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Note: Peter Douglas McSorley and Charlotte June Wilson. Peter b. Nov 8 1922 London, England d. July 27 1976 Vancouver, BC Father Charles Albert McSorley Mother Elizabeth Saniforth Charlotte June Leona Wilson McSorley jun 20 1926 born mar 24 1995 death Both Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby BC Rob George McSorley 1951 Westmount QC-apr 8 1970 Vietnam probably son t only 17 years old, B.C.'s Rob McSorley knew he wanted to go to war, and it didn't matter if it wasn't in a Canadian uniform. Now, 45 years after his death in the jungles of Vietnam, his sister is finally learning how much he mattered to the American soldiers with whom he served. June-Ann Davies says in 1968, her brother was tired of school at Templeton Secondary in East Vancouver, and decided joining the military would cure his boredom. The war in Vietnam was still raging and Canada wasn't officially participating, but McSorley��was determined to be at the heart of it. "I think he wanted adventure, which he could get out of the U.S. military as opposed to the Canadian military," said Davies, who now lives in Kamloops, B.C. McSorley's parents tried to reason with him: He wasn't an American, and it was actually illegal for him to fight in a war that didn't formally involve Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lost-to-history-the-canadians-who-fought-in-vietnam-1.3304440 Donald & J ADavies, (250) 376-0398, Kamloops, V2B 4V2 June-Ann Davies <ddavies7@telus.net>
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