CBC reporter fallen but not forgotten - in Morocco.
During a recent vacation to Morocco, I made a side trip to the Carres Militaires du Cimetiere Europeen de Ben M'Sick, in Casablanca. The final resting place for thousands of French, Allied and German soldiers. Including, seven airmen of the RCAF and a Canadian war correspondent, in the employ of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Canadian flags and RCAF Ensigns were placed at the graves of the seven airmen/officers of the RCAF. Prior to departing Canada I approached a friend at the CBC to see if they had a small corporate flag I could place on the headstone for the CBC journalist. Given it was only a few days notice before my departure for Morocco, I was surprised when they did one better, they provided a plaque to be placed at Edouard Baudry's gravesite.
Edouard Baudry was killed in January 1943 while enroute to Morocco to cover a summit between Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Spanish Morocco and Baudry was mortally wounded. His death was mentioned by Roosevelt during his opening remarks at the summit and he directed that Baudry receive a funeral with full military honours. He sent a General officer to represent the United States.
Prior to his immigrating to Canada he was a soldier in the Belgian Army. The headstone also reads, at the bottom, and roughly translated from the french, "falls in battle for his native country and his adopted homeland." It is hoped that we can get this plaque from the CBC to his surviving family members, if they so choose.
CBC reporter fallen but not forgotten - in Morocco.
During a recent vacation to Morocco, I made a side trip to the Carres Militaires du Cimetiere Europeen de Ben M'Sick, in Casablanca. The final resting place for thousands of French, Allied and German soldiers. Including, seven airmen of the RCAF and a Canadian war correspondent, in the employ of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Canadian flags and RCAF Ensigns were placed at the graves of the seven airmen/officers of the RCAF. Prior to departing Canada I approached a friend at the CBC to see if they had a small corporate flag I could place on the headstone for the CBC journalist. Given it was only a few days notice before my departure for Morocco, I was surprised when they did one better, they provided a plaque to be placed at Edouard Baudry's gravesite.
Edouard Baudry was killed in January 1943 while enroute to Morocco to cover a summit between Roosevelt, Churchill and De Gaulle. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Spanish Morocco and Baudry was mortally wounded. His death was mentioned by Roosevelt during his opening remarks at the summit and he directed that Baudry receive a funeral with full military honours. He sent a General officer to represent the United States.
Prior to his immigrating to Canada he was a soldier in the Belgian Army. The headstone also reads, at the bottom, and roughly translated from the french, "falls in battle for his native country and his adopted homeland." It is hoped that we can get this plaque from the CBC to his surviving family members, if they so choose.