So that we don't forget. 1,394 soldiers are buried at the Canadian Cemetery in Holten. They are committed to our freedom. With every stone, a family grieves and behind each stone lies a story. Stories that we want to tell for days to come.

About Corporal Maurice Paquette, for example, buried in grave 11-F-7. He was born on November 25, 1918, in Montreal. He was still young when the family moved to Ottowa. At 16^e Maurice quit school to become a butcher. In 1942, he enlisted for the army. When the war was over, should he come back, his employer promised him. His inspection report states the scars on his butcher's knife hands. He moved from Ottawa to the United Kingdom. His real mission began in 1944 on the front lines. He fought through mud and fire in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He survived bullets, the winter cold and the Battle of the Scheldt, but fell on the way to Holten near the Schipbeek — just weeks before the liberation. Read the story of an ordinary boy who gave his life for our freedom now: https://levensverhalen.canadesebegraafplaatsholten.nl/paquette-maurice/

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