Posted by Jim Trick on February 2, 2009, 3:21 pm, in reply to "Re: The Royal Rifles of Canada"
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Try a search of our sites using "Sommerville". Not sure which is the correct spelling. You may wish to create a new entry as you've attached your query to an old item that visitors might not see is updated. Jim --Previous Message-- : : Hello, : : I am looking for information about my : mother's cousins. Their surnames were : "Somerville". They came from : Quebec City. Both my parents knew many in : the regiment who fought in Hong Kong such as : Earl Todd. : : I know that several indivduals were forced : to speak on the radio to family and friends : in Canada. The Americans have copies of the : broadcast(s) in their "Library of : Congress" archives. I was told some of : the soldiers tried to inform the homeland : (by crude coded words) about the fate of : those POWs from Hong Kong. : : Anyhow, I would appreciate any help or : comments. Thx. : : Jim Caron :-) : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hello: : : My father was a POW in Japan for 3 years, 8 : months. First they were in North Point, : then Sham Shui PO Camp and lastly Yoahama : North Tokyo. : My father was with the Royal Rifles of : Canada in : "B" Company, "11" : Platoon. I was not aware of any of them : being traitors during the war or being : procecuted after the war. I have a list of : men who were there from the Royal Rifles. I : do not recognize the names you mention. They : must be from a different platoon. The Royal : Rifles and Winnepeg Grenadiers were : together. : : Arlene Pollock : : :