Lest We Forget / 53 MacNEILL, Ralph Warren WWII Ralph was born in 1914. While his wife, Anna Isabell, worked on the home front, he was sent overseas at the end of 1941 and served as a Sergeant with the Army’s Communications Division in England, France and Germany. After the war, Ralph worked at Island Tel as a lineman, raised a family, joined the Militia as a Sgt Major/Staff Sgt and trained young men and women. Ralph died of cancer in 1972. His great grandson, Zachary James MacKinnon, became a Cadet when he joined the Stratford Branch in his first year of high school and plans to join the Army after high school. MacNUTT, Albert WWII Albert, son of Wallace and Ethel Simpson MacNutt of Darnley, joined the Army in June 1941. He was stationed at Belleville, Penfield Ridge, Dartmouth and Summerside as well as overseas at Bournemouth, England. Leading Aircraftman MacNutt was discharged in 1946. MacNUTT, Gerald WWII Gerald enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940. His basic training took place at No. 1 Manning Depot in Toronto then he went to Montreal and Belleville for wireless training, bombing and gunnery. He graduated from No. 6 Bombing and Gunnery School at Mountain View, Ontario in September 1941 then spent three months at Debert, Nova Scotia where he completed his Operational Training. On May 15, 1942, Gerald was reported missing over the North Sea after having engaged in an operational mission utilizing Hudson bombers. Sergeant MacNutt was presumed dead for official purposes. The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command
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