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Memorial for Canadian Soldiers Sneek

This memorial stone is erected in memory of the six Canadian soldiers who fell for the liberation of Sneek in 1945. Text on the monument:

"Q(ueens) O(wn) R(ifles) O(f) C(anada).
- A. Cockburn
- W.L. Jackson
- G.W. Ouderkirk
- H.H. Pennell
- Fr.R. Shepherd
- S.W. White

If I save my life, I lose it.
15-4-1945"

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Source

  • Text: Ger van het Bolscher
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze (1), Sybo de Haan (2)

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