Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Captain Dan Zegerac salutes the gravemarker – These were taken on July 1, 2004, at the Dhykelia British Garrison Cemetery, where a short ceremony was held to Honour and remember those nine Canadian service men buried there. All nine were part of the UN Peacekeeping missions from 1964 through to 1970. Buried at Dhekelia are: Trooper Joseph H. Campbell, Royal Canadian Dragoons, who died July 31, 1964; Lieut. Kenneth E. Edmonds, who died December 25, 1964, aged 44; Rifleman Perry James Hoare, who died August 14, 1965, aged 25; Lance Cpl. Joseph P. Chartier, Canadian Guards, who died March 14, 1966, aged 20; Pte. Joseph P. E. Bernard, The Black Watch, who died July 9, 1966, aged 23; Trooper Lennard Wain Nass, Canadian Hussars, who died September 27, 1966, aged 24; Cpl. O.J. Redmond, Royal Canadian Regiment, who died March 10, 1967, aged 35; Cpl. K.A. Salmon, Canadian Army Provost Corps, who died on September 27, 1967, aged 31; Pte. T.A. Lerue, who died February 9, 1970, aged 19.

Reverend Richard Hull & Captain Dan Zegarac

Captain Dan Zegarac planting the Canadian Flag

Gravemarker and the Canadian Flag

Piper

Grave marker

Camp Borden War Memorial

Inscription

In Remembrance