A local veteran was recognized and honoured by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday.
Ninety-nine-year-old Austin Fuller is the last surviving World War II veteran of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and took part in a virtual meeting with the Prime Minister, Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis and Minister of Veteran Affairs Lawrence McAulay.
Fuller was born in Shannonville in 1921, enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1940 and was posted to the Hastings Prince Edward Regiment.
He landed on Pachino Beach in July of 1943 and fought through Sicily, the Italian mainland and into Holland, finishing his service in that war when the Hasty Ps took the surrender of the German Garrison in Amersfoort, Holland.
He took his discharge from the permanent force in 1945 after serving overseas for more than five years, including constant fight from July 1943 until May 1945.
During his virtual meeting with the Prime Minister, Fuller took some time to share stories of his service and was awarded the Victory Pin, along with certificates commemorating his service to the country.
Ninety-nine-year-old Austin Fuller is the last surviving World War II veteran of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. (Photo: Submitted)
