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Old 28-01-07, 22:27
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I’ve went back and checked through Donald Graves’ book, and I can’t find any evidence that the South Alberta Regiment was ever in either Putte Belgium or Putte Holland. Putte Belgium is located southeast of Antwerp and appears to be outside of the area of Operations of First Canadian Army. As you noted Putte Holland is north of Antwerp close to the Belgium- Dutch border. This town was liberated by troops from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, supported by the Fort Garry Horse on the 4th of October or soon after. There are a series of photos taken there between the 6th and the 11th of October on the NAC web site showing the Fort Garry Horse were in that town.

http://search-recherche.collectionsc...DigitalImages=

One of the photos is PA-130219 dated the 6th of October. I think that this photo, like the others, show FGH tanks.

http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public...396262,3334101

The South Albertas were in Ailly France , near the Somme river between the 3rd and 6th of September. They moved to St. Omer on the 6th and then to the Oostcamp - Moerbrugge area in west Belgium between the 8th and the 12th. They were in Maldegem Belgium on the 12th, and tried unsuccessfully to force a crossing over the Leopold Cannel at Moerkerkke on the 13th. Between the 14th and the 24th of Sept. SAR was clearing the areas between the Leopold and Ghent-Terneuzens Channels. From the 24th of Sept to the 9th of October the Regiment was south of the Scheldt with their RHQ at Hulst Holland. On the 9th of Oct. SAR moved through Antwerp to Camp Brasschaet Belgium (RHQ and B Sqn) with A Sqn at Brecht and C Sqn at Calmpthout. They were in Huijbergen Holland on the 23th and in Bergen Op Zoom by the 27th.
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