Battle of the Scheldt — Walcheren, October 1944

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Canadian Daimler and Humber armoured cars in the Belgian-Dutch border town of Putte, during the Anglo-Canadian drive to cut off the German 15th Army on the islands of the Scheldt Estuary.

Dedicated to the men from the parish of Christ Church, Lisburn who fell in WW2

A gun-tractor skidded off the road on the flooded island of Beveland, October 28th, 1944

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry carriers move through the Dutch village of Krabbendijke on the Beveland Causeway