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• Reference Number: 1127

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McGhee, E.E., Pte
M105758 Private Emerson Emmett McGhee of the Princess Patri cia'sCanadian Light Infantry was killed in action on 20 Se ptember 1944 andis buried at the Coriano Ridge War Cemeter y, Italy. Emerson was bornon18 May 1922 in Acadia Valley , Alberta. He was raised on the 1 and 1/2section family fa rm near Acadia Valley, Alberta where he attended thetown s chool until the age of fourteen, leaving school with a grad efive education. Emerson McGhee worked his father's farm a fter leavingschool and also as a tractor and truck driver . He joined the CanadianArmy in Calgary, Alberta on 14 Dec ember 1942 and was taken on strengthto No. 13 District Dep ot in Calgary. On 30 December he went to A16Canadian Infan try Training Depot for basic and infantry training. Whileo n course he was admitted to the Currie Hospital from 13 t o 18 January1943. After graduating as an infantryman he re mained at the trainingcentre for employment. Pte McGhee pr oceeded overseas arriving inEngland on 23 July 1943 and wa s posted to the 1st Canadian InfantryReinforcement Unit. A fter a few months traning in England he deployedto Italy a rriving in theatre on 9 November 1943 as a reinforcement fo rthe Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He joine d thePatricia's in the field on 31 December 1943 after th e Battle of Ortona.Pte. McGhee fought with the regiment du ring the defensive operationsnear Ortona, the defensive op erations near Crecchio and the breachingof the Hitler Line . On 28 Jun 1944 he was evacuated to No. 14 CanadianGenera l Hospital and returned to the PPCLI on 19 September 1944 d uringthe fighting to take the San Fortunato Ridge. On th e night of the 19thof September they launched their attac k with a heavy bombardment fromthe artillery. On 20 Septem ber 1944 the Patricia's left the start lineto pass throug h the Loyal Edmonton Regiment. In mid afternoon they hadac hieved their first objective and moved towards their second . Theyobserved enemy in this location and dispersed them w ith machine gunfire. The regiment came under indirect fir e losing one of theircarriers to the enemy artillery. Duri ng the fighting Pte. McGhee waskilled in action. Pte. McGh ee was awarded the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star,War Medal an d the Canadian Volunteer Srevice Medal with Clasp.
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