Physical Description
:Sapper Visenau was the first Canadian soldier of the UNEF Middle East Peace Keeping mission in 1956/57 to lose his life. He died of a heart attack clearing a safe lane to rescue a patrol of Norwegian Army soldiers who had strayed into a minefield.
The Last Parade: The coffin bearing the body of Spr. Visenau is taken from The RC Chapel at Abu Sweir Air Base. Honorary pallbearer is S/Sgt Harding. Pallbearers are: Cpl. Norman, Spr's Jones, Lake, Wheeler, Leathwood, Procure, Titus, and Lafferty.
Collection
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Catalog Number
:2004092036-8
About Us
To collect, preserve, research and display military artifacts donated to us for safe keeping at our facility. Additionally we will describe the history of our artefacts or those brought to us for explanation.
We shall endeavour to use our knowledge to seek and retrieve Canadian Military Records and/or assist those able to research their own family.
