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Pieter Interviewed By CBC Radio

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October 31, 2018.   Pieter was interviewed on CBC radio yesterday about the Cenotaph Research Project and his upcoming presentation at South Shore United Church in Tryon on Friday, November 2 at 7 pm.

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Pieter at the CBC studio in Charlottetown with Mainstreet PEI host Angela Walker. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)

Below is the link to the broadcast and the summary provided by CBC:

Pieter Valkenburg – Cenotaph Project

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/mainstreet-pei/segment/15624306

A labour of love, respect and thanks. Pieter Valkenburg will give us an update on his Borden Carleton Cenotaph project, and he’ll tell us about a talk he’s giving this Friday night about his research.

Our thanks to Angela Walker, host of Mainstreet PEI!  We hope to see you on Friday evening!  In the meantime, if you have photos or information to share on soldiers from the Cenotaph outside the Borden-Carleton Legion, please let us know. Send us an email to memorialtrail@gmail.com or comment on this blog.

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Pieter will speak about the Cenotaph Research Project at South Shore United Church in Tryon, 7 pm on Friday, November 2, 2018.  This event is co-hosted by South Shore United Church and Tryon & Area Historical Society.  Note: this venue is equipped with a hearing loop for the benefit of those with hearing loss.  You are invited to bring photos and information on the men listed on the Cenotaph, or on any Canadian soldier buried in The Netherlands.  Email dariadv@yahoo.ca for more info.

UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Pieter has been invited to be a guest speaker at St John The Evangelist Church in Crapaud during their Remembrance Day service, which begins at 10:30 am on Sunday, November 11, 2018.

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Upcoming Presentation in Tryon

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Pieter among some of his research papers. (Photo credit: Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

October 6, 2018.  The 100th anniversary of the end of WWI is approaching.  As we get closer to November 11, it’s a chance to remember those who have served our country.  On Friday, November 2, 2018, at 7 pm, South Shore United Church and Tryon & Area Historical Society are co-hosting a presentation by Pieter Valkenburg about the Cenotaph Research Project at South Shore United Church in Tryon.

For those with hearing loss, South Shore United Church is equipped with a hearing loop.  If you have never experienced the clarity of sound from a hearing loop, this is your opportunity to come and try it out.

Below, please see poster about the event, and a list of soldiers whose photos Pieter is still looking for.  Can you help him put a face to these names???

Poster Cenotaph Research Project SSUC Nov 2 2018

Names still without faces from WWI:

  • James CAIRNS, born in Kinkora – UPDATE: PHOTO FOUND
  • eigh Hunt CAMERON, born in Albany
  • James Lymon CAMERON, born in Victoria
  • William Galen CAMPBELL, born in Wellington
  • Bazil CORMIER, born in Tignish
  • Joseph Arthur DESROCHES, born in Miscouche – UPDATE: PHOTO FOUND
  • James Graham FARROW, born in Argyle Shore
  • Charles LOWTHER, born in North Carleton
  • Arthur Clinton ROBINSON, born in Tryon
  • Harry ROBINSON, born in Augustine Cove

Names still without faces from WWII:

  • Leonard Stephen AVERY, born in Bedeque – UPDATE: PHOTO FOUND
  • John Daniel FERGUSON, born in Borden – UPDATE: PHOTO FOUND
  • Ernest Ramey GALLANT, born in Borden
  • Singleton Charles JEFFERY, born in Bayfield, New Brunswick – UPDATE: PHOTO FOUND

Faces To Graves Project In The Netherlands:

As a separate project, Pieter is helping researchers in The Netherlands who are looking for photos and information on Canadian soldiers buried in The Netherlands.  If you have a relative with a grave in The Netherlands and would like to participate, you can email your photos and info to Pieter at memorialtrail@gmail.com and he will forward the information on your behalf.  Or you can drop off your photos at the event, and after being scanned they will be returned to you.

© Daria Valkenburg

….Want to follow our research?….

If you are reading this posting, but aren’t following our research, you are welcome to do so.  Our blog address: https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/

Front cover OnTheWarMememorialTrailinEurope4 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.  Net proceeds of book sales help support research costs and the cost of maintaining this blog. For more information see https://nosoldierforgotten.com/ 

You are also invited to subscribe to our YouTube Channel: On The War Memorial Trail With Pieter Valkenburg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ591TyjSheOR-Cb_Gs_5Kw. 

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