The photo was taken by Claude P. Dettloff. Warren "Whitey" Bernard breaks free of his mother, to run to his dad Pvt Jack Bernard, British Columbia Rgt, Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles. Pvt Bernard survived WWII (he landed at Juno Beach on D-day). The City of New Westminster commissioned a bronze statue honouring the photo to be placed at the bottom of 8th Street, in Hyack Square. The city unveiled the statue on October 4, 2014. The third woman behind "Whitey's" mother (wearing a dark long coat and staring directly toward the camera) is Agnes Confortin with her friend Phyllis Daem. Agnes' somber expression reflects her concern for her two brothers, Wilfred and Larry Power, who have already enlisted in the Nova Scotia Highlanders. Larry returned to Canada in 1944, with severe post traumatic stress disorder. Wilfred was killed in action in march 1945 near Arnhem, as part of Canadian Forces preparation for the Liberation of Arnhem in april 1945.<br />Kind regards, Ingrid