Memorial The South Saskatchewan Regiment

The South Saskatchewan Regiment from Canada was the regiment that took this bridge over the Schipbeek from the Germans after heavy fighting on April 7, 1945. The move was made on the route to Holten and costed a lot of lives and wounded soldiers.

Local residents of the Beuseberg in Holten raised a memorial for this on April 7, 2016.

List of the fallen (these are not on the memorial):
Pte Ellis Murray J. H. A/61527
Lt Kerr Richard K.
Pte Nugent Edwin A. L/8165
Pte Purcell Arthur F. F/10013
Pte Richards Elmer A. B/11676
Pte Stewart Neil P. O. M/1375 DOW
Sgt Stubbs Kenneth E. H/50503
Pte Toney Leo F. F/36224

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Source

• Text: Edwin van der Wolf
• Photos: Ab Waakop Reijers
• Holten in Oorlogstijd, 3e druk november 1995
• Informatiecentrum Canadese begraafplaats Holten