Park Radley Walters, Buron
A memorial in the park named after Canadian tank commander Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, who was awarded both the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross and for his outstanding leadership and gallantry
BRIGADIER-GÉNÉRAL
S V RADLEY-WALTERS
Débarque le 6 juin 1944 avec le SHERBROOKE FUSILIERS REGIMENT
REGIMENT Captain attaché à l'escadron de commandement.
Promu Major commande l'escadron A du SFR et le mène au combat
dans BURON le 8 juillet 1944.
Sa bravoure et sa qualité de meneur d'hommes vont devenir une légende
dans l'armée canadienne.
Son record personnel est de 18 tanks allemands détruits au combat.
A 24 ans, il est nommé Lieutenant-Colonel et commande le
SHERBROOKE FUSILIERS REGIMENT jusqu'à la fin de la guerre.
Il est décoré de la Military Cross et de la Distinguished Service Order
pour son action remarquable dans les combats de BLOODY BURON
(BURON LA SANGLANTE) le 8 juillet 1944.
Which translates to:
BRIGADIER GENERAL
S. V. RADLEY-WALTERS
Landed on June 6, 1944, with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment.
As a Captain, attached to the headquarters squadron.
Promoted to Major, he commanded A Squadron of the SFR and led it into battle at Buron on July 8, 1944.
His bravery and leadership would become legendary in the Canadian Army.
His personal record was 18 German tanks destroyed in combat.
At 24 years of age, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel and commanded the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment until the end of the war.
He was awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order for his remarkable actions during the fighting at Bloody Buron (“Buron the Bloody”) on July 8, 1944.
