B CANADIAN VIRTUAL WAR CEMETERY AGIRA by 1°IIS M. Bartolo - PACHINO
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Son of Herbert and Agnes Alice Punchard, of Bath, Ontario.
'B' Company found itself in the middle of a German strong-point and was pinned down. From their right flank a dozen Panzer Grenadier s came forward, their hands held high: "Kamerad! Kamerad!" they yelled, but as several unwary Canuks stepped forward, the Germans threw them-selves flat on the ground and opened fire.
Corporal Freddy Pankhard (correct: Punchard), caught in the open with his section, was called upon by the enemy to surrender. "Not bloody likely", he screamedd back and with a bren gun at his hip went forward, doggedly firing.
When the bren ran out of ammunition, he tossed it to one side, snatched a tommy gun from a dead comrade and continued to advance. Next morning his body was found, surronded by seven dead Germans

From "Sicily" - Hugh Pond, eigth chapter:The Battle of Agira

Italian Translation
La compagnia ‹‹B›› era rimasta isolata in mezzo a un caposaldo tedesco quando alla sua destra avanzarono dieci o dodici uomini della Divisione Corazzata Granatieri che alzarono le mani, gridando: ‹‹ Kamerad! Kamerad! ››. Ma non appena alcuni incauti Canuks si fecero avanti, i tedeschi si gettarono a terra e aprirono il fuoco.
 Il caporale Freddie Pankhard (corretto: Punchard ), rimasto allo scoperto con la sua sezione, fu invitato a gran voce dal nemico ad arrendersi. ‹‹Piuttosto crepo!›› gridò lui di rimando e, appoggiato il mitragliatore Bren all’anca, si fece avanti sparando senza sosta.
Finite le munizioni, gettò l’arma, strappò il fucile a un compagno morto e continuò ad avanzare. Il suo corpo fu ritrovato la mattina dopo, circondato da sette cadaveri tedeschi.



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Name: Punchard, Frederick Ernest, F E
Rank: Corporal
Service: C/4963
Unit Text:
Regiment: Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Date of Death: 19/07/1943
Age: 25
Grave Reference: B. F. 216
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Fallen Soldiers

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
ALEXY, DAN JOHN, D J
ASSELIN, MAURICE, M
CROMB, CHARLES ALEXANDER, C A
FERGUSON, JOHN, J T
FRENCH, ARTHUR VERNON, A V
HALL, FRANK CONSTANT, F C
KING, RONALD DAVID BEAUMONT, R D B
LORIMER, ROBERT JOHNSTON, R J
LUCAS, DONALD ALFRED, D A
MAC DONALD, WILLIAM KENNETH, W K
MERCER, HUGH, H
O'BRIEN, ROBERT, R
OLIVER REGINALD BATES, O R
POOLE, JAMES CLIFFORD, J C
SILLERS, WILLIAM JOHN BALFOUR, W J B
SIMPSON, THOMAS F., T F
TAPLEY, CYRUS LUSWELL, C L

Royal Canadian Regiment
ALLISON, WILLIAM, W R
ANDERSON, HUGH R., H R
BALDWIN, FREDERICK, F
BOYCE, LEONARD WALLACE, L W
CAMERON, ALVIN, A
CROWE, RALPH MARSTON, R M
CUMMINGS, DOUGLAS, D M
GIGGEY, JAMES FREDERICK, J F
NORTON, JOSEPH ERNEST, J E
POPE, JOHN HENRY WILLIAM, J H W
TOULOUSE, CECIL LAVERNE, C L
TURNER, FREDERICK, F A
WALLACE, JAMES, J B

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
ANDROS, JACK ALBERT, J A
BOULTON, WILBERT ROY, W R
BROWN, ALBERT, A
BROWN, GEORGE DONALD, G D
COUSINS, SIDNEY JOHN, S J
CURRIE, CECIL HARVEY, C H
EGERTON, LOUIS MARTIN, L M
GARNEAU, DANIEL, D
GILL, BASIL ERIC, B E
HORN, JOHN ARCY, J D A
Mc FEE, SAMUEL, S
McKAY, EUGENE JOSEPH, E J
NICOL, JAMES, J
SCHOLEY, JOHN RICHARD, J R

Loyal Edmonton Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BAXTER, EDWARD ROY, E R
BRYANT, FRANKLYN NOLAN, F N
CAMERON, JAMES ALEXANDER, J A
CHRISTIE, EARL JOHN, E J
HAMMELL, JAMES SHANNON, J S
Mc EWAN, ROBERT, R
WESS, WILLIAM, W
ZILNIC, SERGIE, S

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BLAND, RAYMOND PHILLIP, R P
CLEMENTS, ALFRED WILSON, A W
FORTIER, MICHEL ONESIME, M O
HIE, HARTLEY ALBERT ELWOOD, H A E
JOHNSON, ERNEST, E
KINNEAR, CALVIN, C
McCORMICK, CECIL EDWIN, C E
NASH, FERDINAND LEONARD, F L
PITT, LLOYD, L J
PUNCHARD, FREDERICK ERNEST, F E
RORABECK, BASIL GERALD, B G
SUTCLIFFE, BRUCE ALBERT, B A
TAYLOR, JOHN RAYMOND, J R

West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BLINN, JOSEPH HOWARD, J H
BOUDREAU, ANDREW, A W
BOWER, HORACE LENT, H L C
BROWN, WILLIAM LEONARD, W L
DOUCETTE, GERALD JOSEPH, G J
ELLIS, RICHARD HARTNEY, R H
FARRIS, HAROLD WILLIAM, H W
GORMAN, LAURIE EUGENE, L E
HICKS, HARRY ANGUS, H A
KEYES, FRED WILLIAM, F W
PACE, WILLIAM KERR, W K
PERRY, CLARENCE ALBERT, C A
PETTIFER, ERNEST HENRY, E H
REEVES, CHARLES CHESTER, C C
RHULAND, DENNIS AUBREY, D A
RICHARD, LEON JOSEPH, L J
VEINOTTE, LARRY WILLOUGHBY, L W
ZWICKER, WILLOUGHBY BRUNT, W B

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.
BRAULT, GILLES, G
CHARDOLA, JEAN, J P
DION, PAUL ARMAND, P A
FILIATRAULT, LEOPOLD, L
LABRIE, NAPOLEON, N
LAVIGNE, LEONCE, L
LE BEL, MARCEL, M
PRIMEAU, FERNAND, F
TARTE, JOSEPH EPHREM, J E

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
BROWN, HENRY, H
CURRY, HUGH NATHANIEL HAROLD, H N H
GILES, HARVARD, H

Royal Canadian Engineers
CAMPBELL, FRED THOMAS, F T
COLLINS, CHARLES EDWARD, C E
DAIGLE, JOSEPH, J
JEFFERYS, CHARLES ROSS, C R
WALSH, EDGAR, E J

Royal Canadian Artillery
CLARKE, JAMES GORDON, J G
COBURN, STANLEY RUSSELL, S R
COOKE, THOMAS AUSTIN, T A
SMITH, LEONARD ADAM, L A
TERRY, DAVID DOUGLAS, D D
WATEROUS, CHARLES HORATIO, C H

Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
DEVOE, ARCHIE JOSEPH, A J
PELLETIER, LEON HUBERT, L H
TAYLOR, GRAYDON, G A

Three Rivers Regiment, R.C.A.C.
DILIO, JAMES MICHAEL VINCENT, J M V
HAMILTON, JOSEPH LAMBERT, J L
KANE, BERNARD MANUS, B M
NORMAN, JOSEPH, J W
WILLOUGHBY, CHARLES, C

4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.A.C.
HARBOUR, GEORGE LAWRENCE, G L

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
KLEIN, WILLIAM, W S

Royal 22e Regiment
KNOWN UNTO GOD

Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.), R.C.I.C.
LEGGO, JAMES GORDON, J G
LENIUK, JOHN, J
LUNN, ERNEST PEARSON, E P

48th Highlanders of Canada, R.C.I.C.
LEITH, IRVINE WLLLIAM, I W
MORTON, ARTHUR, A
PARKES, ORVILLE FREDERICK, O F
PICARD, MURRAY JOSEPH, M J

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
SNOW, WILLARD STRINGAM, W S

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
WALKER, NORMAN ALAN, N A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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