Dave Robinson

Jack Nissenthall and Dave Robinson.

The picture of Jack Nissenthall and me was taken at a reunion in Regina. His story is in the book "Green Beach" by James Leasor. I found it quite interesting. He was an English Airforce man, and was attached to the South Saskatchewan Regiment to go to Dieppe in 1942. He had to pick ten SSRs that would shoot him if he was going to be taken prisoner. He made a run for it. In the end he made it back to England. He was a radar specialist, and knew too much about our radar to take any chances on the Germans getting it out of him.

The group picture was taken at the Thank You Canada event in Holland in 1995. I named the ones that I could remember, and left blanks for those that maybe somebody else can fill in.

The Safe Conduct Sheet was dropped at Falaise telling the Germans what to do when coming in as prisoners after the Falaise Gap was closed. I was on watch at about midnight when they came fluttering down.

"Excerpts from recent letters from P.O.W.s" the Germans left laying around in a little town that we took over from them, to try to convince us to become prisoners of war rather than fighting on. The man in the picture being attended to by the German soldier was a man from Swan River by the name of Dubreuil. My uncle was taken prisoner at the same time and remembered seeing it take place. They were in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg. I have recently had them laminated in order to preserve them. These that I am sending you are copies that I had made from the originals.

The other pictures were sent to me by a cousin of mine that worked in the Archives in Ottawa, but I didn't know many of them. Maybe somebody else will.

Dave Robinson. 12May2001

Ptes. Horner, Ferris, Dean, Proboshiski, Johnson.

The Netherlands - Thank you Canada - 1995 - back row: Jack Lee, Lew Osborne, Ron Keating, Dave Robinson, ? . Front row: Bob Abbot, ? , Paul Ducharm, Hank Forness, Tony Pearson, Earl Snow.

Jack Nissenthall and Dave Robinson. - Jack's story is in the book "Green Beaches".

Safe Conduct Sheet - front - dropped at Falaise by allies for Germans.

Safe Conduct Sheet - back - dropped at Falaise by allies for Germans.

Excerpts from recent letters from P.O.W's - front - left by Germans in a little town taken by the SSR.

Excerpts from recent letters from P.O.W's - back - left by Germans in a little town taken by the SSR.

Private Art Moir, Captain Ed Shasarosky and Private Doug Robinson of the 'D' Company, South Saskatchewan Regiment at the entrance of the Headquarters, Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

German prisoners with Bren gun carrier of the South Saskatchewan Regiment near Ifs, France, 8 August 1944.

Infantry of the South Saskatchewan Regiment lying down and firing through hedge near Dutch farmhouse. Oranje Canal, The Netherlands, 12 April 1945.

H.R.H. Princess Julianna presenting awards to members of tug-of-war team of the South Sask. Regiment, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 11 August 1945.

Captain Harry Burke, Pte Gordon Westcott, Lieut./Cpl Frank Blight, Ptes John Wathen and Mack Stawnychka of 'D' Company, South Saskatchewan by their trench on the side of the hill. Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

Group of South Saskatchewan Regiment Officers. Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

L. to R.: Privates Davey Holmes, Jack Rattray, Pete Dukart, Alex Hutchison and Fred Mohl of 'D' Company, South Saskatchewan Regiment by their carrier. Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

Group of German prisoners guarded by personnel of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, Hoogerheide, Netherlands, 15 Oct 1944.

Personnel of the South Saskatchewan Regiment guarding surrendering garrison of German strongpoint north of Nieuport, Belgium, 13 September 1944.

Men of the South Saskatchewan Regiment who crossed the bridge with Col. Merritt, Pourville, France, 4 Sept. 1944.

Personnel of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, Rocquancourt, France, 11 August 1944. (left to right): L/Cpl. M.H. Krushelinski, Pte. J.A. Balogh, L/Cpl. P. Kostyk.

L. to R.: Private Alvin Hadden, Sgt Jim Ludgate, Pte. Jack Clipton, Lt. A.D. Lauziere, Csm Everett Dean, Pte Steve Yakubowich, Lieut Fred Propp and Major Bill Edmonton of 'D' Company, South Saskatchewan Regiment around the anti-tank gun. Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

Members of the South Saskatchewan Regiment sightsee at the grounds over which they fought two years earlier. Pourville, France, 4 Sept. 1944.

L. to R.: Privates Jim Thomson, Can Brown, Fred Harris, Raymond Maubert, Henry Pospisil, Daren Nilsson, Vic Oberg and George Lightfoot of 'D' Company, South Saskatchewan Regiment eating. Mook, Netherlands, 30 Nov. 1944.

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