A farewell sign posted on behalf of Crerar to troops of the First Canadian Army

A farewell sign posted on behalf of Crerar to troops of the First Canadian Army departing from the Netherlands in 1945 read:

Here's wishing you a satisfactory and speedy journey home, and that you find happiness at the end of it.

You go back with your share of the magnificent reputation earned by the Canadians in every operation in which they have participated in this war. A fine reputation is a possession beyond price.

Maintain it – for the sake of all of us, past and present – in the days ahead.

I know that you will get a great welcome on your return. See to it that those Canadian units and drafts which follow after you get just as good a 'welcome home' when they also get back.

Good luck to each one of you – and thanks for everything.

(H.D.G. Crerar) General.

General H.D.G. Crerar is buried in the Field of Honour within the National Military Cemetery.