Motta Montecorvino - October 2nd, 1943

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    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.

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    Cpl. Pruner was killed on December 6th, 1943 at the Moro River. Age 19.
     
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