Corporal E.H. Pruner of The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, carrying both a PIAT anti-tank weapon and a Thompson sub-machine gun, 2 October 1943. The fighting at Motta represented the first major engagement fought by Canadians on the Italian mainland. Cpl. Pruner was killed on December 6th, 1943 at the Moro River. Age 19.
Another photo of him smiling and his grave here. Cpl Earl Harold Pruner (1924-1943) - Find A Grave...