Lest We Forget / 21 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command DUMONT, Margaret WWII Margaret was born in Charlottetown, PEI in 1922. She joined the Merchant Navy with the Canadian Red Cross Corp and served as a Nurse Aid in London during World War II. She received two medals; the Canadian Medal and British Medal for working overseas. She has been a member of the Charlottetown Legion Branch 1 for two years. DRAKE, Eldon WWII Eldon of St. Peters Harbour enlisted in 1940 at the age of 26. He was part of the PEI Highlanders Battalion until 1943 when he joined Ontario Battalion. His life was spared quite a few times. During fighting in Belgium, Eldon was taken prisoner by the Germans and had very little to eat. The bread was so hard it could hit the wall with a bang and never make a dent in it. Horse meat was the only meat they had, and you had to have a very good stomach to live on that. However, it was better than nothing which was what he had for six days while being moved to Holland by train. Eldon also took part in the invasion of Normandy in 1944. His twin brother Elton also served in WWII, although they had no knowledge of each other`s existence at the time. They wouldn`t discover they were twins until November 10, 1996. DOCKENDORFF, Alden KOREA Alden was born in York, PEI on November 20, 1928. He joined the Army with the 59 Engineers. He served in Korea near the North Pole and in Egypt. He has been a member of the Charlottetown Legion Branch 1 for more than twenty years. He was awarded seven medals; five for active service and two special medals, one being from Korea.
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