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Canadian soldier killed in 1944 buried in France
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The Canadian Press
Date: Friday Nov. 14, 2008 8:00 AM ET
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE, France — More than 60 years after he died on a French battlefield in the Second World War, a Canadian soldier has received a proper funeral.
Pte. Ralph Tupper Ferns of Toronto survived just six weeks of the war before he was killed in a friendly-fire bombing in August 1944.
Three years ago, a villager in Normandy found a helmet buried in a field and that led to the discovery of the Canadian soldier.
Tupper Ferns' family only knew that he was missing until his remains were positively identified earlier this year.
Today, with family members in attendance, Tupper Ferns was buried at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France, joining almost 2,800 fellow Canadians.
Nephew Gary Ferns was among those on hand to say a proper goodbye.
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I think he was pushed to take matters into his own hands. I have a teenage son and if he was involved with a drug dealer I would be furious and try anything to save him like this father did for his daughter. Why do police often say they can't do anything until it's too late? Whether it be a drug dealer or an abusive spouse, the police can't seem to do anything until something really bad happens. In this case they could have raided the drug dealers home and arrested him. The whole town knew what was going on in that house but yet the police chose to do nothing. Release this man and give him a medal for doing the right thing by his daughter. I can't wait to see the episode on W5, I will certainly be watching this one.
