Lest We Forget / 57 MacKINNON, Urban J. wwII Urban, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. MacKinnon of the Wellington area, enlisted in the Canadian Army on March 2, 1942 and served in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Ottawa and sailed overseas in 1942. After his basic training in England, he was transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Urban served for eighteen months in Italy from 1943 and was then transferred to Canadian Legion Education Services serving in Holland and Germany in this capacity. At the end of the War in 1945, he was on the staff of a basic educational institution in Groningen, Holland. He was discharged on February 4, 1946. MacKINNON, John Philip wwII John, son of John MacKinnon and Veronica Williams of the Wellington area, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in September of 1941. After his preliminary training in Toronto and a six-week Instrument Maker’s course in St. Thomas, Ontario, he served with the North Atlantic Squadron (10 Br. and 5 Br.) at Gander, Newfoundland (1942-1943) and Summerside, PEI (1943-1945) and was discharged in September 1945. MacKINNON, stephen leonard wwII Stephen, son of Basil and Nellie MacKinnon of the Wellington area, enlisted in the Canadian Army on January 23, 1942, serving in England in August, 1942 with the 2nd Road Construction Company and the Royal Canadian Engineers (29th Field Coy) in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and in the Scheldt Islands. He was discharged on January 23, 1946 and visited his brother George’s grave in France in 1985 during the Liberation of Holland commemorative visit. MaclaREN, alfred wwI Alfred was born in Cable Head West, PEI in March 1899 and enlisted on November 19, 1917 in Charlottetown and went to Halifax for guard duty. He was discharged on December 11, 1918. Alfred passed away on March 9, 1987. MaclaREN, glen wwII Glen was born in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI on February 24, 1902 and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Service Police Division and served in Newfoundland, Scoudouc, NB and in Summerside, PEI. Glen passed away on March 27, 1972. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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