Hi Pauline,
I'm really glad that you found MLU and the information in here, which there's a lot of in this thread, and some other threads. And yes, it really is sad to learn all of the details of the executions and how our Uncle's were murdered, but it's also good to know the truths about what happened before, during, and afterwards, so we can tell our kids and grandkids. It took so long before people knew what happened to their loved ones
Regards your other Uncle, Fredrick Adolph Peterson, if he served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, someone at the RWR Museum should be able to check their archives and records to see if his name is listed, and maybe they also have information about his being wounded. I know I sent you some RWR links but I'll put these Museum ones in here too:
http://www.mts.net/~rwpgrif/Museum/MUSEUM.htm
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum
Minto Armoury
969 St. Matthews Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3G 0J7
Phone: 786-4300 ext. 3492
riflesmuseum@shaw.ca
Also, if you've read through this thread, you will have seen mention of a book and a Video. The book "Conduct Unbecoming" by Howard Margolian, was mentioned at the beginning of this thread, as was the Video "Take No Prisoners" by WarAmps Cliff Chadderton. I have both the Video and the book, and both go into great detail about all of the prisoners who were executed by the Hitlerjugend in different spots shortly after D-Day.
Quote:
Conduct Unbecoming : The Story of the Murder of Canadian Prisoners of War in Normandy (Hardcover)
by Howard Margolian
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: University of Toronto Press (Jan 17 2000)
Language: English
ISBN: 0802042139
HOWARD MARGOLIAN specializes in the history of the Second World War. From 1990 to 1997, he worked as an investigator for the Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Section of the Department of Justice of Canada.
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You can probably get a copy of the book from your local library. If they don't have a copy, they'll bring one in for you from another branch. Your Uncle's story (and my Uncle Ed's) starts on page 90, and specifically talks about the executions of our Uncles and the other men with them. Very sad and hard reading
The Video "Take No Prisoners", you can get a copy from the WarAmps. Tell them that you are the neice of one of the executed POWS. They may provide you with a complimentary copy as you are a relative? On the Video's page, on the right-hand side, are links to read the script, or view some of the video:
http://www.waramps.ca/video/tnop.html
http://www.waramps.ca/contact/home.html
I need to grab another cup of coffee, and see what else I can come up with to help you in your research
I'll be back.
Carman aka Karmen