Lest We Forget / 13 AUCOIN, Glorice “Wedge” WWI Glorice, son of Aime Aucoin and Marie Poirier, enlisted in the First World War in 1915. He served with the 105th Battal ion in Canada and Europe, and was discharged in 1919. ARSENAULT, Wilbert WWI Wi lbert, son of Prospere and Cecile Arsenault, enl isted in the First World War in January, 1915. He served in France and in Belgium with the Canadian Army and was discharged in January 1919. Wi lbert reenl isted in the Veterans Guard of Canada in 1940 and served in Canada and in the USA unti l his discharge in December 1944. ARSENAULT, William WWI Wi ll iam, son of Arcade and Adel ine Arsenault, worked for the postal service in the American Army during World War One. AYERS, Ada Gertrude WWI Ada, daughter of Patrick Ayers and Jane Rowe, served in the Navy Nurse Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in England from 1918 to 1919. Later, she was sent by the American Red Cross to do relief work in Siberia, where she worked unti l it was evacuated because of the approaching Bolsheviks. Ada passed away in 1940. AYERS, James Bernard WWI James, son of James P. Ayers and El izabeth Praught, served in World War One. The family records show that during the war, James and a comradein-arms were at the front together in France with very l ittle food. Meeting an elderly woman milking a cow, his comrade, who did his school ing in Abramʼs Vi l lage and spoke French fluently, spoke to her in French and she gave them shelter, food and mi lk. Jim used to relate that this incident may have saved his l ife in war days. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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