Lest We Forget / 29 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command GALLANT, Cyrus E. WWI & WWII Cyrus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edilbert Gallant, enlisted in World War One on April 29, 1916. He served with the 8th Siege Bty., 22nd Canadian T.M. Bty. in England and in France. He received the two World War One medals. He was discharged on May 17, 1919. He re-enlisted in the Second War with the Veteran’s Guard of Canada on February 1, 1941 and served in Canada and the Caribbean area. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was discharged on July 28, 1945. GALLANT, Benoît WWI Benoît, son of Joseph (Thadée) Gallant and Adèle Geneau, served overseas during World War I. GALLANT, Augustin WWI Augustin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Daniel) Gallant, enlisted in World War One in Summerside in 1914, joining the 105th Battalion. After his military training in Valcartier, Québec, he proceeded overseas, landing in England. At the battle for Ypres, Belgium, where gas was first used in 1915, sniper Gallant survived the attack. Later in 1916, bomb shrapnel punctured one of his eyes. He was discharged in 1917.
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