CANLOAN Post War Report

Report 145 on CANLOAN (i.e. Casualties, Awards, Etc.):

For instance CANLOAN Casualties:

Killed in Action or Died of Wounds 128 (20%), Wounded 310 (50%), Prisoners of War 27 (5% ). Total Casualties 465 (75%).

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***Note: If you have any interest in the CANLOAN, then this is a must read official report by the Canadian Army Historical Section.

Several CANLOAN's are buried in KASTERLLE WAR CEMETERY (Belgium):

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Name: BROWNLEE-LAMONT, WILFRED WALLACE NIGEL
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Secondary Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
Secondary Unit Text: attd.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 16/09/1944
Service No: CDN/605
Additional information: Son of Fred M. and Agnes E. Vanderlip, of Van Nuys, California, U.S.A.
Grave/Memorial Reference: II.E.7.
Cemetery: KASTERLEE WAR CEMETERY

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Name: COATES, KENNETH
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Secondary Regiment: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Secondary Unit Text: attd. Age: 29
Date of Death: 16/09/1944
Service No: CDN/233
Additional information: Son of William and Florence E. Coates; husband of Kathleen Enid Coates, of Guildford. Surrey.
Grave/Memorial Reference: I.E.20.
Cemetery: KASTERLEE WAR CEMETERY

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Name: STEWART, JACKSON
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Secondary Regiment: Royal Scots
Secondary Unit Text: attd.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 15/09/1944
Service No: CDN/361
Additional information: Son of John and Mary Anne Stewart; husband of Marjorie Grace Stewart, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Grave/Memorial Reference: I.A.7.
Cemetery: KASTERLEE WAR CEMETERY

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Name: NIZNICK, HARRY
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Secondary Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 'C' Coy. 8th Bn.
Date of Death: 09/09/1944
Service No: CDN/426
Grave/Memorial Reference: Brit. Plot, Grave 21.
Cemetery: GEEL (STELEN) CHURCHYARD



Over the years there have been some interesting books published on military history. For instance Jews in the Union and Confederate Armies, Jews in the French Foreign Legion, the British Jewish Brigade and others. You don't hear much about the Jewish Canadians who fought in WW II.