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Default Tpr Henry George "Archie" Johnston, 1CACR

“A soldier found - A son’s mission to honour his father helps locate a trooper’s lost remains — and heal two Alberta families.” By Bill Miller Jr. of the Canadian Kangaroo Regiment Association & Archive for CBC

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/long...-soldier-found

Trooper Johnston and Bill Miller Sr. went through basic training together and served on Ram Kangaroos side by side in Holland in the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment.

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News report footage includes parts of an interview with Bill Miller:

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2074759
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"A rededication ceremony for Trooper Henry George Johnston, 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment took place in early September 2023 at CWGC’s Mook War Cemetery, Netherlands."

https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/news/c...ry-netherlands
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