Arrival in Elmwood park
performance presented by
The Art Gallery of Swift Current
Her Worship Ms. Sandy Larson
mayor of Swift Current receiving a Tulip
Friendship Garden in Honor of the WWII Veterans
Kim Houghtaling
Mayor Sandy Larson
Mr. Jack Dey
Mr. Jack Dey - WWII Veteran
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air-Gunner / Based in England
went to India and Burma
Flew against the Japanese
Private Seymour Smith - WWII Veteran
Army Service Corps - 2nd Division
Member of the Royal Canadian Legion
Swift Current / branch 56
Liberator of the Netherlands
Private Gordon Best - WWII Veteran
Ordonance Corps / 2nd Canadian Corps Troops
2nd Division
Liberator of the Netherlands
Mr. Raymond Hosh AFC (Air Force Cross)
Flight Lieutenant - 2nd in Command
Bomber Pilot - 121st Squadron
Eastern Air Command Halifax
Protecting the convoys
Corporal Lester Jorgensen - WWII Veteran
4th Division Headquarters Regiment
Signal Corps - Reinforcement Group
ended up with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Liberator of the Netherlands
right:
Mr. Jake Ewert - WWII Veteran
Dispatch Rider - Royal Canadian Infantry
Liberator of the Netherlands
Mr. Jake Ewert and his wife Sarah
Mr. Ewert would like to pay tribute to
his brother Henry Ewert - WWII Veteran
Henry Ewert is burried in Belgium
D.M. - Driving mechanic
Trans Scottish Regiment
(mortar - and machinegun carriers)
Liberator of the Netherlands
left:
Clifford E. Murch - WWII Veteran
enlisted on December 13,
1942, In November of 1943 he left Pier 21
at Halifax and sailed aboard the Mauratania to Liverpool,
England and was posted to the British Columbia Regiment
of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division.
His Division joined the invasion force at Courseilles,
France, on July 26, 1944, and moved on to the battle area
south of Caen.
"We were now part of Operation Totalize, the big drive to close
the Falaise Gap and trap a large portion of the German army.
In our first engagement with the enemy, our regiment suffered the
loss of many men and 46 tanks. By August 12th the regiment
had rebuilt and we continued our role in pursuit of the Germans
along the coast which led us to Holland. The First Canadian Army
had been assigned the task of clearing the area of the Scheldt,
as a prelude to opening the post of Antwerp. On
February 24, 1945, we were ordered to move to Kleve to take part in the
Battle of the Hochwald Forest
as part of Operation Veritable to clear the area west of the Rhine."
Mr. Murch was injured in this battle on March 1, and flown to the
Canadian Hospital in Brugge, Belgium. When he recovered from
his injury, the war was over.
Liberator of the Netherlands
right:
Corporal John Gerbrandt - WWII Veteran
Essex Scottish Regiment - 2nd Division
was wounded in Hochwald and went to
a hospital in Brugge, Belgium (no. 8 Army Hospital)
Liberator of the Netherlands
Mr Clifford E. Murch
and his brother:
Mr. Hewitt J. Murch - WWII veteran
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
2nd Armoured Brigade
Liberator of the Netherlands
(and his wife Betty and grand daughter)
2nd division - Royal Regiment of Canada
He was wounded in France and went to a hospital in England.
Returned in November 1944 and was wounded again
in the German forests on February 9th 1945 and went back to
England. After his recovery he returned to Holland and joined
the Regina Riffles Regiment.
Liberator of the Netherlands
Mr. Barlow was a guard of Honor for H.R.M. Queen Wilhelmina
of the Netherlands in BC and in the Netherlands
left: Mr. Ervin Seibel (80) - WWII Veteran
Gunner - 8th Regiment - 101st
4th Division - Royal Canadan Army
Liberator of the Netherlands
right:
Ms. Joan Spencer
would like to pay tribute to her husband:
Private William Spencer - WWII Veteran
Was stationed in Esquimalt, BC
Involved with the war against the Japanese
Mr. Ted Wilkins - WWII Veteran
Ale Seaman - Royal Canadian navy
Sailed the British Aircraft carrier ARCADIA
The Arcadia was hit by a torpedo and sank.
Mr. Wilkins survived
The Audience
Artistic director
The Art Gallery of Swift Current
Thank you for organizing this event
Mr. Kim Houghtaling
Director of the Art Gallery of Swift Current
Thank you for inviting us
Departure for the Yukon Territory
Checking and repairing an oil leak
Kramer Ltd / Swift Current
Supporter of Tulips 2005
top:
Mr. Greg Illerbrun
Operations Supervisor
left to right:
Randy Fortney (mechanic)
Shelly Campbell (service clerk)
Craig Oakman (Mechanic)
Before driving the Alaska Highway
and Klondike Highway - change the tires
2 new tires ----
Finally departing for the Yukon.
The Stage Bus is ready for safe travel
Swift Current SK to Watson Lake YT
2400 km
Impressions
A stop at Midwest Tire & battery Ltd.
Rosetown SK
Mr. Terry Peterson came from his home
to re-torque the tires
Thank you for sponsoring us.
Going north via Edmonton AB
Meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion
in Valleyview AB - branch 140
left to right:
Richard and Elaine Barton (legion members)
Harry Denny - WWII Veteran
Stoker first class / engineer upperdeck
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve RCNVR
Mostly sailed on mine sweepers in Canadian waters
protecting the convoys sailing to Europe
The Alaska highway
Essiet
looking at a Grizzly climbing the mountain
Beautiful wildlife
-mountain goats-
After a very long drive finally
arriving in Watson Lake - Yukon Territory
19.30 hrs
Performance at Rye Lake Park
presented by the town of Watson Lake
His Worship Mr. Richard Durocher
Mayor of the town of Watson Lake
receiving a Tulip Friendship Garden
in honor of the WWII Veterans
Among the audience
Katie Sutherland
Organizer / coordinator
Watson Lake Recreation department
Thanks Katie for organizing this great evening
