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Canadian soliders, Walcheren Island

from Provincial Archives of Alberta

  • Jakko Westerbeke said:
    Approximate location is 51.440° N, 3.583° E, looking to the west. The windmill is the Oranjemolen in Vlissingen, meaning this picture was taken at Uncle Beach, the Allied landing area in Vlissingen.

Lieutenant Benjamin Handley Geary

from IWM Collections

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  • Willem said:
    What a man! Wonder what he did in WW II.

    Account of the exploits that won him the Victoria Cross.

    His medals on display at the Canadian War Museum.
  • IWM Collections said:
    Willem Nice info - thanks for adding it!
  • ahmed_mk2007 said:
    nice
  • ahmed_mk2007 said:
    IWM Collections IWM Collections obvisly
  • Moominpappa06 said:
    The Wikipedia article records him as born 29th June 1891 in the Marylebone area of London.

    However, while the dob may be correct, his birth was actually registered in the Wandsworth District in the July to September 1891 quarter, and on the 1901 census he is recorded as born Herne Hill, Surrey !.

    On that census, the 9 year old Benjamin was recorded at 131 Palace Road, Lambeth, living in the household of his widowed mother, Blandinah E, (aged 55 and from Islington, London, shown as Living on Own Means). Her other children living with her are:-
    Arthur B..........aged 22....born Portman Square, London....Student
    Ethel M...........aged 18....born Portman Square...Student, Kindergarten College, Stockwell
    Grace S...........aged 11....born Portman Square
    Herbert M.........aged 19....born Portman Square...Student
    Stanley...........aged 21....born Portman Square...Government Clerk, Somerset House
    Winifred M........aged 26....born North Audley Street, London

    The battalions war diaries have been transcribed and are on-line.

    On the 17th April the Royal Rngineers had blown a mine under the German Positions on Hill 60 and the 1st Battalion were pushed forward to assist with holding the newly won ground.

    12th - 19th April 1915
    qrrarchive.websds.net/PDF/ESD0011915003.pdf
    20th April 1915
    qrrarchive.websds.net/PDF/ESD0011915004.pdf
    21st - 22nd April 1915
    qrrarchive.websds.net/PDF/ESD0011915005.pdf

    "Lieutenant" Geary gets a mention on the 8th March 1915 as being on an officer patrol at night in no mans land
    qrrarchive.websds.net/PDF/ES00119150302.pdf

Defilé in Amsterdam met Canadese tanks, 28 juni 1945 | Parade in Amsterdam with Canadian tanks, june 28th 1945

from Nationaal Archief

  • jamica1 said:
    Can we identify who is on the balcony?