Dear Editor, my name is Hugh O’Donnell and I am attempting to find the location of a monument to this gentleman who was killed in action while attached to my army reserve regiment, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada near Claire Tizon in France.
Capt. Marantz is buried in France but I was informed that his family had a monument built here for him too. I would very much like to include a picture of either Capt. Marantz or the local monument dedicated to him in an article I am writing for our Cameron Association newsletter The Oatmeal Rag.
According to a story that I am following up, Capt Marantz (the medical officer) and Hon. Capt Davies (the padre) collected glass from church windows damaged or destroyed during the fighting in Normandy, scratched the names of the Cameron soldiers killed nearby, and built these pieces into a stained glass window that was last known to be in Edmonton, AB.
Any assistance that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Hugh O’Donnell
Secretary
Cameron Association in Canada