jpgIMG_2702 Oct 12 2019 HarlingenBoats line the canal in Harlingen. (Photo credit: Annie Lee MacDonald)2019-10-20T08:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/10/15/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-visit-to-harlingen-general-cemetery/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3433-oct-12-2019-the-bus.jpgCIMG3433 Oct 12 2019 the busWe travelled in comfort on this tour bus, which picked everyone up at the Oranje Hotel in Leeuwarden. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3436-oct-12-2019-on-the-bus-photo-by-douwe.jpgCIMG3436 Oct 12 2019 On the bus Photo by DouweOn the bus. We were very happy that we weren’t responsible for navigating the narrow streets! (Photo credit: Douwe Drijver)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3444-oct-12-2019-harlingen-general-cemetery-wreath-flowers-e1571166976418.jpgCIMG3444 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen General Cemetery wreath & flowersGrave of Elmer Muttart at Harlingen General Cemetery. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3446-oct-12-2019-harlingen-general-cemetery-cdn-contingent.jpgCIMG3446 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen General Cemetery Cdn contingentCanadian contingent by Elmer Muttart’s grave. Left to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Annie Lee MacDonald, Daria Valkenburg, Don Coutts, Elmer MacDonald, Robert O’Brien, Valerie Muttart, Ralph Muttart, Heidi Eggert, Lori Eggert. (Photo credit: Pam Alexander)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3447-oct-12-2019-harlingen-general-cemetery-lori-eggert-with-cape-traverse-tshirt.jpgCIMG3447 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen General Cemetery Lori Eggert with Cape Traverse TshirtLori Eggert with T-shirt saying 'Cape Traverse Ice Boat Crew'. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3431oct-12-2019-pieter-annie-lee-don-oranje-hotel-leeuwarden.jpgCIMG3431Oct 12 2019 Pieter Annie Lee Don Oranje Hotel LeeuwardenLeft to right: Pieter Valkenburg, Annie Lee MacDonald, Don Coutts with flower bouquets for the visit to Elmer Muttart’s grave. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cimg3448-oct-12-2019-harlingen-general-cemetery.jpgCIMG3448 Oct 12 2019 Harlingen General CemeteryLeft to right: Legion president Martin Reelick, retired RAF member Ian Aldridge, Legion vice-president Wim Poppenk, retired RAF member Mark Aldridge. Ian and Mark Aldridge were present to honour crew member David Cotsell, flight engineer. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2019-10-20T08:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/20/cbc-radio-interview-with-pieter-valkenburg-elmer-macdonald/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3145-sep-12-2019-matt-elmer-pieter.jpgCIMG3145 Sep 12 2019 Matt Elmer PieterAt the CBC PEI studio in Charlottetown. Left to right: Interviewer Matt Rainnie, Elmer MacDonald, Pieter Valkenburg. Pieter is holding the invitation issued by the Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)2019-09-21T08:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/09/17/liberation-75-commemoration-event-at-province-house/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3172-sep-16-2019-liberation-75-pieter-with-lt-gov-perry-e1568742000137.jpgCIMG3172 Sep 16 2019 Liberation 75 Pieter with Lt Gov PerryPieter with Lt Governor Antoinette Perry. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3169-sep-16-2019-liberation-75-pieter-john-ambassador-duane.jpgCIMG3169 Sep 16 2019 Liberation 75 Pieter John Ambassador DuaneLeft to right: Pieter, John Yeo Chair of PEI Command Royal Canadian Legion, Dutch Ambassador Henk van der Zwan, Duane MacEwen President of PEI Command Royal Canadian Legion. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3162-sep-16-2019-liberation-75-ceremonial-planting.jpgCIMG3162 Sep 16 2019 Liberation 75 Ceremonial PlantingCeremonial planting at Province House with Lt Gov Antoinette Perry, Ambassador Van der Zwan, WW2 veterans, and Legion members. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cimg3157-sep-16-2019-liberation-75-blanche-bennett-barbara-spence-with-pieter.jpgCIMG3157 Sep 16 2019 Liberation 75 Blanche Bennett Barbara Spence with PieterBlanche Bennett, seated, with her daughter Barbara Spence, and Pieter. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/invite.jpgInvitehttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/liberation75-tulip-1080x1080-2.jpgLiberation75-Tulip-1080x1080-2Source: https://liberation75.ca/product/liberation75-tulip-bulbs/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/logo.jpgLogoHonouring the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. (CNW Group/Canadian Tulip Festival)2019-09-18T11:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2019/08/14/in-memoriam/https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/in_memoriam.jpgIn_memoriamhttps://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cimg9481-oct-25-2017-pieter-with-helen-elgin-don-coutts-in-toronto.jpgCIMG9481 Oct 25 2017 Pieter with Helen Elgin & Don Coutts in TorontoPieter (standing left) with Elgin Coutts (seated), Elgin’s wife Helen (centre) and son Donald (standing right) during a visit in 2017. 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