PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND Veterans’ Service Recognition Book Volume 20 Dedicated to all Prince Edward Islanders who served their country in times of war and peace.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION - MILITARY SERVICE RECOGNITION We are lucky to live in a beautiful province and a country built on the pillars of democracy, human rights and respect for others. We enjoy the freedoms we live with today because of generations of Canadians who chose to serve their communities and country. Islanders have a proud tradition of answering the call of duty in times of conflict and in times of peace. We are grateful to our veterans and current serving members of our Canadian Armed Forces for all they have done to keep us safe here at home, and we are humbled by their ongoing efforts to help those in need and around the world. As we look ahead to Remembrance Day 2021, we pause to honour those courageous individuals and all members of our armed forces family who offered their service for the peace and security of our world. On behalf of the Government of Prince Edward Island, thank you to The Royal Canadian Legion- PEI Command on the annual publication of the Veterans’ Service Recognition Book and for your longstanding commitment to honouring the memory and contributions of our men and women every day. Hon. Dennis King Premier of Prince Edward Island VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 1
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4 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM MESSAGES Message from the Premier . . . . . . . .1 Message from Command President . . . .3 Message from Lieutenant Governor . . . . .5 ARSENAULT, Camille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 ARSENAULT, Theodore . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 BALLUM, Willard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 BENNETT, Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 BOSWALL, Russell Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 BOTTS, Stephen Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 BROTHERS, Alban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 CAMPBELL, John Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 CAMPBELL, John Edward . . . . . . . . . . . .39 CANTELO, Alton R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 CANTELO, Daniel G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 CANTELO, Elmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 CANTELO, Milford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 CLARK, Lloyd Dalzell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 COLWILL, J. Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 CORNFOOT, John Charles . . . . . . . . . . . .45 COUTURE, Mario J.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 CREAMER, John Eugene . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 CURRIE, Hector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 DALZELL, Robert G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 DAWSON, Donald Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 DEANS, Alexander M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 DOCHERTY, Earl Alexander . . . . . . . . . .49 DOCKENDORFF, Edgar Jacob . . . . . . .49 DOUCETTE, Henry Emmanuel . . . . . . . .51 DOYLE, Frederick Bennedict . . . . . . . . . .51 DOYLE, Louis J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 ECKLEY, William Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 FALL, Willard Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 FERGUSON, Gordon Alexander . . . . . . .55 FIELDING, Ralph Emerson . . . . . . . . . . .55 FORSYTHE, James Edgar . . . . . . . . . . . .55 FRIZZELL, Frederick Alfred . . . . . . . . . . . .57 GALLANT, Clifford Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 GALLANT, Cyrus Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 GALLANT, Gilbert John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 GALLANT, James Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 GALLANT, James Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 GALLANT, John Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 GALLANT, John Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 GALLANT, John Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 GALLANT, John Rudolph . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 GALLANT, John Rufus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 GALLANT, Joseph Stephen . . . . . . . . . . .63 GARDINER, Alfred Gabriel . . . . . . . . . . . .64 GATES, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 HARDY, Hilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 HARDY, Keith Lockhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 HENNESSEY, George Stanley . . . . . . . . .65 HOGAN, James Phillip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 HORNE, Kenneth David . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 HORTON, David Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 HOWATT, Richard Lea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 HUDSON, Walter Brenton . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 JOHNSTON, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 JONES, Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 KING, William Thomas Russell . . . . . . . . .71 LESLIE, Harold Harry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 LEWIS, George Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 LEWIS, John R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 LEWIS, John Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 LLEWELLYN, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 MacARTHUR, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 MacAUSLAND, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 MacAUSLAND, Winfred Edgar . . . . . . . . .74 MacDONALD, Archibald Cleveland . . . . .76 MacDONALD, Daniel J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 MacDONALD, Edgar Foch . . . . . . . . . . . .76 MacDONALD, Ronald J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 MacDONALD, WilliamGeorge . . . . . . . .77 MACGILLIVRAY, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 MACGILLIVRAY, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 MacKAY, Elliott Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 MacKAY, Elmore MacLean . . . . . . . . . . . .79 MacLEAN, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 MacMILLAN, Joseph Thomas . . . . . . . . . .80 MacWILLIAMS, Dugald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 MARTIN, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 MARTIN, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 McARTHUR, Elvin Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 McEACHERN, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 McISAAC, Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 McISAAC, Gerald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 McKENNA, Harold Edmond . . . . . . . . . . .87 McKENZIE, Charles Haddon Spurgeon .87 McKENZIE, Theodore Cuyler . . . . . . . . . .89 POPE, Georgina Fane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 PURDY, Arthur Luman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 PURDY, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 RAYNER, Benjamin Isaac Jr. . . . . . . . . . .93 RIX, Andrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 RIX, Colin Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 RIX, Frederick Birch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 SHAW, Wilfred Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 SKERRY, Joseph Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 SKERRY, Ralph Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 SKERRY, Roy Denzil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 SMITH, Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 STEWART, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 STEWART, John Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . .101 TAYLOR, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 TAYLOR, Roland Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 WALLACE, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 WATTS, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 WELLS, Arthur Frederick . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 WELLS, Lillian Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 WELLS, Raymond Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . .105 WELLS, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 WHALEN, Peter John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 WOODS, Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Poem by Desirée Arsenault . . . . . . . .75 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Veteran Information Submission Form..112 Veterans’ Service Recognition Book - Volume 20 Table of Contents Denotes deceased About the front cover: The Monument to Canadian Fallen in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, commemorates more than 30,000 Canadians who served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 and as peacekeepers in Korea until 1957. All information believed to be accurate at time of submission, October 2023.
