MacBETH, Samuel William WWI Samuel was born in Forest Hill on June 11, 1896. He joined the 55th Division in 1915 before being transferred to the 42nd Royal Highlanders and serving in France. In a Guardian newspaper clipping dated June 14, 1916, Sergeant MacBeth was listed as wounded and he was later taken as prisoner of war. After his discharge, Samuel returned to Prince Edward Island and later attended the Business College in Halifax where he was studying at the time of the Halifax Explosion. He spent his later years in Massachusetts where he died in 1974. Lest We Forget / 43 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command MacBETH, Neil Angus WWI Neil was born in Forest Hill in 1897. He joined the 105th Battalion, 2nd Siege Battery, on July 12, 1915 and was sent overseas where he served as a Gunner. Neil was discharged in 1919 and returned to Prince Edward Island where he attended the Miller Business College in Charlottetown. He was a member of the Pacific Command Military Rangers (non-active service) during the Second World War. Neil later moved to British Columbia where he died and was buried in 1968. MacDONALD, Charles T. “Ted” WWII Ted commanded a section of one of the platoons leading the attack on River Melfa on May 25, 1944. Badly wounded in the back by shrapnel, Corporal MacDonald led his section some 300 yards to their objective under heavy mortar and machine gun fire. Only after the position had been consolidated and the supporting fire of his section was covering the forward movement of the balance of the company, did he allow his wounds to be dressed. The gallantry, determination and leadership of this noncommissioned officer were instrumental in the company capturing and holding their objective. Ted was awarded a Military Medal for his part in the war in Italy.
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