Seeking information on SK soldiers buried in the Netherlands

Are you a relative or do you have information on Saskatchewan soldiers who fell and are buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands?
 
The Information Centre Canadian War Cemetery (ICB) in Holten, Netherlands honours World War II soldiers and through the ICB interview project, they are trying to find family of soldiers who fell and are buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands.  

As can be seen in the listing provided, there were eight soldiers from Moose Jaw and area. They gave the supreme sacrifice, and the ICB would like to honour these soldiers, by making contact with the family where possible.

The Information  Centre Canadian War Cemetery (ICB) in Holten, Netherlands is planning to interview relatives (siblings, spouses, children, other relatives, friends) of deceased soldiers who are buried in Holten with a plan to visit the interviewees at their homes in Canada.

The intention is to get more Information about the soldiers who are buried in Holten, as well as get an impression of what the loss of a brother, father, son, friend meant for those who were left behind.

The year 2020 will mark the 75th Liberation Anniversary for May 5, 1945, a Dutch ceremony honouring those Canadians who fell in World War II liberating the Netherlands. The Liberation Anniversary honours those Canadians engaged in the WW2 fight against the Germans who had occupied the Netherlands for five years. Following a nine-month campaign with many lives lost on the battlefield, the Germans capitulated.

The darkness of those years is related by Brian Stewart, "Under German occupation from 1940 to '45, the Dutch suffered more deaths per capita than any other Western European ally. The vast majority of its Jews, 106,000, were deported and murdered; thousands of other Dutch were dragged into slave labour, while all suffered as Nazis looted the land and even blew the dikes in the terrible winter of 1944-45 to try and block the Allied advance. The ensuing flooding contributed to a famine that killed 18,000.... After forcing the German surrender, Canadian soldiers joined in the celebrations, then quietly began delivering food and volunteered to work restoring the devastated farms and towns."

As David Common states, "Around 14,000 Canadians came ashore at Normandy in 1944 — those who survived those battles and the many decades since are few in number."

"The 'Canadian War Cemetery Holten' on the Holterberg is one of the most impressive reminders of the Second World War. In the spring of 1945, after five years of oppression, Canadian troops were principally responsible for the liberation of northern and eastern Netherlands. During the liberation operations, many Canadian liberators paid the ultimate price. In an historic setting, 1,394 military have found their final resting place at the Canadian Military Cemetery," From Liberation Route Europe.

There are three Netherlands Canadian war cemeteries. Along with the Holten Canadian Military Cemetery; Groesbeek lays to rest 1,619 soldiers, Bergen-Op-Zoom where another 1,088 casualties from the first and second world war are laid to rest.

For Saskatchewan, these are the names of those who fell and are buried at the Canadian War Cemetery (ICB) in Holten, Netherlands from Where did they live?

The following is a list of Saskatchewan soldiers who gave the supreme sacrifice and if you are a relative or know of these individuals please respond to Jan Braakman [email protected], Volunteer Researcher at ICB.

Where did they live?  Places of birth or places of residence of soldiers buried at Canadian War Cemetery Holten, Netherlands.