Canadian man finds father’s wartime signature in Dutch church: ‘Amazing’
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Don Drissell recently travelled to the village of Groesbeek after learning an inscription signed by his father, a Canadian soldier in the Second World War, had been found.
A quiet renovation project in a small Dutch church has uncovered a powerful link to the past — and sparked an emotional journey for a Canadian man.
Don Drissell, from Ladysmith, B.C., recently travelled to the village of Groesbeek after receiving an unexpected message.
Crews working in the attic of a local church had discovered something unusual: a handwritten pencil inscription on a wooden beam, dating back to the Second World War.
The name on it? Sergeant W.R. Drissell — Don’s father.
Kneeling on a wooden walkway Monday in the attic of the church, Drissell said there was no mistaking the penmanship.
“I recognize this as being my dad’s writing,” said Drissell. “I can tell by the shape of the letters and the way they’re all spaced properly. That’s Dad.”
The inscription, only slightly faded after 80 years, reads: “Sgt. W.R. Drissell, Cpl. A. Langford, Toronto Scottish Regiment, M.G., Canadian Army, 14 December, 1944.”
The markings were made in pencil and were uncovered during attic renovations in 2023.
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