Missing Canadian Reburied

Paul Reed · 25-01-2009, 12:35 PM

This is old news - dates back to last November (2008) - but must say I have not read anything on it before. See:

Pte. Ralph Tupper Ferns: missing Canadian veteran buried in France « The Travel Blog by TravelPod

More here:

Pvt Ralph Tupper Ferns (1919 - 1944) - Find A Grave Memorial

Which states:

Quote:

Private Ferns had been listed as missing since the WWII battle of Falaise Gap in Normandy. He had been on the battlefield for six weeks when Canadian and British aircraft fired on his position, mistakenly believing it was an enemy trench. His body remained buried for over 60 years until March 2005, when a French man found a helmet in the ground near Haut Mesnil, 18 kilometres north of Falaise. When he lifted it, the well-preserved body of Ferns was underneath.

Paul Reed · 25-01-2009, 12:36 PM

His CWGC details:

Name: FERNS, RALPH T.
Initials: R T
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 14/08/1944
Service No: B/68347
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XXVIII. D. 6.
Cemetery: BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY

There is also this on Youtube:

YouTube - fallen Ralph Tupper FERNS

soren1941 · 25-01-2009, 01:46 PM

Thanks Paul

militarycross · 25-01-2009, 02:02 PM

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them.

RIP

Stevin · 25-01-2009, 02:14 PM

Thanks for this post Paul. Good to know. We will remember.

25-01-2009, 12:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sussex in exile.. Posts: 5,503	His CWGC details: Name: FERNS, RALPH T. Initials: R T Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C. Date of Death: 14/08/1944 Service No: B/68347 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: XXVIII. D. 6. Cemetery: BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY There is also this on Youtube: YouTube - fallen Ralph Tupper FERNS __________________ "The only way you get out of infantry is on a stretcher or six feet under..." Battlefields of WW2: The Guide to visiting WW2 Battlefields. www.ww2battlefields.com

25-01-2009, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
soren1941 Living in Ypres Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ypres Posts: 1,303	Thanks Paul __________________ Sample 'Michael Wittmann' Passchendaele Prints ~ WW1 & WW2 themed prints http://passchendaeleprints.com/ I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this. Soren Kierkegaard

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militarycross Very Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mostly in the Basement Posts: 1,242	At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them.RIP __________________ The face of Sacrifice is a Mother's Face -- streaked with tears.

25-01-2009, 02:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stevin Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 82	Thanks for this post Paul. Good to know. We will remember. __________________ Freedom Is Not Free - Allied Casualties in the Netherlands Remembered

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