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 5 The Royal Canadian Legion, Canada’s largest community service organization, continues to show exemplary leadership in ensuring the continuation of the tradition of Remembrance. Members continue to carry the torch by honouring those who sacrificed so much, supporting veterans, military, RCMP and their families. Through their selfless giving, they strengthen and improve our communities. La Légion royale canadienne joue un rôle important pour assurer la souvenance des Canadiens envers les personnes qui ont répondu à l’appel de servir notre pays en temps de guerre ainsi qu’en temps de paix. Nous vous en sommes aussi reconnaissant pour leur contribution inestimable aux communautés de l’Île-du Prince-Édouard. I thank the Prince Edward Island Command of the Royal Canadian Legion for reminding our society to come to our duty of remembrance to honour those veterans from Prince Edward Island who served to protect our country and to ensure the safeguarding of our rights and freedoms. I commend you, along with your partners and supporters, for producing this significant booklet of Remembrance.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 7 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Remembering two Jewish World War II Airmen: Samuel Meyer Levine and Norman Yaffe* When you visit the Tiferes Israel Cemetery in Moncton, one gravestone stands out. It is smaller than most, and light grey coloured as compared to the predominantly black or red granite monuments. Most monuments in the cemetery have the abbreviation pay nun ( )נ'פּ in Hebrew script, meaning “here lies” and a Magen David (Star of David) at the top of the monument. These markings are missing from this distinct gravestone. In addition, unlike other surnames which repeat themselves on a few gravestones in the cemetery, the surname Yaffe is unique. On close inspection, this military gravestone marks the resting place of Aircraftman 2nd Class 1673290 Norman Yaffe of the Royal Air Force (RAF). He died on June 30, 1943. The marker is stylized like all others maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Below the name, rank, serial number, and date of death is a Magen David with the Hebrew letters - tav, nun, tzade, bet, hei ,)ה ב צ נ ת ( which is an abbreviation of the Biblical verse, “May his soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life” (I Samuel, 25:29). At the foot, where personalized texts were allowed, is the inscription “DEEPLY MISSED AND MOURNED BY HIS PARENTS, SISTERS, AND BROTHERS AND FRIENDS.” It is the only World War II military grave in the cemetery. On my visit to the Tiferes Israel Cemetery, I wondered why this RAF soldier was laid to rest in Moncton. I questioned whether anyone knew who he was? I pondered as to whether anyone pays tribute to him each Remembrance Day. This year, I would like to remember Norman Yaffe as well as Samuel Meyer Levine. The latter was born in Montreal and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). He died when his plane crashed during a solo training flight. I would like to highlight these two overlooked men who died during their military service on Prince Edward Island, and share their tragic stories that resulted in the ultimate sacrifice. While researching the Jewish history of Prince Edward Island (see: Shalom Magazine, Spring 2019, pp. 20-5) I was able to identify over thirty Jewish men and women in the military, who served and trained on the Island. Most were Canadians but there were Jewish men from the United Kingdom, the United States, Czechoslovakia, and Norway. Most underwent training at the RCAF bases in S u m m e r s i d e , Charlottetown, and Mount Pleasant and then continued to the E u r o p e a n warfront. Others were instructors, mechanics, radio operators, and clerks whose sojourns on PEI extended from months to years. Some were accompanied by their respective spouses. Some of these Jewish airmen died while serving on PEI. Prince Edward Island was the location of five different RCAF training schools which operated for various lengths of time during the war. In Charlottetown, there were the No. 31 General Reconnaissance School and the No. 2 Air Navigation School; in Summerside, the No. 9 Service Flying Training School (later moved to Centralia) and the No. 1 General Reconnaissance School, and in Mount Pleasant, the No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School. The aerodrome and training school near Charlottetown was originally opened on May 1, 1941 by the RAF under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Training in the air force has its inherent dangers. Some airmen paid the supreme sacrifice, perishing in training accidents, other mishaps or due to illness without leaving Canadian soil. During the war, 856 servicemen and servicewomen either died or were seriously injured while at air force training schools across Canada. The discussion opens with Samuel Levine who died in a flight training accident in 1941 and is followed by Norman Yaffe, who died in a ground mishap in 1943. Gravestone of Norman Yaffe in the Tiferes Israel Cemetery, courtesy of Alexander Egorov. * Originally appeared in [Atlantic Jewish Council] Shalom Magazine, 45:2 (Fall 2020), 14-6. continued
