I was reading about this battle on another forum and then I found out that the commanding officer Colonel Syd Thomson had recently passed away , very sad. at the bottom of this thread you'll find a link to his story SYD THOMSON Sydney Wilford Thomson was born Nov. 14, 1914, at Salmon Arm, B.C. He died Nov. 8, 2008, at Salmon Arm Hospital. He was 93. He leaves daughters Jacqueline (Jacqui) Maxton, of Coquitlam, B.C., and Linda Franklin and Terry McDiarmid, both of Salmon Arm. He also leaves his sister, Betty MacLean, of Abbotsford, B.C., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by the former Catriona Mary Bromley-Martin, his wife of 54 years, who died in 2000. The Seaforths held a memorial service for him in December. It was his final wish that his ashes be cast on Shuswap Lake. Globe and mail globeandmail.com: Battle of Ortona hero was credited with famed Christmas under combat
I also came across this while looking more into this battle and I think you'll find very interesting U tube YouTube - ORTONA 1943: A BLOODY CHRISTMAS - TRAILER I was left quite......i can't find the words
Ummm..no, sorry. We've spread the pics out amongst several threads. Do a site search for ortona & you'll find them. Look for threads titles such as ortona sherman, casa berardi, stirlin castle & our italy trip.
