Category Archives: Jean-Maurice D'Avril

Articles on the book wrote by Peter Hessel

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

Here is an excerpt of the first article. STORY OF MURDERED CANADIAN AIRMAN CONTINUES TO UNFOLD A historical book written by an Ottawa Valley writer is still bringing together threads of military history connecting Canada and Germany. In 2005, “The … Continue reading →

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Memorial to WWII PoW defaced

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

While waiting for the book to arrive, I found this article written in 2008 A controversial memorial to a Canadian murdered by a mob of German civilians during the Second World War has been plastered over with Nazi posters. The … Continue reading →

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Pilot Officer Jean-Maurice D’Avril, 1923-1945

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

NOTAM Jean-Maurice d’Avril was killed while he was being transfered to a prison camp. The precise date of his death is still unknown according to Peter Hessel. His death occurred around March 6, 1945, in Frankenberg. In memory of Pilot … Continue reading →

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