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Location Category ID: 11450 Added to Database: 22 July 2012 Last Edited: 23 July 2012 Address: Near Langenboomseweg 4, 5451 Mill Telephone: Email: Opening Times: Accessible at any time Official Website: 1CACR Other Links: Wikipedia – 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment Latitude, Longitude: 51.68667591 , 5.77403895 Location Accuracy: 7 Tanks Previously Here: This memorial to the First Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment is located in a small park on the north side of Langenboomseweg on the eastern side of Mill. It consists of a Ram Kangaroo personnel carrier and a stone monument. A large plaque on the front of the monument reads: FIRST CANADIAN ARMOURED CARRIER REGIMENT. FORMED IN TILBURG, HOLLAND, IN AUGUST 1944. DISBANDED IN ENSHEDE, HOLLAND, ON 20 JUNE 1945. THE MEN AND VEHICLES OF “THE KANGAROOS” WERE INVOLVED IN MORE SERIOUS BATTLES THAN ANY OTHER ALLIED UNIT. A CANADIAN INNOVATION. THE KANGAROO APC WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ANY ARMY. BATTLE HONOURS - THE LOWER MAAS THE RUHR THE RHINELAND THE REICHSWALD MOYLAND WOOD GOCH-CALCAR ROAD NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-1945 NICKNAMED “THE KANGAROOS” AFTER THE CODE NAME OF THE RCEME WORKSHOP THAT ORIGINALLY CONVERTED THE FORMER SP ARTILLERY TO ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS, 1CACR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS AS THEY WERE TRANSPORTED INTO BATTLE. “ARMATOS FUNDIT” FIRST CANADIAN ARMOURED CARRIER REGIMENT. OPGERICHT TE TILBURG IN AUGUSTUS 1944. ONTBONDEN TE ENSCHEDE OP 20 JUNI 1945. DE MANNEN EN DE VOERTUIGEN “THE KANGAROOS” WAREN VERWIKKELD IN MEER ZWARE GEVECHTEN DAN ENIGE ANDERE GEALLIEERDE EENHEID. HET GEPANTSERDE PERSONEELSVOERTUIG “DE KANGAROO” WAS EEN CANADESE INNOVATIE EN DE EERSTE IN ZIJN SOORT. - EERVOLLE VERMELDINGEN THE HOCHWALD THE RHINE GRONINGEN LE HAVRE BOULOGNE XANTEN DE “KANGAROOS” VAN HET 1CACR WAREN VERNOEMD NAAR DE CODENAAM VAN DE WERKPLAATS VAN DE RCEME WAAR HET OORSPRONKELIJKE GEMECHANISEERDE GESCHUT WAS OMGEBOUWD TOT GEPANTSERDE PERSONEELSVOERTUIGEN. ZIJ BESCHERMDEN DE LEVENS VAN DE VELE HONDERSEN SOLDATEN, DIE ZIJ NAAR HET FRONT VERVOERDEN. “ARMATOS FUNDIT” Two plaques on the rear of the monument read: OPGEDRAGAN AAN DE JONGE CANADEZEN VAN HET REGIMENT DIE HUN LEVEN GAVEN VOR ONZE VRIJHEID DEDICATED TO THE YOUNG CANADIANS OF THE REGIMENT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM. KILLED IN ACTION     GESNEUVELD B 137361     TROOPER GRIEVE, K.A.     17 SEPTEMBER 1944 M 8053     TROOPER JOHNSTON, H.G.     17 JANUARY 1945      LIEUTENANT KIRBY, F.F.     18 JANUARY 1945 F 8108     TROOPER RUGGLES     18 JANUARY 1945 A 107104     TROOPER GERRY, R. F.     9 FEBRUARY 1945 D 15800     TROOPER DELISLE, A.     9 FEBRUARY 1945 L 107801     TROOPER PARK, J.W.     9 FEBRUARY 1945 C 98569     TROOPER MCFADDEN, C.G.     13 FEBRUARY 1945 C 437     CORPORAL DARLING, S.A.     23 FEBRUARY 1945 A 624     SERGEANT SULLIVAN, E.M.     8 MARCH 1945 B 116456     TROOPER PERCIVAL, E.W.     27 MARCH 1945 B 148774     TROOPER SWAIN, J.T.     9 APRIL 1945 A 86624     SERGEANT GIBBONS, H.C.     12 APRIL 1945 DIED OF WOUNDS     BEZWEKEN AAN VERWONDINGEN D 13602     GUNNER HUTCHINS, G.A.     WOUNDED     29 AUGUST 1944 A 87231     TROOPER DICK, A.H.     WOUNDED     3 OCTOBER 1944 B 15055     TROOPER BIEDERMAN, L.A.     WOUNDED     16 FEBRUARY 1945 B 149140     TROOPER FISHER, D.     WOUNDED     27 MARCH 1945 LEST WE FORGET THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS AND GENEROSITY OF L COL M.E. SCHULTZ CD THE PRINCESS OF WALES’ OWN REGIMENT TRUST THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMOURED CORPS ASSOCIATION

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May 2011 1: Overview Taken: 13 May 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Location Photo ID: 815 Added: 24 July 2012 Views: 143 Has Priority: 0		2: Front of monument Taken: 13 May 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Location Photo ID: 816 Added: 24 July 2012 Views: 144 Has Priority: 0		3: Rear of monument Taken: 13 May 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Location Photo ID: 817 Added: 24 July 2012 Views: 140 Has Priority: 0

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