RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

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RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Pierre-Aldric » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:27 pm

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Bonjour à tous,
Reconstituteur et collectionneur du Génie Royal Canadien, j'enquête sur un incident survenu en septembre 1944 dans la commune d'ECAULT (Pas-De-Calais, France).
Le 22 septembre 1944, la 6ème compagnie de campagne du RCE a détaché 9 hommes avec leur half-track pour déminer la route entre ECAULT et CONDETTE dans le Pas-De-Calais. Malheureusement, les détecteurs de mines n'ont pas détecté un obus allemand de 88 mm enterré dans la route. Le véhicule blindé du groupe a sauté dessus et a tué instantanément 4 membres de l'équipage et en a blessé 5 autres. L'un des blessés décédera quelques heures plus tard des suites de ses blessures.
Les corps sont enterrés provisoirement sur la commune d'ECAULT puis transférés en 1945 au cimetière canadien de Calais.
Afin de pouvoir rendre hommage à ces libérateurs tombés dans l'ombre, je recherche toute information (militaire comme civile) concernant les soldats suivants :
- A20681 SPR Charles Edward BERRY (Tué - mort sur le coup)
- B25507 SPR Dawson James GOURLIE (Mort de ses blessures)
- B29618 LCPL Norman Francis RUNDLE (Blessé)
- B82911 SPR Marshall Lewis McCONKEY (Tué)
- B130926 SPR Henry (Harry) SAMBELLS (Tué - mort sur le coup)
- D47049 SPR Douglas Randolph ABBOTT (Blessé - blessé)
- K29307 LSGT Mark Henry HANNAH (Blessé)
- K37974 SPR Stanley Beryl KELLY (Blessé - blessé)
- M101711 SPR George Washington PRESTLIEN (Tué - mort sur le coup)
VOUS TROUVEREZ LA PHOTO DE LA PLAQUE DE LA TOMBE TEMPORAIRE TROUVÉE PAR UN AMI DANS UNE FERME, QUI A ÉTÉ LE DÉBUT DE L'HISTOIRE.
Merci à tous pour votre aide.


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Hello to all,
Reenactor and collector of Royal Canadian Engineers, I am investigating an incident that occurred in September 1944 in the commune of ECAULT (Pas-De-Calais, France).
On 22 September 1944, the 6th field coy RCE detached 9 men with their half-track to clear the road between ECAULT and CONDETTE in Pas-De-Calais. Unfortunately, the mine detectors did not detect a German 88mm shell buried in the road. The armoured vehicle of the group jumped on it and instantly killed 4 crew members and wounded 5 others. One of the wounded will die a few hours later of his wounds.
The bodies were buried temporarily in the commune of ECAULT and then transferred in 1945 to the Canadian cemetery in Calais.
In order to be able to pay homage to these liberators who fell in the shadows, I am looking for any information (military as well as civilian) concerning the following soldiers:
- A20681 SPR Charles Edward BERRY (Killed - died on impact)
- B25507 SPR Dawson James GOURLIE (Died of wounds)
- B29618 LCPL Norman Francis RUNDLE (Wounded)
- B82911 SPR Marshall Lewis McCONKEY (Killed)
- B130926 SPR Henry (Harry) SAMBELLS (Killed - died instantly)
- D47049 SPR Douglas Randolph ABBOTT (Wounded - wounded)
- K29307 LSGT Mark Henry HANNAH (Wounded)
- K37974 SPR Stanley Beryl KELLY (Wounded - wounded)
- M101711 SPR George Washington PRESTLIEN (Killed - died instantly)
YOU WILL FIND THE PHOTO OF THE TEMPORARY GRAVE PLATE FIND BY A FRIEND IN A FARM, WHICH WAS THE BEGINING OF THE HISTORY.
Thank you all for your help.

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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:34 am

A20681 SPR Charles Edward BERRY
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His military records are available on Ancestry.ca

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/co ... &pId=59223

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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:42 am

B25507 SPR Dawson James GOURLIE
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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:48 am

B82911 SPR Marshall Lewis McCONKEY
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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:56 am

B130926 SPR Henry (Harry) SAMBELLS
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Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:04 am

M101711 SPR George Washington PRESTLIEN

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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Pierre-Aldric » Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:54 am

Dear,
Thanks you for these informations, I will see in details the history of these men, did you find any records for wounded men ?
Thanks in advance.
Have a nice day.

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Re: RCE 6th field coy 22 Septembre 1944

Post by Temujin » Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:45 am

Pierre-Aldric wrote:
Sun Sep 18, 2022 6:54 am
Dear,
Thanks you for these informations, I will see in details the history of these men, did you find any records for wounded men ?
Thanks in advance.
Have a nice day.
The military records of ONLY those who died in WW2 are available to the general public thru Ancestry and LAC.

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