Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 103 After a few phone calls Brandon was successful in contacting the late George Baker’s daughter, Karen McLeod, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Karen was able to confirm that her father was in fact George Herman Baker and that he was in the North Shore Regiment and did land on D-Day. Brandon then asked her if she was aware of a famous video of the NSR landing on D-Day. She told Brandon that she was not aware of any such film. Brandon immediately, sent her a link to the video clip, along with a still shot of the man who turns around to the camera, and asked her to take a look to see if it was perhaps her father. About 10 minutes later Brandon called her back. Karen was quite emotional as she confirmed that in fact the soldier in the film was indeed her father as she recognized him from what he looked like when he was younger. The search for # F56627 Private GH Baker was fast, furious, fruitful and very satisfying for all of the sleuthhounds. The sleuthhounds were: Don Campbell, MMM, CD, Miramichi, NB, former member of 2RNBR (NS); Rénald Dufour, CD, Tracadie, NB, Commanding Officer the North Shore (NB) Regiment; Dr Marc Milner, Fredericton, NB, Director of the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick; Bruce Morton, Barrie, ON, the son of a NSR officer who served during World War II; Ray Kokkonen, ONB, CD, Trout Brook, NB, President of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association; Brandon Savage, Miramichi NB, teacher at Miramichi Valley High School; Gary Silliker, CD, Mahone Bay, NS, former member of 2RNBR (NS). continued ... Private G.H. Baker Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiDs8h4rXRw https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/04/the-riddle-of-the-d-day-footage/ https://wartimes.ca/film/d-day-film-of-juno-beach/
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