Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Group Photo – A Group of Peacekeepers from across Canada, in 2010 returned to Cyprus, at their own personel expense and placed, a Cross with a Poppy affixed, on the Graves of all fallen Canadian Peacekeepers at Dhekelia British Cemetery. I am standing next to my friends marker, fellow QOR of C member , P.J.Hoare.

Captain Dan Zegerac salutes graves – These were taken on July 1, 2004, at the Dhykelia British Garrison Cemetery, where a short ceremony was held to Honour and remember those nine Canadian service men buried there. All nine were part of the UN Peacekeeping missions from 1964 through to 1970. Buried at Dhekelia are: Trooper Joseph H. Campbell, Royal Canadian Dragoons, who died July 31, 1964; Lieut. Kenneth E. Edmonds, who died December 25, 1964, aged 44; Rifleman Perry James Hoare, who died August 14, 1965, aged 25; Lance Cpl. Joseph P. Chartier, Canadian Guards, who died March 14, 1966, aged 20; Pte. Joseph P. E. Bernard, The Black Watch, who died July 9, 1966, aged 23; Trooper Lennard Wain Nass, Canadian Hussars, who died September 27, 1966, aged 24; Cpl. O.J. Redmond, Royal Canadian Regiment, who died March 10, 1967, aged 35; Cpl. K.A. Salmon, Canadian Army Provost Corps, who died on September 27, 1967, aged 31; Pte. T.A. Lerue, who died February 9, 1970, aged 19.

Reverend Richard Hull & Captain Dan Zegarac

Captain Dan Zegarac planting the Canadian Flag

Gravemarker and the Canadian Flag

Piper

Grave marker

Photo of Perry James Hoare