Date of birth:

July 24th, 1917 (Percival/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

February 19th, 1945 (Moyland/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: IX. Row: E. Grave: 3.

Service number:

A/109161

Nationality:

Canadian

Private
Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.

On 19 February at 2.15 pm, the Germans launched a violent counterattack around Calcar. The Essex Scottish Regiment were under heavy fire from the "Goch Kalkar" road. A fierce battle ensued, at 4.30 pm they had almost reached their goal when just then reinforcement arrived for the Germans.
Their Pantzer Corps was doubled and at 8 p.m. the Germans launched the attack, just as the Essex Scottish Regiment was out of tanks as they were being withdrawn to be re-manned and refueled.
The Essex Scottish Regiment could not withstand this violent attack and they were overrun by the Germans beyond their Head Quarter.
Staff and survivors retreated to the basement of a farm. During the night reinforcements arrived, the counterattack was launched and they succeeded in driving the Germans back. Eventually they got hold of the Calcar Road.
The battle on 19th February was the bloodiest of the entire Operation Veritable, the Essex Scottish Regiment left 51 dead (out of a total of 400 dead on 19th and 20th February), 99 wounded and 54 became prisoners of war.
On 19 February Private William Kenneth was killed in action at the age of 27.

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