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Pte. Paul Alphonse Gallant
PTE. PAUL ALPHONSE GALLANT

Pte. Paul Alphonse Gallant, son of Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gallant, enlisted on August 25, 1942.

He served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

He was discharged on June 20, 1946.

Pte. Joseph Alyre Gallant, son of Bernard Gallant and Émilienne Arsenault, joined the army in 1941.

He served as a cook and was attached to the Princess Louise Fusiliers Regiment, serving three and a half years overseas.

He was discharged on February 2, 1946.


Pte. Joseph Alyre Gallant
PTE. JOSEPH ALYRE GALLANT


Tpr. John Alyre Gallant
TPR. JOHN ALYRE GALLANT


Tpr. John Alyre Gallant, son of Bélonie Gallant and Justine Arsenault, enlisted in the army on April 7, 1945 and served in Canada with the Armoured Corps.

As a volunteer for Pacific warfare, he trained two months in Camp Borden with American equipment until V-J day put an end to the hostilities in August, 1945 with the surrender of Japan.

He was discharged June 13, 1946.


Pte. Amand-Joseph Gallant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E. Gallant enlisted in the army on April 21, 1942. In September, 1942, he embarked for England with the Princess Louise Fusiliers. In England, he transferred to a motorized Bn., took a course in vehicle driving and mechanics with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. On his way to Italy with the 5th Division, they underwent an air raid on the Mediterranean Sea, but survived. They landed in Naples and started moving North to the Cassino and Ortona lines.


Pte. Amand-Joseph Gallant
PTE. AMAND JOSEPH GALLANT


"I spent Christmas, 1943 near the Ortona battle, then went back in February to haul rations and ammunitions to the troops until August, 1944. Then we went to France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany until the war ended in May, 1945. I stayed in Germany one year with the occupation force and came home in May for my discharge on June 20, 1946."


Pte. J. Amand Gallant
PTE. J. AMAND GALLANT

Pte. J. Amand Gallant, son of Aubin J. Gallant and Jeanne Perry, enlisted in the P.E.I. Highlanders in 1939.

After serving in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, he was accidentally killed on November 8, 1942.

Sgt. Andrew Gallant, son of Antoine and Joséphine Gallant, enlisted in the army on June 9, 1941.

He served in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in St. John, N.B. and was instructor at Camp Borden, Ont. in small arms, gas, First Aid, etc.

He was discharged on June 13, 1945.


Sgt. Andrew Gallant
SGT. ANDREW GALLANT


Pte. Joseph Anthony Gallant
PTE. JOSEPH ANTHONY GALLANT

Pte. Joseph Anthony Gallant, son of Bernard Gallant and Émilienne Arsenault, enlisted in 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Holland and Germany.

He was discharged on May 11, 1946.

Gnr. J. Anthony Gallant, son of Marin and Marie Rose Gallant, enlisted in the army in December, 1940. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery 86th Bty. and 104th Bty. at Mulgrave and Shelburne, N.S. He then transferred to Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and successfully completed a one-year course as wireless mechanic at Army Trade School in Hamilton, Ont.


Gnr. J. Anthony Gallant
GNR. J. ANTHONY GALLANT

He served in England and North West Europe with the 4th Brigade/W/S of R.C.E.M.E. of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division.

He was wounded while serving on the approach to Antwerp, Belgium.

He was discharged on January 6, 1946.


Pte. J. Anthony Gallant
PTE. J. ANTHONY GALLANT

Pte. J. Anthony Gallant, son of Benoit and Agnes Gallant, enlisted with the P.E.I. Light Horse Regiment in February, 1941.

He served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

He was discharged on November 20, 1945.

Pte. J. Antoine Gallant, son of Arsène P. and Julie Anne Gallant, enlisted in the army and served with the West Nova Scotia Regiment.

He was killed in action in Cassino, Italy on May 23, 1944.


Pte. J. Antoine Gallant
PTE. J. ANTOINE GALLANT
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