Help - Identify this tank (South Alberta Horse c.1944)

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Thanks Mark.

I sure would like to find more on the Regiment, such as nominal roles etc. We are not even sure of his rank while he served in the SAR.

Does anyone have access to the SAR nominal roles as per deployment to France??

My Uncle kept much of his military service to himself, and he unfortunatly died back in 1985.

He did manage to send my Dad many things home (a 3x5 German flag, some EKIIs, PoW watches, etc - all we still have). He also stayed back for the occupation after the war.

We knew during the occupation he had picked up a hitch-hiker (a German former PoW) in a car, and this German tried to kill him after an argument had broken out in thte vehicle. George managed to get the P38 pistol from him and the German was shot and killed with his own pistol. This incident haunted George all his life. I guess each Vet has his own story, and many delt with their trauma in different ways.

George is buried in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan.

My Dad had told me that George had some very close calls as he was lucky to escape, as he was at least twice in M4s when they were hit by enemy fire and destroyed. other crew members were sadly lost.

I wonder if the regiment's war diaries reflect any of this info?

Cheers,

Wes