Charles Foulkes (Canadian)
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He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England and died in Ottawa.
He fought in World War II. On May 5, 1945, Foulkes summoned German General Blaskowitz to the Hotel de Wereld ("the World Hotel") in Wageningen to discuss the surrender of German forces in the Netherlands. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard, acting as commander in chief of the Dutch Interior Forces, attended the meeting as well. Blaskowitz agreed with all of the proposals made by Foulkes. However, nowhere in the building - some sources claim: nowhere in the whole town - could a typewriter be found. Thus the surrender document could not be typed. The next day both parties returned, and in the presence of both General Foulkes and Prince Bernhard, Blaskowitz signed the surrender document which in the mean time had been typed. [link].
After the war, Foulkes was appointed Chief of the General Staff and, in 1951, first Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff. He retired in 1960. In 1968 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
His Medals are on display at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario Canada.
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