Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 37 AMERSFOORT (OUD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY DWYER, EARL STEWART. Flying Officer (Pilot). Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Squadron RCAF. DOD 17 June 1944. Earl was born in River John; he was the son of Margureite and James Dwyer of Trail, BC. KIA - Halifax MZ297 was shot down while a bombing mission over Sterkrade, Germany. All seven crew members were killed. AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY CAMPBELL, RALPH PATRICK. Warrant Officer Class II (Pilot). Royal Canadian Air Force/101 Squadron RAF. DOD 31 January 1943. Son of Patrick M Campbell of St. Peters Richmond Co. KIA - Lancaster I ED447 SR-Q (an “Airborne Cigar” (radio jamming)) was shot down on a mission to Hamburg. ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY GIBBS, REGINALD CUTHBERT. Flying Officer (Bomb Aimer). Royal Canadian Air Force/196 Squadron RAF. DOD 21 September 1944. Son of Clement Spencer Gibbs and Charlotte Cecilia Gibbs of Halifax; husband of Violet Gibbs, of Burks Falls, Ontario. DOW – Operation Market-Garden. On 19 September his plane, Short Stirling IV EF248, was on a re-supply mission to the beleaguered British paratroopers in Arnhem. EF248 was damaged by flak and had lost power in 3 of its 4 engines forcing the crew to bail out. During his descent he was wounded in his ankle, leg and stomach by enemy rifle fire. ‘Reggie’ landed safely and was given first aid by a German medic. He died of his wounds whilst a POW. Nova Scotia war dead buried in the Netherlands continued ... Editor’s note: Every year on May 5, the Netherlands celebrates its liberation during the Second World War. Canadian soldiers played a key role in the liberation of the Dutch people who suffered hunger and hardship under German occupiers during the war. On May 5, 1945 - 75 years ago - German troops surrendered in the Netherlands. Three days later, Germany gave its unconditional surrender signalling an official end to the Second World War. Canada also provided a safe haven for the Dutch royal family as more than 7,600 Canadians gave their lives to liberate the Netherlands. Close to 175,000 Canadians took part in the campaign to liberate the Netherlands, which began in the fall of 1944 and ended in the spring of 1945. The following is a list (noted by individual cemetery) of Nova Scotians who participated in the liberation of the Netherlands and paid the supreme sacrifice, as researched and submitted by our VSRB contributor, Comrade Gary Siliker, CD, Mahone Bay Branch #049. KIA – killed in action DOW – died of wounds DOI – died of Illness DOA – died in accident DOD – date of death
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