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7th Can. Reconnaissance Regiment
XVII Duke of York's Royal
Canadian Hussars
December 17, 1944 - Februari 3, 1945 |
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December 17, 1944 the
regiment took over positions from 8th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment:
- B Squadron between Dreumel and Alphen
- C Squadron from the Rutten family along
the Waaldyke in Dreumel to a point halfway Dreumel and Wamel.
- A Squadron filling the space untill Wamel. |
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A group of Canadian
soldiers was surprised in their sleep during their first night in Dreumel ...... |
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January 1945:
Sergeant
Ken
Fish(er)
and Mientje Voet
near a brencarrier in the Veerstraat |
January 1945: Nellie van Beers and Wracky near a brencarrier in de
Veerstraat. |
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January 1945: Marcel Lefèbre
and Joop Voet, at the back of the ferryhouse of the Voet family, Waaldijk. |
January 1945: Laurie
and Minnie Voet, on the stairs that lead to the Waaldyke |
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January 1945:
L-R: Joop Voet, Marcel Lefèbre,
(6 troop B Squadron), Mien and Laurie along the Voet residence, Waaldyke. |
Daimler at
the back of the residence of the van Oorsouw sisters. (Vluchtheuvelstraat);
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A scoutcar of B
Squadron somewhere in Dreumel |
Photograph take at the
back of the van Welie residence, Rooijsestraat 55; L-R: Burt Banks, Leny, Joke
van Welie, Bruce Henders, Riek van Welie; (4th Troop) |
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A Canadian
officer near the residence of the van Welie family, Rooijsestraat |
Canadian officers on a
motorbike at the residence of Antoon van Welie, Rooijsestraat 55;; Left: Antoon van Welie
and Leny van Welie |
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L-R: Tpr.
Corrigan, Tpr. Maurice (Mort) Lyons, Allan Notman |
Canadian soldiers with
inhabitants of Beneden-Leeuwen |
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Bruce Henders |
Burt Banks |
L/Cpl David Sullivan |
E. Kennedy (C Sqdrn |
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Jim |
Johnny Vignault |
Stanley Falconer |
Thomas Montgomery |
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Tpr. Corrigan |
Maurice (Mort) Lyons |
Alan Notman |
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