Lest We Forget / 41 MACLEAN, John Wesley WWII John was born in Saskatchewan in 1917. His family later moved to Argyle Shore, PEI in 1936. He enlisted with the RCA, 2nd Medium Battery, 1st Canadian Division and served in Europe and Italy from 1939-1945. John passed away in 2003. MACLEAN, Russell Leigh WWII Russell was born in 1915 in Birch Hill, PEI. He joined the 86th Coast Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery on December 7, 1940. He trained in Nova Scotia before being posted overseas in June 1944. When he arrived in France, he was transferred to the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders. He served in France for two weeks before being wounded on September 8, 1944. After his recovery in a field hospital in France, he returned to Halifax on December 8, 1944 and was discharged in January 1945 and he returned to PEI. Russell passed away in 2000. MACLEOD, Alexander WWI & WWII Alexander was born on January 9, 1883. He enlisted with the American Army on May 28, 1918 and was discharged on May 8, 1919. He also served in WWII as a Veteran’s Guard. Alexander passed away on May 23, 1977. MACLEOD (MACRAE), Blanche WWII Blanche enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1941 as a Nursing Sister. She was stationed at Cogswell Street Military Hospital in Halifax, and then posted to #25 Canadian General Hospital (CGH) St. John's, and to #26 Botwood Military Hospital, both in Newfoundland. She then transferred to Chorley Park Military Hospital, Toronto and the Toronto Convalescent Hospital. In 1943, Blanche received permission to resign her Commission to be married to Major Roderick MacLeod, CCS. MACLEOD, David Lowell WWII Dave was born in Summerside, PEI in 1925. He served the Royal Canadian Air Force from May 1943 to January 1945 as a Wireless Air Gunner in Canada. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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