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 9 continued Sam Levine’s ill-fated flight from Summerside to Point Prim on a map of central Prince Edward Island (Cummins Atlas, 1928). The blue dotted line indicates the straight-line route and not necessarily the actual route flown. Sam Meyer Levine, courtesy of the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network. THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Samuel Meyer Levine (1914-1941) Samuel (Sam) Meyer Levine, the third son of Aaron and Ida Sarah Levine, was born in Montreal in 1914. His Russian born parents arrived in Canada in 1905. In 1921 his father was a commercial traveler in the clothing business. His annual income of $1,500 supported his family with five boys ranging in age from twelve to three years old. They lived in a rented apartment in a row house in Outremont. Sam graduated from Strathcona Academy, a school of the Protestant School Board in Outremont. He was a well-known tennis player in Montreal having won the championship at the North Branch YMCA. He also won a championship in Summerside in the summer of 1941. He appears to have been very athletic. When he enlisted, he declared that he extensively engaged in hockey, baseball, tennis, golf, football, basketball, swimming, horseshoe pitching, table tennis, and softball. From his high school graduation in 1931 until 1935 he was unemployed. He started working at Peerless Clothing Manufacturing Company in Montreal in the position of shipping and stock clerk. In 1937 he was the company’s office manager in Amherst, Nova Scotia. From 1939 until his enlistment, he was a travelling salesman for Peerless Clothing. He enlisted in the RCAF in Montreal in February 1941. This 26-year-old was six feet and one and a half inches tall and weighed 175 pounds. He had a dark complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. His brother Thomas C. Levine, also served with the R.C.A.F. He enlisted in December 1941. Sam was trained to be a pilot in Toronto and Oshawa, ON, Victoriaville, QC, and Chatham, NB before he was transferred to Summerside to attend the No. 9 Service Flying Training School. He participated in Course 37 which ran from September 1 to November 21, 1941. Sam was a newlywed. He married Margaret Fullerton in Moncton on June 28, 1941. Margaret was 21 years old and born in Sackville, NB. At the time of their marriage, her occupation was secretary. The RCAF noted in his personnel file that Sam had married without its permission. Margaret joined Sam in Summerside and resided off base with Mrs. Prichard in her home on Duke Street. With the completion of this course, Sam would have received his flight badge. On November 18, 1941, this student pilot was the lone occupant of a Harvard Trainer. He took off from the Summerside airfield and crashed some 70 kilometers to the south-east, off the south coast near Point Prim. That afternoon snow flurries impaired visibility and according to a witness the plane appeared to be in difficulty before it crashed into the water. An extensive search found the plane wreckage but did not find his body. Only in May the following year, after the ice in the Northumberland Strait cleared, did the lighthouse keeper at Point Prim find his body washed ashore nearby. When Group Captain E.G. Fullerton presented wings to the 51 graduates of Course 37 in the Drill Hall at the Summerside base, Samuel Meyer Levine was awarded a Pilot's Badge posthumously. He had died just three days before graduation. According to the Charlottetown Guardian, a funeral for him was planned in Summerside for May 19, 1942. “LAC Levine will be laid to rest in the RCAF plot there with customary RCAF funeral honors.” The newspaper did not realize that he was Jewish and that his family’s wishes were that he be buried in a Jewish cemetery near his family. His RCAF file noted “As this airman was of the Jewish faith, there was no temporary wooden cross erected on his grave.” His body was brought to Montreal for burial. Major S. Gershon Levi, Senior Jewish Chaplain, officiated at the internment at the Baron de Hirsch Memorial Park.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 11 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Norman Yaffe (1924-1943) Norman Yaffe was born in Liverpool, England in 1924. Little is known about his childhood, but he was the youngest of eleven children. His parents Isaac and Esther were born in Russia and wed in 1901 before their emigration. By 1902 they were in Liverpool where their first child was born. Liverpool had a Jewish community estimated at 5,000 in 1900 and it grew to some 7,000 on the eve of World War II. In 1939 the Yaffe household, residing on Russell Street in Liverpool, consisted of Norman’s parents, Isaac aged 57 and Esther aged 58, and three sisters and two brothers ranging in age from 34 to 20. Isaac was a tailor’s presser, as he was in 1911, and three of his children were engaged in this trade. Norman would have been around fifteen years old, but it is unclear as to whether he lived at home. The enumeration page has the listing for the eighth person in the family blackened out with the notation “This record is officially closed”. Norman joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1941. When he arrived in Canada, he had the rank of airman 2nd class and had been trained as a wireless operator. His arrival in Charlottetown was around two months before he died in an accident. Witnesses in their testimonies after the accident mentioned that they did not know Norman and had not interacted with him. On June 30, 1943 at 20:05 an “Aircraft had just started to taxy along the tarmac towards taxy strip when AC Yaffe who had been walking ahead of the aircraft and to one side of it turned sharply across the path of the aircraft and was struck and killed by the starboard propeller.” The aircraft in question was an Avro Anson with an RAF crew of three men. “AC2 Yaffe had been in the aircraft making a ground test of the wireless and, having completed it, left the aircraft and commenced walking towards No. 1 Hangar which was directly in front of the aircraft across the tarmac.” After reviewing the testimony of witnesses and examining the site and evidence, the inquiry determined that the cause of the accident was the “carelessness of AC2 Yaffe N.” The report added that “As he was of the Jewish faith he was buried according to the custom of that religion and within the specified twenty-four-hour time.” An announcement was placed in the Charlottetown Guardian. “Re: 1673290 AC2, Yaffe, N.S. – R.A.F.” (Deceased) calling upon any person having any claim against Norman Yaffe’s estate to submit the claim in writing to the President, Committee of Adjustment, R.A.F. Station, Charlottetown. Norman Yaffe was unmarried, and his family was in Liverpool. Unable to bury him in Prince Edward Island since there was no Jewish cemetery on the Island, he was laid to rest in the Moncton Jewish Cemetery. It was the closest Jewish cemetery. No further details and images for Norman Yaffe have been located. (It should be noted that an extensive search of British resources was not conducted.) It is unfortunate that I was unable to include a photo of him and thus put a face to the name, but I was able to tell a bit of the story of the person beneath the monument. His memory is recalled in Liverpool with his name inscribed on the Role of Honour in the Childwall Hebrew Congregation. For persons visiting the Moncton Jewish cemetery, I hope they will also remember Norman Yaffe, a younger Jewish man from Liverpool who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war against the Germans and their allies. If you do visit his burial place, please consider leaving a small stone on Norman’s monument. And, this Remembrance Day, let us honour the memories of two Jewish servicemen who died during World War II while stationed on Prince Edward Island. Sam Levine was among the more than 44,000 men and women in the Canadian armed forces who died in defense of Canada and its allies during this war. Nearly 450 Jewish Canadians lost their lives. Norman Yaffe was among some 20,000 Jewish men and women, around six percent of Britain’s Jewish population, who enlisted in the RAF. Over 900 of them were casualties of war. May Samuel Meyer Levine and Norman Yaffe be of blessed memory. Dr. Joseph B. Glass is continuing his research on the Jewish history of PEI. His article “The Jewish Peddler on Prince Edward Island” was published in The Island Magazine, issue 85, Spring/Summer 2019, pp. 2-11. If you have information, memories, stories, photographs, and other sources about the Jewish presence on Prince Edward Island that you would like to share, kindly contact him at: josephbglass@yahoo.com Charlottetown Guardian, July 6, 1943, page 5, courtesy of Island Newspapers, UPEI Robertson Library.
12 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM The PEI Military Family Resource Centre (PEI MFRC) believes that families play a vital role in the success of CAF members and Veterans. We’re committed to ensuring that military and Veteran families in Prince Edward Island thrive and feel supported. To all who have supported and promoted our services: Thank you! Here on PEI, we have over 200 active military members and nearly 4,000 Veterans. We also provide resource and support to RCMP members, RCMP Veterans, and their families. Services and resources the PEI MFRC provides include: • Short-term counselling • Social opportunities for families to meet one another • Assistance for Veterans transitioning to civilian life • Second-language training • Assistance for medical travel • Deployment support • Bursary for post-secondary education • Local discount information • Children’s programming • Access to fitness and recreation
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 13 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5, 1st Vice President Gayle Mueller is presenting a $500 cheque to Hospice of Summerside, accepting is Ms. Catherine Gaudet Coordinator for Hospice. PEI Command paid tribute to its Honorary President Comrade James Ross, with a certificate for his contributions to PEI Command, presenting this award was Command President Comrade Jack MacIsaac. Branch President Comrade David Doucette (left) and on the right is Command Sgt. At Arms Denny Hopping of Royal Canadian Legion Branch #9 Kensington PEI, presenting Com. John Nicholson with his 70 years of service bar and pin to the Legion.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 15 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Montague Branch #8 is celebrating 90 years of service to Veterans and community. Pictured left to right are Dominion First Vice President Comrade Owen Parkhouse, with Three Rivers Mayor Debbie Johnston and Branch President Comrade Brian Rector is cutting the cake. Miss Shaleigh Vessey (center) was awarded a $1000 Bursary by the Montague Branch 8 Poppy Chair Comrade Maxine Evans (left) and Kings Zone Commander Comrade Brian Rector (right) awarded her the Provincial Command $1000 Bursary at the same time. Comrade Grant Gay, Poppy Chair for O'Leary Legion Branch #2, O'Leary PEI presents Beth Hierlihy with her first place prize in Junior Level Black & White Poster along with a cheque of $50. Beth attends O'Leary Elementary School.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 17 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Borden-Carleton Legion Branch No 10 presented Legionnaire of the Year Awards to (left to right) Dawn Gradwell, Arthur Ranahan, Pieter and Daria Valkenburg. Branch Past President Brian O’Connor received a Life Membership far right. One Lifetime Membership into the RCL and three Legionnaire of the Year Awards were presented, these three awards were presented as no dinner has been held for several years. Amherst Cove Consolidated School Grade 9 student Alva Pacatcatin, daughter of Aldrin and Eva Pacatcatin, was awarded Third Prize, Category - Intermediate Black and White. Presenting her certificate is Comrade Pieter Valkenburg, Public Relations Officer, Borden-Carleton Legion. Big night at Kingston Legion, which supports the 107 New Haven Army Cadets, their Annual Ceremonial Review. Aurora Ulvstal was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and RSM (Regimental Sargent Major) and was awarded the Cadet Medal of Excellence! Over 300 cadets were nominated and only 10 recipients island wide. Presenting the Cadet Medal of Excellence is Branch President Comrade David Cosh. Comrades Maxine Evans, Branch President Comrade Brian Rector and Robin Smith of the Make a Wish Foundation with members of HMCS Charlottetown. The Montague Branch donated $500. The crew of HMCS Charlottetown ran across the Island raising funds for the Make a Wish Foundation.