VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 51 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND GALLANT, Edward Charles WWII Edward was born in Alberton, PEI. He entered the service in 1940 with the Navy and was assigned to the HMCS Digby during World War II. The ship covered the Atlantic Ocean as a mine sweeper and also guided other ships that were heading for Europe. Edward was discharged in late 1943 due to a severed finger. He stayed in Nova Scotia with his family as a lighthouse keeper at Cape Sable. As years passed, he returned to PEI and settled in Alberton to live out the rest of his life. GAINE (GANE), Thomas WWII Thomas was born in Cumberland, PEI to parents Philip and Mary (Gaine) Hogan. He was living and working on the farm of Frank and Mary (Gaine) Hogan when he enlisted with the Canadian Army. The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The offensive was the largest seaborne invasion in history and involved almost three million troops who crossed the English Channel from England. Although the beach head was captured within days, movement in-land was slow. The Canadians and the British were kept at bay north of Caen by German armored divisions. On July 25, 1944, Private Thomas Gaine was serving with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps when he was killed during the fighting after the liberation of Caen, France. He is buried in the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery located 14 kilometers south of Caen, the city was finally entirely liberated and the thrust begun southward and just north of the village of Cintheaux. His sacrifice is commemorated on Page 312 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. FALL, Willard WWII Willard was born on May 14, 1921, in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, the son of Clark and Eva Fall. He served in World War II in Canada. Gunner Fall passed away on June 8, 2008, in Crapaud.
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