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Home After Being Wounded TwicePte. Jack G. Allworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Allworth. 634 Pottery street, returned to the city recently, after serving for live years overseas. Pte. Alhvorth enlisted with the Calgary Highlanders on Sept. 4, 1939. and arrived overseas in September. 1940.After taking additional training in England, he was transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders, and took part in the Invasion of Sicily and Italy as a rifleman. Pte. Allworth fought in many of the great battles of the Italian campaign, including the battle of the Senio river, and Ortona. On Jan. 28, 1944, during the battle of Ortona, he was slightly wounded, and was outI • * • *of action for a month. . - *“I was up in the front lines,.Mated Pic. Alhvorth in an interview..,V The News yesterday, “when a of machine gun fire came my way, and a stray bullet nicked me bcfdrd.I had chance to duck. It put me o\ijj of action for a while, but in another .Month I was up in the frdfit*again.* .CONTRACTED MALARIA During the battle of the Senio rivfer he was again wounded. While dn rillo. duty, he was struck on the right arm by a small fragment, during , heavy, enemy mortar fire. Pte. Alhvorth rMfjis .sent hack from thc. 1 ines. fpi:.,, ment, and while in hospital qgnti;ic_t-ed malaria. lie was sent back to,JEh^-land lor further treatment, befdre coming to Canada for 30 days' tCaVe Prior to his enlistment'' Pte.r4** ' • \ r •* V • 9zwot Hi was employed at the Clay Products.
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Medicine Hat Daily News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Sat, Jun 09, 1945
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