VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 43 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND DELANEY, Denzil Denzil was born in 1920 in the Brae, PEI. He served as a reserve for Canadian Regiment. His postings were mostly around the Maritimes, and he was stationed in Debert, Nova Scotia. He lived in Summerside with his large family before moving to New Brunswick. Denzil passed away in 1967 from heart failure at the young age of 47. DAWSON, Alex WWII Alex was born in North Tryon, PEI, the son of Thomas and Etsie Dawson. He joined the Army in World War II and served overseas in Germany as a gunner firing heavy Ack-ack guns (artillery). When he returned, he settled in Tryon, married Lillian (Sherren), and had one daughter, Judy. CURRIE, John “James” WWI Private John “James” Currie was born on March 4, 1884, to his Cumberland parents Archibald and Flora Currie. John Currie was working as a farmer on the South Shore before enlisting. He was already active in the 82nd Regiment of the Militia. He volunteered with the 105th Overseas Battalion in Charlottetown on November 11, 1915. He was twenty years, eight months old. John Currie was severely wounded in battle. He married Ethel Snowie and they had one child, James Archibald, who later served as a Colonel in the United States military in World War II and the Korean War. John eventually died in 1920 from complications from his World War I wounds to the hip and thigh. He was just 35 years old. He is buried in the New Dominion United Church Cemetery, PEI.
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