Pte. D. Edmond Gallant, son of Edmond (Joachim) Gallant and Jessie MacNeill, enlisted in the Canadian Army on June 30, 1944 in Kingston, Ontario.

He served in the 4^th Division with the Algonquin Regiment and saw action in Holland and Germany. All within one year of his enlistment, he was wounded by machine gun fire, taken prisoner of war, repatriated to a hospital in England and went to Scotland on sick leave.

He was discharged on August 24, 1946.

Pte. Joseph Félix Gallant, son of Joseph and Pélagie Gallant, enlisted in the army on November 19, 1942.

He served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps 19^th Canadian and 22^nd Medical Corps, in England.

He was discharged on April 2, 1946.

Cpl. Fidèle Cyrus Gallant, son of Cyrus E. Gallant and Albina Arsenault, enlisted in the P.E.I. Highlanders on May 15, 1940. After his basic training and guard duty around Halifax Harbour, he was posted at Botwood and Gander air bases in 1941. While returning to duty from official leave, he was hurt during a sea storm and was hospitalized for 10 days.

In April, 1943, he embarked for England as reinforcement for the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He saw action on D-Day (June 6, 1944) and he quotes: "It was quite an experience landing on the beach and you wondered how a person can survive with all the machine gun bullets coming at you and all the shells exploding, plus a few air raids."

He was wounded on August 8 at the battle of Tilly and sent to England on a hospital ship at the time when the Buzz bombs were dropping on English soil. After his release from hospital, he returned to the front lines, seeing further action in Holland and Germany.

"It was quite an experience and I was plenty scared, but with the grace of God, I returned to Canada for my discharge on October 25, 1945."

Pte. Fidèle Théodule Gallant, son of Emmanuel and Gertrude Gallant, enlisted in the army on June 19, 1940.

He served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders for one year in Canada (Amherst, N.S.) and four years in England (No. 1 Pioneer).

He was discharged on June 27, 1945.

Pte. François Gallant, son of Mr. & Mrs. François Gallant served in the Canadian army for two years and was medically discharged from service in 1942.

Pte. François Gallant, son of Antoine (Jos Laurent) and Eléonore Gallant, was killed in Germany on April 13, 1945.

He is buried in Haten Canadian Military Cemetery in Holland (Grave 4, Row A, Plot 3).

Pte. François Gallant, son of Mr. & Mrs. Prospère Gallant, served with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He served in England and landed in France on D-Day (June 6, 1944).

He was killed in action at Caen on July 8, 1944.

Pte. Fred Gallant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphée Gallant, enlisted in the army on June 5, 1940 at the age of 17. Soldier Gallant wrote on his resumé: "I joined the P.E.I. Highlanders and was stationed in Halifax; then to Newfoundland for a year and a half. I embarked for overseas where I was transferred to the West Nova Scotia Regiment. I trained about one year in England; I saw action in Sicily, where I was wounded for the first time and was flown to North Africa Military hospital for two months. I returned to my unit which at that time had advanced into Italy. I spent 8 months in action there until I was wounded a second time in Ortona, Italy on March 28, 1944. I lost my right arm and most of my hearing.

On arriving at Wellington by train on Saturday evening in August, 1944, all the village businesses were closed down that evening for the occasion. The men carried me home, to my parents' house on their shoulders."

Soldier Gallant had received his discharge on August 7, 1944.

Pte. Georges Gallant, son of Antoine Gallant and of Eleonore Perry, served in Canada and the United Kingdom with the Carleton-York Regiment.

Pte. Gerald J. Gallant, son of Arsène P. and Julie-Anne Gallant, served in the army during World War II.