Lest We Forget / 21 DAWSON, Alexander Alfred WWII Alex was born in PEI. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on June 5, 1941, and served until being discharged on October 19, 1945. CURRAN, Pius Francis Frank WWII Pius was born in Mount Hope, PEI, on May 13, 1901, and joined the RCAF and was stationed in Summerside, PEI. Frank was treated at Camp Hill Hospital for an injury received before his discharge and became a friend to many wounded who were returning from overseas, spending many hours reading to the sick and writing letters to their loved ones for them. He passed away on April 19, 1980. DAVIS, Ernest Sidney WWII Ernest was born in Lower Five Island, NS, on February 23, 1922. He enlisted in Truro, NS, on April 20, 1942, with the Forestry Corps and served in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Ernest was discharged on February 12, 1946. DOIRON, John Leo WWII John was born in Hope River, PEI, in May 1920. He enlisted with the Royal Rifles in the Fall of 1939, and was captured in Hong Kong by the Japanese in December 1942 and held captive for three years and eight months. He was interned in Hong Kong and later Japan. John passed away in April 2004 in Medicine Hat, AB, leaving a family of three girls and three boys. DONAHUE, Gregory WWII Gregory, son of Peter Donahue and Catherine MacDougall, was born in Roseville, PEI, and served with the North Shore Regiment Infantry in Canada, England and France from October 2, 1942 to 1945. He received the 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the CVSM and the 1939-45 War Medal. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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