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| Photo taken in Gander, Newfoundland, just after a session of training on the Lewis Gun |
| Back row. Left to right ... Sgt. Gordon Kerr, Artie Perreault, Unknown, Maj. Maurice Parker, George MacDonell, Percy Willett, CSM Bert Holt . Front row, kneeling, Crandal Irvine*, kia, Gordon Irvine**, kia |
* Irvine, C. E/30042, kia Dec. 25/41, age 18.
Irvine, G. E/30043, kia Dec. 18/41, age 22
Irvine, G. E/30043, kia Dec. 18/41, age 22
Lance Scott Ross
Lancelot Scott Ross, whom I have
known since before World War II,
came from a little village called
Hopetown, in Bonaventure County on
the Gaspe Coast.
He was a Sergeant in Seventeen
Platoon of "D" Company of the Royal
Rifles of Canada. Some of the men in
Seventeen Platoon were big, tough,
two fisted guys. They worked hard,
and they played hard. They took no
sass from anyone, and yet, Lance, who
was more slightly built, could twist each
and every one of them around his little
finger.
known since before World War II,
came from a little village called
Hopetown, in Bonaventure County on
the Gaspe Coast.
He was a Sergeant in Seventeen
Platoon of "D" Company of the Royal
Rifles of Canada. Some of the men in
Seventeen Platoon were big, tough,
two fisted guys. They worked hard,
and they played hard. They took no
sass from anyone, and yet, Lance, who
was more slightly built, could twist each
and every one of them around his little
finger.
He never raised his voice except on the parade square, but he had the respect of
everyone, and got an immediate response to any order he gave.
In battle he was Fearless He sized up every situation quickly and reacted with
speed and accuracy. He was a crack shot. He connected at 800 yards, a distance
at which the figure of a man is totally obscured by the front sight of a Lee Enfield.
He probably accounted for as many Japanese causalities as the whole platoon put
together I shared some space briefly with Lance in North Point Camp. He was
still analysing the campaign and figuring out what went wrong with the defence.
Lance went to Japan on one of the slave transports, and worked in a coal mine.
There his leadership, his positive attitude and his ability to cope with all the
attendant vicissitudes helped him , and by his example, his comrades, to survive
and return to heaven in Canada.
Lance is still going strong at age 91. At the time of this writing he is spending some
time with his daughter, Mitzi, in Ottawa, renovating her basement.
everyone, and got an immediate response to any order he gave.
In battle he was Fearless He sized up every situation quickly and reacted with
speed and accuracy. He was a crack shot. He connected at 800 yards, a distance
at which the figure of a man is totally obscured by the front sight of a Lee Enfield.
He probably accounted for as many Japanese causalities as the whole platoon put
together I shared some space briefly with Lance in North Point Camp. He was
still analysing the campaign and figuring out what went wrong with the defence.
Lance went to Japan on one of the slave transports, and worked in a coal mine.
There his leadership, his positive attitude and his ability to cope with all the
attendant vicissitudes helped him , and by his example, his comrades, to survive
and return to heaven in Canada.
Lance is still going strong at age 91. At the time of this writing he is spending some
time with his daughter, Mitzi, in Ottawa, renovating her basement.
Sgt.
Lloyd
C.
Doull,
known to his
friends a
Elsie, a
nickname he
did not really
appreciate.
Wonder why?
Lloyd
C.
Doull,
known to his
friends a
Elsie, a
nickname he
did not really
appreciate.
Wonder why?