Acting Sergeant John Rennie G.C.

John Rennie was born December 13, 1920 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He and his parents immigrated to Canada in 1924. The family eventually settled in Kitchener, where Rennie attended Suddaby School and was later employed at the Canada Skate Company. He enlisted with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada at Hamilton in July, 1940. While supervising a grenade-throwing exercise in England, a live grenade fell back into the trench. Rennie protected the rest of his men from the explosion, and was awarded the George Cross for his bravery.