NORTH, AMOS

Amos North was born August 17, 1916, the son of Joseph Henry and Sarah Ethel (Sands) North.

Amos served from 1942-1945, Army, Prince of Wales Rangers and Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa.

He served in Canada, Britain and Europe

Amos North

Amos told the story how he and another soldier, who he had been together with through the war were stationed on the upper floor of a house when they received word that the war was over. In their jubilation they danced around the floor. A German sniper, unaware that the war was over, or in spite, shot and killed the soldier with Amos.

Of note, on July 1940, the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa's active service battalion left for garrison duty in Iceland which ended in April 1941 when they sailed to England. On 6 June 1944, the Camerons were the only Ottawa unit to land on D-Day at Juno Beach. The 1st Battalion consisted of three machine gun companies and one mortar company. Following the landing on D-Day, the battalion fought in almost every battle in the northwestern Europe campaign. However, the battalion's soldiers were often attached as platoons and companies in support of other units, so the battalion never fought as an entire entity. During this time, the 2nd Battalion recruited and trained soldiers in Canada for overseas duty. The 3rd Battalion was formed in July 1945 as a part of the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany.