Lest We Forget / 63 saNDeRsON, John lauchlin WWII John was born to Stanford Sanderson and Margaret MacDonald on June 5, 1921. He enlisted in the West Nova Scotia Infantry in Charlottetown on December 2, 1942 and was posted to Aldershot, NS. John was sent to Camp Aldershot, England, Court Forest, North Africa, Sicily, and on to the front in Ortona, Italy. He was wounded in May, 1944 on the Hitler Line then spent the next six months in hospitals in Naples, Italy and England. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the 1939-45 Star, the War Medal 1939-45, the Africa Star, and the Italy Star. He was discharged on June 9, 1945 with the rank of Lance Corporal. saNDeRsON, george anies WWII Anies was born on September 24, 1917 to Stanford Sanderson and Margaret MacDonald. He enlisted as a Private in the West Nova Scotia Regiment in Charlottetown on March 1940 and went to Aldershot, Nova Scotia. He was sent overseas to Camp Aldershot, England and then on to Sicily. He was killed in action on October 13, 1943 in Campobaso, Italy. He is buried at the Bari War Cemetery. Anies received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the War Medal 1939-45 and the Italy Star. saNDeRsON, george Raish WWII Raish was born on March 24, 1919 to Stanford Sanderson and Margaret MacDonald. He worked for a short time as a farmhand in Cable Head East before enlisting as a Sapper in the Army on August 15, 1942. While overseas, he visited England, Belgium, Holland, France and Germany. Raish received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal 1939-45. He was discharged on January 26, 1946. saNDeRsON, William Ralph WWII Ralph was born in Greenwich, PEI to Ernest and Ella Mae Tremere on April 29, 1921. He enlisted in the Army as a Private, trained in Aldershot and Halifax, and served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in France and Holland where he was posted to guard duty at the Nijmegen Bridge. Ralph passed away on August 30, 1986. sauNDeRs, george leo WWII George was born to John R. Saunders and Bridget Anne O'Meara from the Bloomfield district of Prince Edward Island. He joined the Royal Canadian Artillery on January 8, 1942 and served as a Gunner in Canada, UK, and Continental Europe. George was discharged on February 6, 1946. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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