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when they realised that ‘only the previous day an entire in- fantry brigade made of British and Canadian units had fin- ished commando training in the area, and had left for the south’. All army guns, right across the country and beyond, were checked. When the soldiers returned from the Dieppe in France, their guns were also checked. The detective’s theory, and just that, a theory, is that Ger- trude’s murderer was some- one she knew. And that ‘in all probability, he died in Dieppe, and his secret died with him’. The family is keen to source in- formation, like where Gertrude enlisted. They also hope that the story of Gertrude’s death may have been passed down through the generations. Liam said: ‘There are many blanks in our information and we hope that someone, somewhere will have been told about the story and can help us. ‘We would also like to appeal to any retired police officers who may have information – anyway people can help is much appreciated.’ The family hopes to erect a permanent memorial to ‘their Gerty’, a bench somewhere in Inveraray.


Brothers, Tommy, Liam and Joe erected a plaque near to where they believe their aunt was killed. 06_a39cann01


Joe added: ‘The people of Inveraray and beyond have been so helpful. There kind- ness and help has been much appreciated and we hope that our trip has ignited some memories for people and they will remember something that could be vital to us.’ The Canning family would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help: Combined Operations Association, Jim Jepson, Mrs


Jepson, Rae McGregor, Ni- all Iain MacLean, Neil Owen, Charles Henry, Jim McCul- loch, Jim Martin, Michael Con- nolly, Donald McCall, Jeanette Gibson, Margaret Mather, May Willcocks, and to all those who made them welcome in Inveraray. Anyone with information or who can help the Canning family with their investigation, can email them at – lgcan- ning@hotmail.com


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