RIP
Capt. F.J. Sims
RCR
KIA
14-4-45
Photo taken in Holland by my father of his friend's grave - they had fought together through Sicily then Italy.... then Holland. "Freddie" Sims was the last RCR Officer killed in action during WWll
Not all war graves cemetery's are picturesque but they are all solemn .. You may notice the German graves behind. I have a very old photo of one of the RCR grave sites in Sicily that I will try to find and post later - very austere.
I have a higher definition scan of the original if anyone might wish to have it.
(This link http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpstgeo/stge3jreardonremembering.htm provides some info on Capt Sims ... but you have to scroll down the page.)
My father was taught when he joined as a private that a soldier had three rights:
The right of redress
The right to court martial, and
The right to a proper burial
Capt. F.J. Sims
RCR
KIA
14-4-45
Photo taken in Holland by my father of his friend's grave - they had fought together through Sicily then Italy.... then Holland. "Freddie" Sims was the last RCR Officer killed in action during WWll
Not all war graves cemetery's are picturesque but they are all solemn .. You may notice the German graves behind. I have a very old photo of one of the RCR grave sites in Sicily that I will try to find and post later - very austere.
I have a higher definition scan of the original if anyone might wish to have it.
(This link http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpstgeo/stge3jreardonremembering.htm provides some info on Capt Sims ... but you have to scroll down the page.)
My father was taught when he joined as a private that a soldier had three rights:
The right of redress
The right to court martial, and
The right to a proper burial
