Reported returning from overseas duty aboard the troopship Ile de France for Halifax, NS. CDN 4/08/45. Arrived in Chatham from overseas duty 8 August, 1945. Gnr. Haley had spent the better part of eighteen month in hospital suffering from a fractured skull. As a member of the 1^st Army Tank Corps he had been in action about a month in Italy when he was wounded a result of an enemy shell in January of 1944. Russell was immediately evacuated to England for medical treatment. He will be staying with his aunt Mrs. Luddy Ross. CDN 8/08/45. Reported volunteered for the Pacific theatre August, 1945. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Awards	C.V.S.M. with Clasp
Sources	CDN (04-08-1945), CDN (08-08-1945), CDN (14-08-1945)

Birthplace	Chatham, Ontario
Religion	Community Church
When Enlisted	April 1941
Next of Kin	Mother- Mrs. Mable Haley

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