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From: Kenneth Scott <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] The Maple Leaf Legacy Project
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 18:39:48 -0400
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There is a fairly readable history of the Canadian Italian campaign :
The D-Day Dodgers by Daniel G. Dancocks -- you might find it interesting
if you haven't read it -- most Canadian libraries probably have a copy.

The title of the book derives from the song of that name -- supposedly
Lady Astor commented that the Canadian troops slogging through Italy
were actually dodging the D-Day invasion . . .you can find the song on
the net using google.

The cemetery at Agira is, if I remember correctly, the only Commonwealth
war cemetery that contains only Canadian War Dead. Sadly, hen I visited
it in 1998 the visitors book had almost no Canadian visitors' entries.
There were some from Germany and France. The local Sicilians knew little
about the cemetery. It is sad that such a remote site contains the
bodies of so many very young Canadian soldiers.

Kenneth Scott
Dunedin, Florida


wrote:

>Great Pictures Ken...My dad fought in Sisily, and talked about it all the
>time (wish i had listened more) he was one of the lucky ones who came
>home..Diane, daughter of Mr Wilson Tyson.A.Battery,B.Troup,1st
>Division..R.C.H.A.....Regiment # C168
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kenneth Scott" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:23 AM
>Subject: [WarBrides] The Maple Leaf Legacy Project
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>>With all the reflections of VE Day in the past week or so, I thought the
>>list might be interested in knowing about the Maple Leaf Legacy Project
>>whose site is located at:
>>
>>http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/
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>>This project is in remembrance of Canadian War Dead and seeks, amongst
>>other things, to take/archive photographs of the graves of all Canadian
>>Military War Dead, or of memorial plaques when graves are unknown.
>>
>>I have had the honour of contributing a few photographs from the
>>Canadian War Cemetery in Agira, Sicily as well as from the British
>>Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Pune (Poonah), India known as the
>>Kirkee War Cemetery. Unfortunately when I visited these cemeteries it
>>was before the start of the Maple Leaf project and I only
>>tookphotographs of a few graves that held particular interest to me. My
>>collections are at:
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>>http://www.kenscott.com/sicily/campaign.htm
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>>http://www.kenscott.com/mapleleaf/Kirkee/album.html
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>>For this latter cemetery I have just today received from friends in
>>India the complete set of photos for the 8 members of the RCAF who are
>>buried there. I will update the Kirkee site in the next few days.
>>
>>If you find yourself visiting cemeteries where there are Canadian War
>>Dead the project would appreciate receiving your photos as
>>contributions. (Particularly the more remote cemeteries -- the more
>>accessible cemeteries have been fully photographed). The photos are
>>appreciated, too, by family members who have never had the opportunity
>>to visit the graves of their loved ones in remote locations.
>>
>>Kenneth Scott
>>Dunedin, Florida
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