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Ernest Swain: A native of Saskatchewan, Ernest proudly volunteered in 1942 to serve his country. Posted to the United Kingdom, the youth would be trained with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and eventually assigned to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Divisional Signals. He would land with this formation in Normandy in July of 1944 and subsequently fought through France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany.
Peter Stoffelen: A graduate of Anapolis and Marine, Peter would return to his beloved Corps in 1953. Earning his commission and a posting to Korea. Years later the experienced officer would see extensive service in the Dominican Repulic and later in Vietnam. A skilled career soldier, he would lead his men through very difficult engagements during the Cold War.
William Broome: Among the last to come of age during the Second World War, William eagerly joined up to seek vengence for the bombing of his home of Plymouth. The young soldier staying on postwar with the Devonshire Regiment, which sent him to Southeast Asia. Located in Singapore for a period, William would be among the first to deploy in the Malay Peninsula during the ensuing crisis. Patrols in the jungle proving dangerous and trying for William and the men of the Devonshire Regiment.
Peter Stoffelen: A graduate of Anapolis and Marine, Peter would return to his beloved Corps in 1953. Earning his commission and a posting to Korea. Years later the experienced officer would see extensive service in the Dominican Repulic and later in Vietnam. A skilled career soldier, he would lead his men through very difficult engagements during the Cold War.
William Broome: Among the last to come of age during the Second World War, William eagerly joined up to seek vengence for the bombing of his home of Plymouth. The young soldier staying on postwar with the Devonshire Regiment, which sent him to Southeast Asia. Located in Singapore for a period, William would be among the first to deploy in the Malay Peninsula during the ensuing crisis. Patrols in the jungle proving dangerous and trying for William and the men of the Devonshire Regiment.
