Injured by Shrapnel - Cared For by Canadian Nursing Sisters
Heroes Remember
Injured by Shrapnel - Cared For by Canadian Nursing Sisters
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Description
During an encounter with German forces, Mr. Ross sustained injuries from flying shrapnel. He was flown to hospital in England and recalls the kindness and care of the Canadian Nursing Sisters.
Joseph William Ross
Mr. Ross was born in Montreal on February 15, 1925. His father served during the First World War and was seriously wounded at the second battle at Ypres. When Canada declared war on Germany in September, 1939, Mr. Ross was only 14 years old, working as an office boy for six dollars a week. Later, he worked as an apprentice fitter in the aircraft division of Vickers, near Montreal. Mr. Ross enlisted in the Army on his 18th birthday in 1943. After training in Quebec and Nova Scotia, he was sent as part of the reinforcement troops to England where he was assigned to ‘C’ Company of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. His overseas action included landing at Juno Beach on D-Day, and serving throughout both Normandy and Northwest Europe (Belgium and Holland). During an encounter with German forces, Mr. Ross sustained injuries from flying shrapnel.
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- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 02:57
- Person Interviewed:
- Joseph William Ross
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Europe
- Battle/Campaign:
- Battle of Normandy
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- Occupation:
- Rifleman
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