Burma Star Association - B.C. Chapter
2010 News
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On the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister J.P. Balkenende to Vancouver BC, the Ambassador of the Netherlands invited Canadian veterans who were involved in the liberation of the Netherlands in 1944/45 to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. The ceremony was held at the Billy Bishop Legion Centre in Vancouver. The veterans were each presented with a medallion to mark the occasion. Among those attending were Percy Smith and Gordon Mumford of the Burma Star Association, BC Chapter.
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The ceremonies will be held this year on August 24. The first service will take place at Stoltz Pool in the Cowichan National Park beginning at 10 am, and thereafter at the Duncan Cenotaph at 12 noon.
Members from Vancouver will be staying overnight at a Duncan motel in order to arrive in time for the morning ceremonies. Please contact Percy Smith at 604-541-7591 or Robert Siddons at 604-939-3749 for more details.
September 11 - Coquitlam Candlelight Ceremony - 2 pm
The Coquitlam Candlelight Tribute will be held at Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery, Robinson Street at Foster Avenue, Coquitlam at 2:00 pm.
Saturday, September 11, 2010,
3:00pm at Civic Plaza
Join Mayor George W. Peary, MP Ed Fast, KIA Mike de Jong and MIAJohn van Dongen as we honour Abbotsford's forgotten airmen at a special ceremony at the Cenotaph at Civic Plaza. Members of the Royal Canadian Airforce, the local Zone of the Canadian legion and local Air Cadet Squadrons will be in attendance to pay special tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Memorial Ceremony: 3:00pm
Refreshments in MCA Foyer: 4:00pm
RSVP asap to Michael DesMazes, phone.604 341-0972
The 12th Annual North Shore Candlelight Ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 11, at 6:00 pm at the North Vancouver Cemetery on Lillooet Road, just north of Capilano. It will commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the End of World War II. Following the commemorate tribute, Honoured Veterans, Military Personnel currently acting in Service to Canada, Dignitaries and Special Guests, will join with Youth participants, in placing lit candles around the Memorial Cross, and beside the over 800 white crosses on Veteran’s gravesites. Members of the public will have the opportunity to pay their respects by placing a candle, following the formal ceremony. A reception will be held at Boal Chapel following the Tribute.
RSVP to NSCT Committee Secretary, Bev Smith at aba@telus.net or Tel 604-980-0353 or 1212 Gladstone Avenue North Vancouver.
The ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Britain will take place at Boundary Bay Airport on September 19. Please contact Percy Smith at 604-541-7591 or Robert Siddons at 604-939-3749 for more details.
On Sunday, November 14, a service was held at Charterhouse School to re-dedicate the renovated Memorial Tablet to Major General Orde Wingate. The ceremony was attended by members of the Chindits Old Comrades Association (C.O.C.A.). For details and photographs, please see Wingate Memorial