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Seaman Georges F. MacKinnon
SEAMAN GEORGES F. MacKINNON


Seaman Georges F. MacKinnon, son of John S. MacKinnon and Veronica Williams, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in October, 1941, in Ottawa.

After his basic training in Toronto, he took coding and decoding courses in St. Hyacinthe, Qué. He served the summer of 1942 at Gaspé Naval Base, then to St. John's, Newfoundland.

From St. John's, he was transferred to H.M.C.S. Sea Cliffe on Trans-Atlantic convoy duty (The Newfy-Derry run).

He was discharged on August 31, 1945.


Gnr. Georges William MacKinnon, son of Basil and Nellie MacKinnon, enlisted in the Canadian Army on June 23, 1942.

He served in Labrador with the Royal Canadian Artillery until the summer of 1944.

He sailed for England in July, 1944, having been taken on strength by the Essex Scottish Regiment of Windsor, Ont. (Infantry).

He was killed at Falaise Gap, France on August 13, 1944 at the age of 22.


Gnr. Georges William MacKinnon
GNR. GEORGES WILLIAM MacKINNON


Sgt. John Philip MacKinnon
SGT. JOHN PHILIP MacKINNON


Sgt. John Philip MacKinnon, son of John MacKinnon and Veronica Williams, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in September, 1941.

After his preliminary training in Toronto and a six-week Instrument Makers' course in St.Thomas, Ont., he served with the North Atlantic Squadron (10 Br. and 5 Br.) at Gander, Newfoundland (1942-1943) and Summerside (1943-1945).

He was discharged in September, 1945.


Pte. Stephen Leonard MacKinnon, son of Basil and Nellie MacKinnon, enlisted in the Canadian Army on January 23, 1942, serving in England in August, 1942, with the 2nd Road Construction Company and the Royal Canadian Engineer (29th Field Coy) in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and in the Scheldt Islands.

He was discharged on January 23, 1946. He visited his brother Georges' grave in France in 1985 during the Liberation of Holland commemorative visit.


Pte. Stephen Leonard MacKinnon
PTE. STEPHEN LEONARD MacKINNON


Sgt. Urban J. MacKinnon
SGT. URBAN J. MacKINNON


Sgt. Urban J. MacKinnon, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. MacKinnon, enlisted in the Canadian Army on March 2, 1942.

He served in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, in Ottawa and sailed overseas in 1942.

After his basic training in England, he was transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.


He served for 18 months in Italy from 1943 and was then transferred to Canadian Legion Education Services, serving in Holland and Germany in this capacity.

At the end of the war in 1945, he was on the staff of a basic educational institution in Groningen, Holland.

He was discharged on February 4, 1946.

Pte. William Aeneas McIsaac, son of Mr. & Mrs. John W. McIsaac, enlisted in the army on November 19, 1940. He served with the West Nova Scotia Regiment in Canada, Newfoundland, England, Sicily, and Italy.

He was discharged on June 28, 1945.


Pte. William Aeneas McIsaac
PTE. WILLIAM AENEAS McISAAC


Pte. Earl McLellan
PTE. EARL McLELLAN

Pte. Earl McLellan, son of Joseph D. and Maisy McLellan, enlisted with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on April 9, 1942.

He served as a cook most of the time, in Aldershot, N.S.; Halifax, N.S.; Debert, N.S.; and Windsor, N.S.

He was discharged on September 13, 1946.

L/Sgt. John Lorne McLellan, son of Joseph D. and Maisy McLellan, enlisted in the army on June 22, 1940 in Saint John, N.B.

He was discharged on November 23, 1942. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945.


L/Sgt. John Lorne McLellan
L/SGT. JOHN LORNE McLELLAN


Pte. Raymond McLellan
PTE. RAYMOND McLELLAN

Pte. Raymond McLellan, son of Joseph D. and Maisy McLellan, served in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Canada and the United Kingdom.

He drove a staff car while in England.

Sgt. Willard A. McLellan, son of Joseph D. and Maisy McLellan, enlisted in the U.S. Engineers on April 9, 1943.

He served overseas in the American Army until his discharge on November 29, 1945.


Sgt. Willard A. McLellan
SGT. WILLARD A. McLELLAN
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