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Old 21-09-20, 10:14
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Default Memoirs 4 Canadian Armoured Troops Workshop RCEME 1942-1945

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I cannot claim any finder's good luck for this document. However, an old comrade from my reserve unit Jacques Béland sent me a message on Facebook,

"Terry, not sure of this is of any interest to you. Not HERBIE related but close. A friend of mine had in his possession two booklets: The Battle of Antwerp and "Memoirs 73 4 Canadian armoured troops workshop RCEME 1942-1945". I've scanned both to PDF if you want copies."

How could I refuse?

I would guess these two pamphlet type books were collected in Netherlands in 1945 not long after they were published. They came to Canada with a veteran, and have emerged from someone's bookshelf. Jacques converted them to *.pdf format and now the world is a richer place for them.
As per Terry's message in the thread on The Battle of Antwerp - City of Sudden Death, here is a link to the scan of the

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Old 21-09-20, 10:37
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Interesting to read about the work they did for the Kangaroos:

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Old 21-09-20, 15:10
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Default FB Kangaroo group

The very first community of interest I thought of after realizing what work these chaps had done, was the 1 CAR "Kangaroos" history keepers. I immediately contacted the moderator of FB. Yes, they had a copy already in the archives. No, they did not want another. But, thanks for thinking of them.

It is heart warming to know that three-quarters of a century after the fact, there is still excitement at uncovering unknown (to us at least) material, and grateful for FB and other fora as a way to share.
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Old 21-09-20, 17:12
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Further to my last, from Jacques:

Frank's dad repaired tanks in the war. Not quite sure which regiment he was in exactly. Frank's mom was a Belgian war bride. They've both since passed. Frank inherited the books from his dad. I believe the one book has a nominal roll at the back. They misspelled the last name but you'll find a Harry MacKinnon (spelled McKinnon) in the book. That's Frank's dad. I can put you in touch if you want. Frank has been actively following up on the war of late.
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