Hi Jacquie:- At least one family now know where their family member is resting. During WWII, while working at a newspaper teletype, one of my duties was to edit the list of MIAs, KIA -- some were never found. Muriel <davidson3542@home.com> Jacqueline Baral wrote: > This discovery and return of two military veterans is so heartwarming. Welcome > HOME to the courageous comrades! > May PTE. CARLSON and his Australian counterpart rest in peace. > Jacquie Baral, USA Navy Veteran > > "Muriel M. Davidson" wrote: > > > Many thanks for posting this item, Juanita! > > > > Also, Canada's representative UNKNOWN SOLDIER is being returned > > from Vimy to Canada today, following a ceremony at Vimy. He will > > be interred in the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Parliament > > Buildings in Ottawa -- Saturday, I believe. > > Muriel M. Davidson <davidson3542@home.com> > > ======================================== > > Juanita Roussel wrote: > > > > > Hi Listers: > > > > > > I thought some of you might find this article interesting and maybe someone > > > who has subscribed to the Canada or Alberta mail list could forward it on. > > > > > > Snipits of an article taken from the Toronto Star, Thursday, May 25, 2000 > > > > > > AFTER 83 YEARS, PTE. CARLSON RETURNS TO HIS COMRADES > > > > > > Soldiers Remains found Decades After His Death > > > > > > POZIERES, France -- The remains of a Canadian World War 1 soldier found > > > recently by British tourists in a farmer's field were laid to rest yesterday > > > with his comrades. > > > > > > Pte. David Carlson was given a full military funeral at a World War 1 > > > cemetery along with the remains of an Australian soldier, whose identity > > > remains a mystery. > > > > > > Carlson went missing in action during the Canadian Army's attack on > > > Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme on Sept. 8, 1916. His name is > > > listed among the more than 11,000 Canadians who died during the war at a > > > memorial at Vimy. > > > > > > Carlson, who was from Mannville, Alta., joined the Canadian Expeditionary > > > Force in Edmonton two days after his 18th birthday on July 12, 1915. His > > > identification disk found with the remains gave his name. > > > > > > Carlson's grave is near the centre of the high-walled cemetery, perfectly > > > maintained like so many of the World War I graveyards that dot the lush farm > > > landscape surrounding northern French villages. > > > > > > > > > > ==== NOVA-SCOTIA Mailing List ==== > > As of April 26, 2000, there were 1115 subscribers on this list! > > ==== NOVA-SCOTIA Mailing List ==== > An FAQ Web page for this list is available at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/nsfaq.html > Be sure to bookmark this site in case you misplace this > welcome message and need help with list commands.