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 21 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY Comrade LeRoy Gamble from Branch #5, George R. Pearkes VC, Summerside is presenting a $500 Bursary to Benjamin Plourde. Branch #5, George R. Pearkes VC, Summerside President Comrade LeRoy Gamble is presenting a cheque of $3000 to the Prince County Hospital, accepting the donation is Mr. Bevan Woodacre on behalf of PCH. President Comrade LeRoy Gamble of George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 is presenting a cheque of $1000 to Meals on Wheels of Summerside, accepting is Representative Mr. Gary Simpson. Kings County Zone Commander, Comrade Brian Rector represented PEI Command in presenting a $1000 Bursary to Eden Boudreau of Montague Regional High School, she also received a $1000 Bursary from Montague Legion Br #8.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 23 The George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 of Summerside presented a $500 Bursary to Samuel Olscamp which was presented by Comrade Roy Crozier. THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY A Bursary was presented to Miss Kali Delaney for $500 from the George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 of Summerside, PEI. Presented by 1st Vice President Comrade Gayle Mueller and assisted by Kali’s Grandfather Comrade LeRoy Gamble. Kinkora Regional High School Grade 12 student Heidi Eggert, daughter of Patrick and Lori Eggert, was awarded Second Prize, Category - Senior Black and White. Presenting her certificate is Comrade Pieter Valkenburg, Public Relations Officer, Borden-Carleton Legion. PEI’s West Prince Zone, presented a cheque of $500 to the West Prince Caring Cupboard. Presenting the cheque from left to right is Zone Treasure Comrade Susan Williams, accepting for the Caring Cupboard is Ms. Verna Barlow, Zone Commander Comrade James Williams and Coordinator for the Cupboard is Mr. Doug LeBlanc.
24 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM The Rural Municipality of Crapaud We will always remember “Proud To Honour Our Veterans” 420 Mt. Edward Road, Charlottetown, PEI C1E 2A1 Fax: 902-894-5581 Email: info@campbellsconcretepei.com www.campbellsconcretepei.com • Concrete Products • Waterworks Supplies • Ornamental Iron • Concrete Restoration • Steel & Plastic Culverts Proudly Supporting Our Veterans 231 Read Drive, Summerside www.koolbreezefarms.com Thank you for your service. Lest we forget. GARDEN CENTRE • FARM MARKET CHRISTMAS STORE
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 25 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY A $1000 perpetual Bursary was awarded to Tori DesRoche by Comrades George Dalton and Gale Mueller of Branch #5, George R. Pearkes VC of Summerside, PE. The George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 of Summerside presented a $1000 Bursary to Miss Emma Harris which was presented by her Great Grandfather Comrade Ellsworth Campbell on looking is 1st Vice President Comrade Gale Mueller. The George R. Pearkes V.C. Branch in Summerside paid honours to one of their Korean Veterans by presenting him with a life membership in the Royal Canadian Legion. Presenting the life membership is 1st Vice President Comrade Gayle Mueller who is honored to present the award to Veteran of Korean War Comrade David Vessey. PEI Command are presenting Veteran of WWII, Comrade Blanche Bennett, with a congratulatory letter from Dominion President Comrade Bruce Julian on her 100th Birthday. Presenting this award on the right is Past Provincial President Comrade Duane MacEwen, left is Provincial Chair Comrade John Yeo.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 27 Celebrating his 100th birthday WWII Veteran Edmond Arsenault visits Branch 17. Right to left President of Wellington Branch Comrades Dave Gallant, Dave Blacquiere, Theresa Gallant, Paul Gallant, Earl Arsenault, Roger Arsenault, and Gerald Arsenault. George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 in Summerside 1st Vice President Comrade Gayle Mueller to the left and on the right is Past Branch President Comrade Gordie Perry are presenting Comrade Margaret (Marge) McKenna who served with the RCAF during the Second World War with her 100th Birthday certificate. A Lifetime Award was presented by George R. Pearkes VC Branch #5 in Summerside to Comrade Ellsworth Campbell by Branch President Comrade James Steele and 1st Vice President Comrade Gale Mueller. THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 29 THE LEGION IN THE COMMUNITY PEI Command President Comrade Jack MacIsaac is installing the newly appointed Command Sergeant at Arms Comrade Denny Hopping. A donation of $3000 was presented to Ms. Heather Matheson of the Prince County Hospital Foundation by Branch #5 Summerside Legion, presenters are Branch President Comrade James Steele and 1st Vice President Comrade Gayle Mueller. Comrade Susan Williams Vice President PEI Provincial Command presenting Chloe Gallant with a $1000 Provincial Command Bursary. Presenting the 2023 WestJet Flight winner to Mrs. Anne O’Brien is Command Chair Comrade John Yeo, on looking left is 1st Vice President Comrade David Blacquiere, on right is Command President Comrade John MacIsaac.
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32 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel 15 Ole King Square, Charlottetown (902) 566-5549 Toll free: 1-866-566-5549 www.macleanfh.com Ma y w e a l w a y s s t r i v e t o b e w o r t h y o f y o u r n o b l e s a c r i f i c e H o n o u r i n g o u r V e t e r a n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 33 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND This well-known poster from the Korean War Gallery of the War Museum in Ottawa shows Pvt. Heath Matthews awaiting medical attention after a night patrol in which two Canadians were killed and some wounded by shrapnel, including Matthews. Heath Matthews was born in 1932 in Alberton, PEI, son of Emerson Matthews and Maud (Fraser). He served as a signaller with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment during 1952-1953. The photograph was taken by Sgt. Paul E. Tomelin, an Army photographer with the Army P.R. Unit. This photo became famous as the “Face of War” and is a graphic depiction of the horror of war. Heath died in 2013 at Leawood, Kansas, US at age 82. “The Face of War” James “Jim” MacAulay Born in Midgell, PE on July 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Archibald and Bernadette (MacDonald) MacAulay. Jim spent most of his career as Principal of Morell Regional High School and retired from the Eastern School District Board Office. He was a proud Alumnus of St. Dunstan’s University Class of 1962 and was a lifelong learner. In 1967, he received his Bachelor of Education and in 1978 he received his Masters of School Administration from St. Francis Xavier University. Jim received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from UPEI in 2014. James joined the Morell Royal Canadian Legion in 1967. He held various positions in the Branch. The only positions that he did not hold was 1st Vice-President and President. He served as Deputy and Zone Commander for Kings County Zone. James was elected to Provincial Command in 1991 and served as vice-president. He was re-elected in 1993 and served once again as vice-president. In 1995, James was elected to 1st Vice President of PEI Command in 1995. In 1997, James was acclaimed Provincial President. While on Provincial Command, he served as chairman of Constitution and Laws, Chairman of Youth, Leadership and Development and also Resolutions. He received the Meritorious service medal in 1994. He was very much involved in his community and received numerous honours and awards for his volunteer work, including the Order of PEI. James passed away on July 21, 2023, just two days short of his 83rd birthday.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 35 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND BALLUM, Willard WWII Willard was born in 1918 in Victoria West, PEI. He served with the Canadian Armoured Corps, PEI Lighthorse, Lord Strathcona Horse from 1941 to 1946. Willard passed away in 1996. ARSENAULT, Theodore “Ted” WWI Theodore was born in Egmont Bay on May 14, 1897, the son of Francois Arsenault and Adeline Gallant. He enlisted with the 105th Overseas Battalion in Summerside on May 1, 1916. He arrived in Liverpool, England, on July 25, 1916. In November 1916, he was sent to France and served with the 14th Battalion (The Royal Montreal Regiment). On November 5, 1917, during the second Battle of Passchendaele, he was poisoned by a mustard gas shell that exploded. He was invalided to England and was hospitalized until March 8, 1918. He was sent back to France on May 16, 1918. On August 9, 1918, at the start of the Battle of Amiens, he was killed in action near Cayeux. He is buried in the Manitoba Cemetery. ARSENAULT, Camille WWI Camille was born on Prince Edward Island in 1897. He served with the 105th Overseas Battalion CEF in Canada, the United Kingdom, and possibly France during World War I. Camille passed away in 1956.
36 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM Proud supporter of Veterans Thank you for your service SurplusFurniture.com TITAN HOMES Builders and Renovators (902) 393-5501 Scott Smith 8 Kenlea Drive, Charlottetown (902) 626-3007 scott@titanhomespei.com East Prince Funeral Home 245 Pope Road Summerside, PE C1N 5T4 Phone: (902) 436-0915 Fax: (902) 888-3112 Email: epfuneral@eastlink.ca The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3 PO Box 417, Souris, PE In Honour of our Veterans!
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 37 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND BOTTS, Stephen Harold WWI Harold was born in Howlan Station, PEI. He served with the Canadian Army 1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment and 17th Reserve. He served in Canada and England. BOSWALL, Russell Keith WWII Russell was born in 1924 in Pinette, PEI. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy aboard HMCS Wasaga, and also served aboard a Canadian mine sweeper in Northwest Europe. Russell passed away in 2004. BENNETT, Earl WWI Earl was born in Alberton, PEI. He served with the Canadian Army, 12th and 14th Battalions in Canada, France and Belgium.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 39 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND CAMPBELL, John Edward WWII John was born in Nine Mile Creek to parents Hector and Celina (Harrington) Campbell. He had four siblings: Roy, Pearl, Elsie, Eileen. John joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at the outbreak of World War II. His brothers Roy and Alex MacDougall volunteered at the same time. John served in North Africa during the hostilities. After the war, he worked in the mines in Malartic, Quebec and moved to Ontario where he worked in the steel mills. He eventually settled in Wainfleet, Ontario. He worked with Atlas Steel in Welland, Ontario. John married Helen Wilhemenia Gallant of New Brunswick. They had four children. John has passed away and is buried in Dunnville, Ontario. CAMPBELL, John Dan WWII John was born in 1919 in Cardigan North, PEI. He served with the Canadian Army. John is deceased. BROTHERS, Alban WWII Alban was born in 1918 at Bear River, PEI. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Alban is deceased.
40 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM CANADIAN TIRE SUMMERSIDE 474 GRANVILLE STREET SUMMERSIDE PE C1N 4K6 902-436-7223 To all who served their country to preserve our Freedom - We thank you on behalf of the management, the executive & membership of... The Lt. Col. E.W. Johnstone Royal Canadian Legion Branch #9 30 Garden Drive Kensington, PEI C0B 1M0 902-836-3229 THE VETERAN’s Memorial Military Museum OPEN June - September On The Veteran’s Memorial Highway Kensington, P.E.I. C0B 1M0 Cymbria Lions Club 2184 Church Road, Hunter River, PE C0A 1N0 www.cymbrialions.ca 902.963.2166
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 41 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND CANTELO, Elmer WWI Elmer, son of Dan Cantelo and Fanny MacEachern, was born in Strathcona, PEI in 1895. He served with the Canadian Army in World War I. Elmer is deceased. CANTELO, Daniel G. WWII Daniel was born in 1902 in South Pinette, PEI. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 9th Searchlight Battery. Daniel passed away in 1960. CANTELO, Alton R. WWII Alton was born in 1925 at South Pinette, PEI. He served as Signalman with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to 1945. He passed away in 1959.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 43 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND COLWILL, J. Earle WWII Earle was born in 1918 in Northam, PEI. He served with the PEI Lighthorse, Calgary Tank Regiment, 8th New Brunswick Hussars, and British Columbia Dragoons. Earle passed away in 2003. CLARK, Lloyd Dalzell WWII Lloyd was born in 1922 in Middleborough, Mass., USA. He enlisted in Summerside in 1940, and completed his basic training at Bedford Basin. He served in Canada, Britain, Central Mediterranean area, Northwest Europe and Newfoundland, until he was discharged in 1945. Lloyd was a member of the Summerside Legion for more than 50 years, until he died in 2004. He received the 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and War Medal 19391945. CANTELO, Milford WWI Milford, son of Dan Cantelo and Fanny MacEachern, was born in Strathcona, PEI in 1896. He served with the Canadian Army in World War I. Milford is deceased.
44 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM P.O. Box 457 85 Belvedere Ave. Charlottetown PE C1A 7L1 OFFICE: (902) 566-5534 FAX: (902) 566-5582 www.peake-mcinnis.com Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 - Tignish ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL - WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 221 Phillip Street Tignish, PE C0B 2B0 (902) 882-2011 Please visit our Veterans Memorial Garden Reliable Motors Ltd is proud to support Prince Edward Island’s Veterans & Troops 14 John Yeo Drive Charlottetown, PE C1E 3H6 Phone: (902) 566-4409 Web: www.reliablemotors.ca 159 Sherwood Road, Suite 200 Charlottetown PE C1E 0E5 Tel: 902 436-9256 Fax: 902 436-7678 office@fitzgeraldandsnow.com Smart Solutions for Smart Utilities Thank You For Your Service THANKS TO ALL VETERANS FROM THE PEI POTATO INDUSTRY
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 45 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND CREAMER, John Eugene WWII John was born in Souris, Prince Edward Island in 1923. He enlisted in the Air Force and served with the Special Reserve in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany during World War II. For his service, he received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. John passed away in 1962. COUTURE, Mario J.W. SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Mario was born in Rosemère, Quebec in 1963. He served in the Navy on ships HMCS Nipigon, Algonquin, Gatineau, Ville de Quebec, Vancouver and Winnipeg in the former Yugoslavia and Persian Gulf. Mario received the CD2, FY, Peacekeeping and SSM. He is a six-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wellington Branch 17. CORNFOOT, John Charles WWI John was born in Charlottetown, PEI in 1878. He served with the N.W.M.P. from 1900 to 1901, the North African Constabulary from 1901 to 1902, and the First World War in the 36th Battery C.F.A. from 1916 to 1918. John passed away in 1918.
