More of Our Canada – July 2019

Merritt

Richardson

THE BLACK WATCH

OF CANADA, HIGHLAND

REGIMENT

Merritt was born in South

Bar, near Sydney, N.S., on

March 22, 1922. He joined the

Canadian Army in 1942 and

was sent overseas in 1944.

Merritt passed away

on March 7, 2019.

“I remember we

were going into battle

that afternoon, just

around St. Martens. We

were going up there and

all of a sudden we were

starting to get hit, people

dropping and getting

killed. They kept us

pinned down for about

three hours. When they

pin you down like that,

there’s nothing you

can do. Two or three of

them (Germans) came

down with their weapons

drawn. They don’t leave

you with any doubt

in your mind they’ll shoot

you if you don’t do what

you’re told. We were

taken prisoner.”

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