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![Pte. D. Edmond Gallant](../../images/WWII/page205a.jpg)
PTE. D. EDMOND GALLANT |
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 4th 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. |
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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 19th
Canadian and 22nd Medical Corps, in England.
He was discharged on April 2, 1946. |
![Pte. Joseph Félix Gallant](../../images/WWII/page205b.jpg)
PTE. JOSEPH FÉLIX GALLANT |
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![Cpl. Fidèle Cyrus Gallant](../../images/WWII/page206a.jpg)
CPL. FIDÈLE CYRUS GALLANT |
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." |
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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. Fidèle Théodule Gallant](../../images/WWII/page206b.jpg)
PTE. FIDÈLE THÉODULE GALLANT |
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![Pte. François Gallant](../../images/Unavailable.jpg)
PTE. FRANCOIS GALLANT |
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. |
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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](../../images/WWII/page207b.jpg)
PTE. FRANÇOIS GALLANT |
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![Pte. François Gallant](../../images/WWII/page208a.jpg)
PTE. FRANCOIS GALLANT |
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. |
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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.
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![Pte. Fred Gallant](../../images/WWII/page208b.jpg)
PTE. FRED GALLANT |
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. |
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![Pte. Georges Gallant](../../images/WWII/page209a.jpg)
PTE. GEORGES GALLANT |
Pte.
Georges Gallant, son of Antoine Gallant and of Eleonore Perry, served in Canada and the
United Kingdom with the Carleton-York Regiment. |
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Pte. Gerald J. Gallant, son of Arsène P. and
Julie-Anne Gallant, served in the army during World War II. |
![Pte. Gerald J. Gallant](../../images/WWII/page209b.jpg)
PTE. GERALD J. GALLANT |
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