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Hi Temujin, thank you for posting the February 1945 nominal roll of 1 CPB. I looked for a soldier called H A Bezo - but I cannot find him on that list. Did 1 CPB receice replacements after February 1945? I suppose that Bezo saw action and jumped into combat on March 24th, 1945. Why? Because in the e...

Wow - again, I am amazed. I should think this is the Meyer who was mentioned in "Out of the Clouds" and - the author probaly got the intials wrong. We all know how easy it is to make such mistakes. It would be a great coincindence if there was another Meyer in 1 CPB who was also wounded in action in...

Hello Temujin, thank you very much - that is great information and the sources you added are much appreciated. Amazing what these forums (I am including WW2talk) and their active members have to offer for fellow researchers. But it always takes members who invest some time and energy into this... I ...

Thank you, George. I am glad I found this forum...

In "Out of the Clouds" (1984) - a book which tells the story of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - it is suggested that a Pte. P- Martin was MIA after Operation Varsity and a Pte M C Meyer suffered injuries during Varsity and later died of wounds. I found a P. Martin (L 101224 / C-Coy) on a nomi...

Hello, I am interested in the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and Operation Varsity as well as the units which participated in Operation Plunder, the crossing of the Rhine in March 1945. I grew up where these battles took place and as a local and military historian published about the events in 194...