I found this site which shows photographs of No. 2 Forward Observation Unit with its Canadian members. Most of the photographs taken on the 6th Airborne Division's Baltic Advance to Wismar and in Wismar. http://home.cogeco.ca/~jukeboxpete/Index_files/Page470.htm The third picture of gunners sitting on German flag are Gunners D.E. Jilks and Bruce E.D. Kerr, Kerr would be killed a week later. http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3405803 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2227463/KERR,%20BRUCE%20E%20D Wallace 'Wally' Mackenzie can be seen in the first photograph fourth from the left, he was in the photograph shaking hands with the Russians. brithm
Brithm, I wonder if Theobob has the first group photo - it shows his Father, Granger Martin, 4th left 4th row. Good job identifying the RCA men with flag ... Regards ...
Hey guys, what a great find! I do not have a complete name list for the group photo I would take a stab at one of the question marks in the back row I think that may be Cec Baird he was with 2 fou and I don't see him listed thanks for your vigilance Rob
I came upon the medals of Gunner Bruce E. D. Kerr and that of his parents (WW1) listed in a medal auction site pdf. It describes the circumstances surrounding Gunner Kerr's death. This may already have been posted elsewhere? A good history of 2 FOU by Lt.-Col. H.J.B. Rice, RA (Part 1) and Bob Hamilton (Part 2) with many photos included is available for download at the following site. The History of No. 2 Forward Observation Unit, Royal Artillery (Airborne) Regards ...
Hello chaps. In the pic where the chap is shaking hands with the Russian, I managed to ID that location when I went to Wismar. It's outside what was know as Kritzow castle. If anyone's interested I'll post google earth co-ordinates when I'm home from holiday. Alex.
A couple more well known photos taken by Lieut. Charles H. Richer, CPFU, near the same building on May 7th 1945 with slight edits on the LAC captions. Gunner H. V. Mellenger, 2 FOU, shares a smoke with Russian Officer Captain Alexander Ivanovich Morsov. (a168707) Sergeant A.M. Calder (left) of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit talking with a Russian cameraman near Wismar, 7 May 1945. (a137045-v6) Regards ...
Trying to upload my pic of modern day kritzow castle but keeps saying the file is too big. The google earth co-ordinates are : 53*53'30.78 N 11*31'21.11 E
Alex would this be the building in Kritzov, just outside of Wismar? 53°53'16.6"N 11°32'36.8"E Regards ...
Not that one. I've managed to downsize the images which I'm just about to post. The building you've pointed out is inside the village, the Russian check point is to the west of that ...
if you look at the lat and long I put in before you'll see the same building, in the originsl pics and my one you can see the little straight edge wall ( and you can see on google earth) Alex
Ok I have it now using your coordinates with the degree symbol. The road leading into Kritzow has been cut off by highway A14 built post war. 53°53'30.78 N 11°31'21.11 E Regards ...
