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Son of Samuel Gordon Todd and Alice Todd, of Novar, Ontario.
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Sergeant Harvey Coulter Todd
Harvey Todd warned his men to to careful about stepping on mines, and ironically it was a mine he stepped on that took his life. The day before his death, it is reported all the officers in his battalion were killed, except one lieutenant, and that morning the lieutenant was killed so Harvey was in charge of the whole battalion.
He kept telling them to be careful of land mines and they were running into gun fire all the time so Harvey and a few others got strayed to the left of the others trying to move around the gun nest. They had thrown everything they could at the gun nest, grenades, etc. and still they found it almost too much so were trying to get around it. They were walking up a road to get back to their company when Harvey stepped on a mine.
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Harvey Todd warned his men to to careful about stepping on mines, and ironically it was a mine he stepped on that took his life. The day before his death, it is reported all the officers in his battalion were killed, except one lieutenant, and that morning the lieutenant was killed so Harvey was in charge of the whole battalion. He kept telling them to be careful of land mines and they were running into gun fire all the time so Harvey and a few others got strayed to the left of the others trying to move around the gun nest. They had thrown everything they could at the gun nest, grenades, etc. and still they found it almost too much so were trying to get around it. They were walking up a road to get back to their company when Harvey stepped on a mine.
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Page 571 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOLTEN CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands
Holten is a village 20 kilometres east of the town of Deventer, on the main A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Bremen in Germany. Following the A1 motorway, turn off at exit 26 and follow the N332 in the direction of Holten. Follow the N332 until reaching a signpost for Holterberg. Turn right onto the N344 in the direction of Holten, then at the T junction turn left towards Holten and follow this road to the roundabout. Take second exit then turn first right towards Holterberg. Follow this road uphill until you see a green Commission sign pointing to the right. Turn right down the track and follow to the end. Turn left and the cemetery lies along here on the left hand side.
Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities the remains of over 1,300 Canadian soldiers were brought together into this cemetery.
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