PECL-05

Lest We Forget / 33 GALLANT, Amand-Joseph WWII Amand-Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E. Gallant enlisted in the army on April 21, 1942. In September 1942, he embarked for England with the Princess Louise Fusiliers. In England, he transferred to a motorized Battalion, took a course in vehicle driving and mechanics with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. On his way to Italy with the 5th Division, they underwent an air raid on the Mediterranean Sea, but survived. They landed in Naples and started moving North to the Cassino and Ortona lines. GALLANT, Daniel “Donat” WWII Donat was born in Puisville, PEI. He served in the Canadian Army with the 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars, RCAC as Trooper. He was killed in action. GALLANT, J. Adélard WWII Adélard, son of Bruno Gallant and Marianne Arsenault, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on April 21, 1942. From April to June 1942, he took his basic training at RCAF Manning Depot in Toronto. In Trenton, ON, he took a small arms course. He was then posted to RCAF Headquarters St. John's and Torbay, NL in 1942 and 1943, then to RCAF Trenton for a 3-month security and investigation course. His final postings were RCAF Summerside and RCAF Tofino, BC. He was discharged on November 6, 1945. GALLANT, John Francis KOREA Francis was born in 1930 in Marshfield, PEI. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1949-1954. He passed away in 1989. GALLANT, Joseph Alphie WWII Alphie was born in 1919 in Port Hill, PEI. He served in the Canadian Army with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in North America, United Kingdom and Continental Europe from 1942-45. He was wounded in Cap Gris Nez, France. Joseph passed away in 1988. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command

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