Lieutenant David Bindman of Thetford Mines, Quebec, was officially reported to have died of wounds suffered in action in Italy. A member of the Victoria Rifles of Canada before the war, he transferred to an engineering unit after the start of hostilities.
After training at Quebec City and Toronto, he went overseas in June 1940, where he was commissioned and attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment.
A fellow officer from his regiment wrote on the action in which Lieutenant Bindman lost his life: "It was Dave's first real action against the enemy... Dave took out a few men and drove them off, wounding the German officer and capturing two men. Shortly after his return, the warning was shouted that enemy tanks were again about to charge. Dave ran to join his men and was standing on level ground encouraging his men to dig and place weapons when a shell landed within a few feet of him and he received three severe wounds...
Although continually under fire and hard pressed, Dave's men would not leave him behind, and he was carried out on an improvised stretcher. He bore up bravely... Dave fought hard to the last but died the next day and was buried by our Padre, Major R.O. Wilkes...."
After training at Quebec City and Toronto, he went overseas in June 1940, where he was commissioned and attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment.
A fellow officer from his regiment wrote on the action in which Lieutenant Bindman lost his life: "It was Dave's first real action against the enemy... Dave took out a few men and drove them off, wounding the German officer and capturing two men. Shortly after his return, the warning was shouted that enemy tanks were again about to charge. Dave ran to join his men and was standing on level ground encouraging his men to dig and place weapons when a shell landed within a few feet of him and he received three severe wounds...
Although continually under fire and hard pressed, Dave's men would not leave him behind, and he was carried out on an improvised stretcher. He bore up bravely... Dave fought hard to the last but died the next day and was buried by our Padre, Major R.O. Wilkes...."
Lieutenant David Bindman of Thetford Mines, Quebec, was officially reported to have died of wounds suffered in action in Italy. A member of the Victoria Rifles of Canada before the war, he transferred to an engineering unit after the start of hostilities.
After training at Quebec City and Toronto, he went overseas in June 1940, where he was commissioned and attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment.
A fellow officer from his regiment wrote on the action in which Lieutenant Bindman lost his life: "It was Dave's first real action against the enemy... Dave took out a few men and drove them off, wounding the German officer and capturing two men. Shortly after his return, the warning was shouted that enemy tanks were again about to charge. Dave ran to join his men and was standing on level ground encouraging his men to dig and place weapons when a shell landed within a few feet of him and he received three severe wounds...
Although continually under fire and hard pressed, Dave's men would not leave him behind, and he was carried out on an improvised stretcher. He bore up bravely... Dave fought hard to the last but died the next day and was buried by our Padre, Major R.O. Wilkes...."
After training at Quebec City and Toronto, he went overseas in June 1940, where he was commissioned and attached to the Royal Canadian Regiment.
A fellow officer from his regiment wrote on the action in which Lieutenant Bindman lost his life: "It was Dave's first real action against the enemy... Dave took out a few men and drove them off, wounding the German officer and capturing two men. Shortly after his return, the warning was shouted that enemy tanks were again about to charge. Dave ran to join his men and was standing on level ground encouraging his men to dig and place weapons when a shell landed within a few feet of him and he received three severe wounds...
Although continually under fire and hard pressed, Dave's men would not leave him behind, and he was carried out on an improvised stretcher. He bore up bravely... Dave fought hard to the last but died the next day and was buried by our Padre, Major R.O. Wilkes...."
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Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Regiment. Age: 24.
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