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The Princess Louise Fusiliers
Miscellaneous Photos 1920-1946
Photos
This section contains five photos pertaining to the 11th Independent Machine Gun Company (Princess Louise Fusiliers) in Akkrum, the Netherlands, in 1945. After the war ended, the unit was billeted in and around the village of Akkrum, in the Dutch province of Friesland, for approximately six months, starting in mid June, 1945. They created a lasting bond with the Dutch civilian population.
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Three Soldiers
11th Independent Machine Gun Company
(The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Summer, 1945
The soldier in the centre is Sgt. Harry Tomes from Halifax, NS. The other two soldiers have not been identified.
The soldier on the left appears to be wearing a captured German belt which was common at the time. It is interesting that he slid the buckle to his left, probably to conceal it from the photographer.
Harry Tomes became the Commanding Officer of the Princess Louise Fusiliers from 1963 to 1966.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 26-1 (7-1.3)
Image Information: Scan of original negative
Source: Diane Tomes-Low, 2026
Unidentified Canadian Sergeant
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Summer, 1945
The sergeant's cap badge is not from the Princess Louise Fusiliers. It is hard to tell for sure, but is is similar in shape to some of the Canadian Army Corps units, such as the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in which case he may have been attached to the Princess Louise Fusiliers.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 26-1 (7-4.2)
Image Information: Scan of original negative
Source: Diane Tomes-Low, 2026
Unidentified Soldier
11th Independent Machine Gun Company
(The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Summer, 1945
The soldier's cap badge identifies him as being from the Princess Louise Fusiliers.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 26-1 (7-5.2)
Image Information: Scan of original negative
Source: Diane Tomes-Low, 2026
Unidentified Soldier
11th Independent Machine Gun Company
(The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Summer, 1945
The soldier's cap badge identifies him as being from the Princess Louise Fusiliers.
After the war ended, Canadian units often created signs with common names from home to identify places or locations in and around their new lodgings.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 26-1 (7-2.2)
Image Information: Scan of original negative
Source: Diane Tomes-Low, 2026
Unidentified Soldier
11th Independent Machine Gun Company
(The Princess Louise Fusiliers)
Akkrum, the Netherlands
Summer, 1945
The soldier's cap badge identifies him as being from the Princess Louise Fusiliers.
After the war ended, Canadian units often created signs with common names from home to identify places or locations in and around their new lodgings.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 26-1 (7-3.2)
Image Information: Scan of original negative
Source: Diane Tomes-Low, 2026