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Gordon Rice

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Gordon Rice Lance Corporal F/54741 West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C. May 18, 1921 (May 18, 1922) Sydney, NS October 13, 1939 Sydney, NS Sydney, NS 18 5 feet, 9 inches light grey-blue red Labourer Single United Church Victoria Quirk (mother) Sydney, NS December 12, 1943 24 Moro River Canadian War Cemetery I. B. 16. Commemorated on page 207 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on April 27 Gordon was the son of George Rice (d. January 3, 1936) and Victoria Quirk, of Sydney, NS. After the death of his father, Gordon’s mother remarried. Gordon had four brothers and four sisters. His brother George served overseas during WWII with the Canadian Army. He initially served with the 1st Cape Breton Highlanders and transferred to the North Nova Scotia Highlanders on June 10, 1940. Gordon was injured by the burst of cannon shell from a German Raider while sleeping in tent at 5:45 am on July 9, 1942 and was admitted to No 53 Canadian Casualty Station and transferred to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital at Harley. He suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and remained in hospital until August 19, 1942 While in England he was taken on strength with the the West Nova Scotia Regiment and while serving in Italy (June 28, 1943 - December 12, 1943) was promoted to Lance Corporal on October 17, 1943. He was killed in action at Lanciano, during the advance on Ortono, Italy.