Private David N. Hertzberger

1923 - 1945  (21 years)

• Name	David N. Hertzberger
  Prefix	Private
  Born	22 Jul 1923  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Private - Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C.  [1]
  Misfortune	Killed in WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-96408P
  Died	13 Apr 1945	, Holland   [1, 2]
  Buried	Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, , Overijssel, Netherlands   [2]
  Person ID	I96408	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Hertzberger,   b. Aug 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Laura Margaret Fetter,   b. 29 Nov 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F190407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A big brother who never came home .....April 13 the regiment reaches the outskirts of Assen. From there it's house-to-house fighting. The Canadians press into the town centre, capturing the town hall, the post office and other public buildings. Bullets are still flying as delirious residents rush the Canadians, tossing flowers at them and offering up drinks. Dutch prisoners stream joyfully from the town jail. The celebration earns recognition in the official history of the Canadian Army: "Everywhere Dutch civilians danced in the streets and cheered their liberators." Don Balcarras goes looking for Dave. It would be nice to talk about home. He finds someone who should know where to find his schoolmate. The reply is curt. "Ah, he got it." Don is dismayed. Pte. Dave Hertzberger died April 13, seven days after writing his brother. His family is later told that he died in house-to-house fighting. Up to a dozen men with the Essex Scottish are killed liberating Assen..... Waterloo Region Record 9 Nov 2013 by Jeff Outhit.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Hertzberger, David N. 21 years Birthdate: 1923 Jul 22 Died: 1945 Apr 13 Rank: Private Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A604172 Additional Details son of William & Laura Hertzberger of Waterloo, Ontario [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14040925/david-norman-hertzberger.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 13 Apr 1945 - , Holland Buried - - Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, , Overijssel, Netherlands  = Link to Google Earth