Date of birth:

May 17th, 1925 (Portage la Prairie/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

April 11th, 1945 (Netherlands)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XVII. Row: F. Grave: 12.

Service number:

H/18706

Nationality:

Canadian

Rifleman
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, R.C.I.C.

The Little Black Devils liberated Zevenaar 3 April and were advancing
northward towards Zutphen 6 April against some sniping and mortar fire, taking some casualties. Pioneer platoons had to erect footbridges for the regiment to cross canals with bridges blown by the retreating Germans. After 7th Brigade struggled to cross the ‘Zijkanaal’ on the evening 9 April, Deventer was their next objective.
The attack went in 10 April, supported by Canadian Shermans and flamethrowing Crocodile tanks. Harold Ackerman suffered severe wounds to his head and abdomen that day from a High Explosive shell and was treated at 23rd Canadian Field Ambulance before transferring to a Canadian General Hospital. Deventer was captured within 24 hours, thanks in part to information provided by the Dutch Underground.
7th Brigade suffered 126 casualties and captured 500 prisoners. Harold Ackerman, age 19, died of his wounds the next day, 11 April 1945.

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