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From: Tom Johnson
To: RCD , Atlantic Chap. "art" ; RCD , Bennett , Busher & Kay ; RCD , Fazio
, Frank & Alta Fazio ; RCD , Hayes, Red & Jean ; RCD , Scott , Jack Scott's
Daughter Holly ; RCD , Watson, Fred & Mary
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 7:46 AM
Subject: tom johnson here...
Good morning Troopers.....
I have a very special request for information that needs to get back to me befor noon
today....Please help me if you can. Please use "Fess Campbell" in your subjest
boc when compiling your email to me....
I just returned from Cyprus yesterday and while I was there we went to Dhkelia Brit
Cemetary and visited "Fess" Campbells grave....I had a bit of trouble finding
the Cdn portion there but eventually did....I have to report that the graves are being
kept up to the British standards.....but....other than the stones...there is nothing to
signify there are Canadians lying there....No Canadian flagpole or flag , No RC Legion
crosses , No miniture Canadian graveside flags, Nothing to signify Canadians here !....Of
the nine Cdn stone there, Campbells has the least amont of information on it . It only has
R.C.D. carved into it....It should have ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS.....not R.C.D. !....I was
truly disappointed in his stone make up and im going to try and do something about it .
While I was there the Cypriot reporter travelled with me and he has already started a
story to appear this Friday in the Cyprus Weekly ( Search out Cyprus and follow the links
and you can read about it ...!
.also, Look into the Archives while there and you can read about our trip too)
Upon returning to Nicosia and visiting UN Headquarters the next day I questioned the only
Cdn there , a Capt somebody , He new dick about the cemetary or even that it
exsisted!...The UN knew it was being looked after by the Brits and told me to inquire with
them...The reporter did this for me. I asked the UN what the policy is now for personnel
passing or killed in Cyprus now and he told me they were flown home to their countries for
burial. There's 9 Peace keepers with marked stones....maybe otheres unmarked....We
couldnt get to the Cemetary Records as it was on a Sunday that we were there....but I do
have an e mail address for it and I am going to inquire...
WHAT I NEED NOW......Send me what you know and remember about "Fesser" Geo
Hector Campbell....Home town , Family , everything..I have memories and maybe you have
something I dont have ....This info will be compiled and sent to Cyprus to the reporter
today and a story appears Fri in their weekly paper.....by the way , the reporter was
born in Cyprus , moved to Canada early in life ans educated and lived in Canada 22
years...He's a great fellow of 32 years and very interested in helping out with us but
needs as much info as he can get....He's compiling and sending me info on the
remainder of the graves so I can pursue this farther with grave markers , flags etc .
OVER !
Tom Johnson, Trapper 1 st Class !
PS....Please pass this on to others who may have info too....tanks !