Lawrence Durant

Mr. Durant was born in Saint John, New Brunswick but moved to Prince Edward Island as a child and grew up in the Summerside area. His father was a peddler. He joined the army in May, 1943 and was sent to the Italian front where he saw action for the first time on the Anzio Beachhead. He was part of the forces that went on to Rome and forced its fall from German hands. He was also briefly part of the Devil's Brigade. With the West Nova Scotia Regiment, Mr. Durant saw action in France, Belgium and Holland where he took part in the fall of Apeldoorn. He briefly left the service after coming home, but enlisted again in 1950 and took part in three peacekeeping missions to Germany, Egypt and Korea. He was discharged in 1960 from the military and made his home in Charlottetown, PEI.

• Part 1: From Italy to France

• Part 2: The Sounds of Fear

• Part 3: Victory in Holland