Date of birth:

October 13th, 1925 (Georgina Island/Ontario, Canada)

Date of death:

March 8th, 1945 (Xanten/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Buried on:

Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: VII. Row: C. Grave: 4.

Service number:

B/162220

Nationality:

Canadian

Rang/eenheid:

Private in The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth regiment)

Private
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

On March 8 the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) launched the attack on Xanten from Birkenkampshof. The A and D Companies formed the front lines, ten minutes later followed by the B and C Companies. However, the Germans used a clever tactic.
Two German companies fought their way through the A and D Companies and the B and C Companies, which gave them the opportunity to attack from various sides. The Canadian lines were cut off, which resulted in lots of casualties on the Canadian side. One of the fallen soldiers was Private Thomas Beresford Big Canoe, nineteen years old.

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