VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 29 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND BEATON, Vernon Alexander “Al” PEACETIME Al was born in Montague, PEI on January 27, 1947, the son of Murdock and Bell Beaton. He was with the RCR out of Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario and served in Cyprus and Germany as a peacekeeper. Al passed away on April 20, 2006. BEATON, Peter Alexandra WWII Peter was born on August 5, 1916, the son of Alexandra and Sarah (MacKenzie) Beaton. At the break of World War II, Peter volunteered to serve his country. He enlisted in the Canadian Army with the PEI Highlanders, later with the New Brunswick Rangers and the Lake Superior Regiment going overseas with the latter unit. He served during the campaign in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany until the signing of the Armistice. He played bagpipes and fiddle in the band. Peter and his wife Miriam raised a family of four. He was killed in a car accident on April 3, 1967, and was laid to rest in Bell River Cemetery in PEI. BEATON, Murdock “Murd” WWII Murd was born on July 26, 1908, in Gairloch, PEI, the son of Alexander and Sarah Ann Beaton. He played the bagpipes in the PEI Highlanders Band later combined with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Band. He served in Newfoundland during World War II. Murd passed away on June 13, 1973.
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