VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 18 / 93 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND SHERREN, Reginald Gray KOREA Reginald was born in Crapaud, PEI, the son of Arthur and Rita Sherren. He enlisted in the Army and served from 1950 to 1953 and 1955 to 1958. He served in the Regiment Signal Corps as a Radio Operator and served in the Korean War from 1952 to 1953. He was awarded the Korean War Medal, the Canadian Parachute Badge, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal. SHERREN, Percy Clark WWI Clark was born in 1893 in Crapaud, PEI, the son of William and Florence Sherren. He enlisted in June 1915 as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Expeditionary Force to serve during World War I. He transferred to the Royal Air Force as a member of 27 Squadron and served with that unit until the war ended. Clark earned a reputation for daring and bravery. The “Moncton Transcript” reported “not long ago he brought down five machines in one day, single handed, while the whole British Army watched in wonderment and surprise at his magnificent feats of daring.” He was awarded the Military Cross in 1916 for descending to altitude of within five hundred feet to drop two 112-pound bombs on the Gouzeaucourt Railway Station, claiming destruction of an engine and an enemy ammunition train. He was awarded the Bar to his MC in 1917. He was granted a permanent Commission in the Royal Air Force in 1919 and then resigned from the Canadian Expeditionary Force. At the same time, he was gazetted as a Major in the Reserve of Officers of the Canadian Militia. Clark passed away in 1937. SHERREN, John Stephen WWI & WWII John was born in 1895 in Crapaud, PEI, the son of William and Florence Sherren. He enlisted from King’s College where he was a Theological student and went overseas with the Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1915. He then transferred to the Royal Air Force in England and on receiving his wings was commissioned as Flight Lieutenant. On one of these missions, he made a crash landing, was wounded, and hospitalized until the end of the war. At the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted as Chaplain in the Royal Canadian Navy. He served overseas and was in London when the Battle of Britain was at its peak. He retired at the end of hostilities with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. It is interesting to note that John served in all three branches of the Armed Forces. John passed away in 1976.
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