Memorial for Canadians in North Yorkshire

[billyturnip]

From the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-22500697

Roger.

 

[Don]

Well found Roger, Never can have enough memorials for these brave men no matter where they are from and on who's side they fought.
Nice to see the memorial plaque.

Don

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Well found Roger, Never can have enough memorials for these brave men no matter where they are from and on who's side they fought.
Nice to see the memorial plaque.

Don

I agree and I think it must be quite unusual to have a plaque to an individual air crew. Well done that village!

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Any recognition for the men and women who fought for their countries is important and to be respected. A memorial to a small group of individuals (from another country no less) reminds us that every action and sacrifice of every individual, in a conflict of millions, must be remembered and recognized. For this town in England to memorialize a group of 7 Canadians for their sacrifice, 1000's of miles from home, they should be applauded. As a Canadian, I appreciate when our allies show this kind of respect to my countrymen, even if I, myself, am separated from their actions by a couple of generations... reading that article still fills me with a sense of pride.

Thanks for bringing this up Roger... Well done

Colin

 

[billyturnip]

There are several RCAF war graves near where I live too, plus another memorial, when I get home from sea I'll take some photo's if anyone is interested.
Wikipedia is the best I can do at the moment, Skipton on Swale RCAF memorial.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...pton_on_Swale._-_geograph.org.uk_-_138129.jpg


Roger