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Edison Alexander Smith's name can be found in the Book of Rembrance. He was a Sgt. with the 9th Nova Scotia Highlanders.

Edison Alexander Smith (1917 - 1945) ... Born in West Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada on 7 Oct 1917. He passed away on 25 Mar 1945.

"Dickson customarily carried his pipe tobacco can inside his battledress jacket. The
bullet which struck him first passed through the tin, possibly deflecting it enough to avoid hitting his spine as it exited through a gaping hole in his back. Nonetheless, as he lay on top of the dyke with bullets and mortar bombs landing all around him he prepared, with waning strength, for t h e end. One of Monkley's s e c t i o n commanders, Sergeant Edison Smith ran back over the dyke to contact the tanks and Wasps back at the Argyll Farm firebase. A mortar bomb exploded as he reached the top of the dyke heaving his broken body on top of Dickson and then down the slope."

THIS TABLET HAS BEEN PLACED BY A GROUP OF SURVIVING CANADIAN
VETERANS OF THE NORTH NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLANDERS, 3 CANADIAN INFANTRY
DIVISION, IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FORTY MEMBERS OF
THEIR REGIMENT WHO FELL IN BATTLE AT BIENEN, GERMANY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 25,1945 AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE
FELLOW COMBATANTS OF 9 CANADIAN INFANTRY (HIGHLAND) BRIGADE AND 51
BRITISH HIGHLAND DIVISION WHO DIED IN THE SAME BATTLE AND IN THE SAME
CAUSE AND, AS WELL, IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF THOSE ADVERSARIES IN THE
GERMAN ARMY WHO DIED ON THAT SAME FATEFUL DAY.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
ERRECTED AT BIENEN

from "Too Close for the Guns!"
9 Canadian Infantry Brigade in the
Battle for the Rhine Bridgehead by
Lee A. Windsor

Guardian newspaper, 1945: Edison Smith of 0'l.reary,was the platoon Sergeant and he was a stalwart fighter all the way.

 

 

 

In memory of
Sergeant
Edison Alexander Smith
March 25, 1945
Military Service:

Service Number:
F/60373
Age:
32
Force:
Army
Unit:
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information:

Son of Samuel D. and Bertha B. Smith, of West Point, Prince Edward Island. Husband of Helen A. Smith, of West Point, Prince Edward Island.

Commemorated on Page 565 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page.
Burial Information:

Cemetery:
GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY , Netherlands
Grave Reference:
V. H. 13.
Location:
Groesbeek is located 10 km south east of the town of Nijmegen and close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is 3 km north of the village and 1500 metres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt Mook Groesbeek follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery continue to the village of Groesbeek to a set of traffic lights. Turn left at the lights onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commonwealth War Graves Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery is located on the right hand side, about 1 km after entering this road. On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words:
Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus, We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection

Memorial Plaque – Memorial Plaque in memory of soliders of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders that died on March 25, 1945. The plaque is located in Bienen, Germany.
Grave Marker – Photo take in May 2005
Photo of Edison Alexander Smith – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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