AKNOWLEDGMENTS
Without their help, this Memorial would not exist:
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My wife, Mrs Nathalie LOUIS
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My parents, Claude and Annie LOUIS
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My cousins Claude and Marie-José ANTHEAUME
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My parents in law, Marcel et Yvonne MONTRASI
The community and inhabitants of Saint Vaast:
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Mr and Mrs Paul BOREL
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Mr and Mrs Gabriel BROT
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Mr and Mrs Jacques DORMEUIL
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Mr and Mrs Bertrand DORMEUIL
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Mr and Mrs DUBOSC
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Mr and Mrs Yves LESTONNAT
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Mrs POIRON RIVIERE
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Mrs MARIE and Mrs POUCHAIN
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Mr and Mrs Albert RAAB and their son
My friends from France:
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Mrs Marthe RAMBAUD, without whom there would have
been nothing
- Pierre-Yves
MARTIN QUIENNE
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Arnaud and Sylvie VILLENEUVE
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Les amis du Mont Canisy, Jean LAURENT and
Jean-Loup CLAUDE
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Frederic BEATRIX, for our long talks prior
to the setting up of the Memorial every Tuesday evening at Willenhall…drinking a G…..SS
My British and Canadian friends:
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Dale and Lenore LA CROIX,
Sergeant George LA CROIX ’s son, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Mrs Arlene MASON, Sergeant George LA CROIX ’s
daughter, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Mr George ROBERTSON, 1st Canadian
Parachute Battalion, who helped me so much…
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Mr Douglas BROWN, 1st Canadian Parachute
Battalion, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
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1st Canadian Parachute Bat. Association,
Mr Jan De Vries, President of the 1st Canadian Para Bat.
Association
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Colonel Gary H. RICE (Ret.), cousin of RSM
W.J. CLARK, writer of PARATROOPER, the story of the 1st Canadian
Para Bat. first Regimental Sergeant Major
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Michael and Nanette DAISLEY, Captain DAISLEY ’s son
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John et Marie EASBY, Douglas DAVIS’ best
friend, for all they’ve done and given to the Memorial
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Mrs June HUGHES, Thomas HUGHES’ daughter, and
Lieutenant HUGHES’ niece
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Mr Thomas HUGHES, Lieutenant HUGHES’ brother, who
left us too quickly…
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Mrs Marjorie DANSON, Lieutenant HUGHES’ niece
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Marjorie et Cliff HODGSON,
Lieutenant HUGHES’ cousin
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Mr and Mrs Alan STANLEY, Gunner Douglas STANLEY ’s
nephew
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Rear Admiral Michael POPE, Major
POPE ’s brother
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Mr John LITSON, Sergeant Daniel PHILLIPS’ brother in
law
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Mrs Christie MITCHELL, Private John ALDRED ’s niece
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Mrs Barbara MASON, S/Sgt Leslie RIDING ‘s niece, from
Australia
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Fred and Julie BOX, William
WHITNEY ’s nephew
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Doctor Tony LEAKE who has done so much for
the lost soldiers of D-Day
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Ellis ‘Dixie’ DEAN, 13th Parachute
Battalion, who helped me so much….
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Mr Craig HUGHES, without him, it would have been
impossible to trace Lt Hughes’ family
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Mr Len WRIGHT, Glider Pilot, S/Sgt Leslie RIDINGS ’s best
friend
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Dr W.E. CHURCH, a medical officer who was with
Major POPE when he died
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Mr Fred CORRY, Glider Pilot, who knew S/Sgt Colin
HOPGOOD, and Sgt Daniel PHILLPS
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Ken HARDING, who was in the gun crew of the
Hamilcar, and was taken prisoner at Saint Vaast
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Mr Ronald HARRIS, the co-pilot of the Hamilcar
Glider, and taken prisoner near Pont L’Eveque
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Mr Bill MILLS, 9th Parachute Battalion
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Mrs Sandra BARROW,Wolverhampton College, for
the motivation she gave me
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The archaeology group, Wolverhampton College, in particular,
Annie SAUNDERS, my tutor
The media:
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OUEST FRANCE, Mr CARDON, who has always been
here
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BBC Radio Lancashire : Richard,
who has done so much
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BBC TV MIDLANDS : Bob
HOCKENHULL
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The Express & Star which
helped to find Bombardier WHITNEY ’s family