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| Right-hand
view of the memorial shortly after the ceremony on May 5th, 1995. Art Bell,
veteran of the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment, made a donation
towards the planting of flower beds around the memorial. This was done
after 5 May to avoid them being trampled by the crowds. |
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three wreaths can be seen in front of the Kangaroo, as well as the flag
poles on the left and the plaque affixed to the railway sleeper on the
right. The plaque reads (in English and Dutch): "In
remembrance of the First Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment. Founded in
our municipality of Mill on the 24th of October 1944 with the device ARMATOS
FUNDIT". |
| The
plaque is one of several similar ones that can be found around Mill, pointing
out 'traces of the war'. All plaques are affixed to railway sleepers, a
reminder of the derailing of a German armoured train at Mill in May 1940. |
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