May 1, 2015
OTTAWA – Members of the media are invited to attend the military burial of Private Albert Laubenstein on May 6, 2015. This burial is part of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands commemorative events, May 3-9, 2015 and attendance will include members of Pte Laubenstein’s family, and representatives from the Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Pte Laubenstein was killed during the Battle of Kapelsche Veer on January 26, 1945, and his body was interred with care in a battlefield grave, which could not be re-located at the end of the war. His remains were discovered in June 2014 and his identification announced in the spring of 2015.
When: May 6, 2015, media to be in location by 12:30 p.m. (Central European Timezone)
Where: Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands
What: Military burial of Canadian Second World War soldier, Private Albert Laubenstein
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Media are asked to confirm attendance no later than 4 p.m. on May 5, 2015 by emailing Capt Matt Zalot at matt.zalot@forces.gc.ca.
Cemetery directions: The Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery is on Ruytershoveweg Road, which runs parallel with the A58 Bergen-op-Zoom to Roosendaal motorway. The cemetery is located near to the Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery and can be reached from the motorway by taking the Bergen-op-Zoom exit, which leads on to Rooseveltlaan. At the first crossroads, the cemeteries are signposted to the right, with a further signposted right turn after 1 kilometre, and the cemeteries are 1.5 kilometres along this road on the left-hand side.
Imagery and video will be available at www.forcesimages.ca
Capt Matt Zalot
On-site Public Affairs Officer
Email: matt.zalot@forces.gc.ca
Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: (613) 996-2353
Toll-Free: 1 866 377-0811
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca
