He escaped to England, joined the British army to fight the Nazis, was later posted to Hong Kong where he met Yu, retired and lived there for over 40 years. He moved to B.C. in the 90s finally settling in Vancouver.
“He was assigned to a special unit that was commissioned to lay the ground works for the notorious D-day invasion battle. He was seriously injured in a mission before D-day happened. He found himself lying in the bed of the Canadian war hospital when he regained consciousness. He always remained grateful to the Canadians for this,” adds Yu.
“The picture with him saluting to the camera in the guard post at the main entrance of the President House in Prague was taken by me. Some other pictures were taken in Kirin Restaurant of City Square when celebrating his birthday.”.
Yu says Brian gave away many of his photo albums to friends, and he doesn’t know who he gave the albums in question to. Both Parasol and Yu suspect the burglars had robbed the owner of the photo album’s house, took the albums for some reason and then accidentally dropped it after they robbed Parasol’s house. Who Brian gave it to, and why the thieves took it and left it behind while robbing Parasol’s house still remains a mystery.
For Yu, the mystery of the stolen photos has brought back fond memories of a “loving, likable man.”
Parasol feels even closer to the man who she was only introduced to through photos.
“To learn about Brian’s courageous life and knowing what he fought for. I adore and respect this man.”
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