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VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 47 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND DAWSON, Donald Hazen WWII Donald was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island in 1918. He enlisted in the Army and trained at Beach Grove, PEI and in Camp Borden, Ontario. He landed in France and drove trucks with 86th Brigade Co. Before his discharge in January 1946, he helped rebuild schools and hospitals in Holland. He arrived home in February 1946 and began his life as a farmer and family man. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Borden-Carlton Branch 10 for over forty years. Donald passed away in 2007. DALZELL, Robert G. WWII Robert was born in New Annan, PEI in 1919. He served with the PEI Highlanders, enlisting in 1939 and being discharged in 1945. He served in Canada, Newfoundland, England, France and Holland. Robert passed away in 1989. CURRIE, Hector WWI Hector was born in 1896. He served with the Canadian Army 8th Battery from 1916 to 1919 as Bombardier. He served in Canada, England and France. Hector passed away in 1990.
48 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM Proudly Serving Veterans and Their Families in 47 Communities For over 89 Years The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8 PO Box 59 15 Douses Road Montague, PE C0A 1R0 & NOYE NOYE LTD Box 58, Tyne Valley, PE C0B 2C0 902.831.2541 Proudly Honouring Our Veterans Alan Preston 149 Great George Street Charlottetown, PE C1A 4K7 (902) 566-1499 1-800-693-2211 flowers@heartsandflowers.ca www.heartsandflowers.ca 108 Greenwood Drive Summerside, PE C1N 4S6 (902) 888-3588 www.drivelinetruckandtrailer.com PEI PROFESSIONAL BOOKKEEPING SERVICES INC. 450 Main Street, PO Box 422 Alberton, PE C0B 1B0 Phone: (902) 231-3055 Fax: (902) 726-3457 nancyjpitre@gmail.com Nancy Pitre Business Owner DANIEL R. ROSS INC. POTATOES, BEEF CATTLE BELFAST, R.R. # 3 PE C0A 1AO BUS: (902) 659-2283 CANADA RES: (902) 659-2711 Proudly Honouring Our Veterans
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 49 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND DOCKENDORFF, Edgar Jacob WWII Edgar was born in Mount Hope, PEI in 1917. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, 415th Squadron as a flight engineer and was sent overseas. While flying out of Tain, near Edinburg, Scotland, on a North Sea submarine patron, Edgar was killed when his plane collided with another. He had been married less than a year, with his widow, Marion Hume, residing in Charlottetown. DOCHERTY, Earl Alexander WWII Earl was born in Kingston, PEI in 1917. He served with the Canadian Army. Earl passed away in 1993. DEANS, Alexander M. SPECIAL DUTY AREA Alexander was born in Ontario. He served with the No. 2 District Depot RCA in Canada. Mr. Deans passed away in 2010 and was buried in an unmarked grave at Tryons Peoples Cemetery in 2021. He received a headstone through the Last Post Fund.
50 / WWW.PEILEGION.COM Lest We Forget Box 134, Charlottetown, PE (902) 892-6022 Royal Canadian Legion #1 Ceretti’s Grocery & Hardware Proud to honour our Veterans (902) 855-2060 Borden - Carleton, PE Fresh meats, produce & Irving gas bar 176 Great George Street, Suite 300 Charlottetown, PE C1A 4K9 T: 902.368.8122 F: 902.628.4660 E: bd@maximuscanada.ca W: www.maximuscanada.ca 68 North Road, Route 240, Kensington PE C0B 1M0 (902) 886-2222 • www.andersonscreek.com Hillcrest Housing Limited 190 Arnett Avenue Summerside PE C1N 2N5 Ph: 902-436-9070 Fax: 902-436-9777 John McNeill Email: info@hillcresthousing.ca President Website: www.hillcresthousing.ca
VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 51 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND DOYLE, Louis J. WWII Louis was born in 1915 in North River, PEI. He served with the C.N.V.R. from 1942 to 1945. Louis passed away in 1989. DOYLE, Frederick Bennedict WWII Frederick was born in 1913 in Charlottetown, PEI. He served in Canada and Britain until he was honourably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1945. Frederick passed away in 1995. He received the Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Services Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, and Efficiency Medal. DOUCETTE, Henry Emmanuel WWII Henry was born in Tignish, Prince Edward Island on October 25, 1916. He enlisted in the Army and served in England with the 121 LAD RCEME during World War II. He was an ambulance driver and a trained sniper. Henry was also fixing the tanks as a mechanic. For his service, he received the Defence Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Tignish Branch for 47 years. Henry passed away on November 20, 1997.
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