Hello Folks,
In another forum I found a link for the Toronto Star "Pages from Our Past" section. I was pleased to see there is a free trial searching for 1945 and have been browsing some pages. I came across this story (below) by the Mother of one of the men who was executed with my Uncle and the others
Quote:
From Toronto Star, Saturday, Dec 15, 1945 – Front Page:
Hears Her twin Son Murdered By Nazi’s
Twin son of Mrs. Minnie Smith, Danforth Ave., Private Richard George Smith. 19, Winnipeg Rifles, is now reported to have been murdered by order of Gen. Kurt Meyer during the Invasion of Normandy.
“I follow the Kurt Meyer trial daily. But only the other day I was informed by Ottawa that Richard was among the victims.” Said Mrs. Smith. He enlisted in January, 1943, in the Q.O.R., transferring to the Winnipeg Rifles for the Normandy Invasion. He was reported missing June 8, 1944.
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Here is the link for the papers "past" pages:
http://thestar.pagesofthepast.ca/Default.asp
Karmen