Foto van private Walter Kotowich

Foto van private Walter Kotowich "H/43320 Essex Scottish Regiment R.C.I.C." "born ,march 9 1924 in East Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg, Canada)" "died: february 19, 1945 someware near the Goch-Calkar road during Operation Veritable. His body was never found" "he enlisted in the army in may, 1943; trained for over a year; and landed in Holland in october 1944. Walter was well liked by family and friends; however, speaking was always a challenge for him because he would stutter. Before leaving home for the last time, he said goodbye to his family in a unique way. He gave them "forget-Me-Not" flowers as a rememberance of his departure. The Dutch people remeber Walter at a memorial at Groesbeek Cemetery."