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Albert Johnson Ellison was the second son and sixth child of Sophie and Price Ellison. He was born on August 7th, 1897 in Vernon and attended public school there., followed by high school in Victoria, and Trinity College in Port Hope, Ontario in 1912-13. With the advent of WWI, Albert and his brother Price Jr. joined the army on December 8th, 1914. Albert was let out 8 months later as he was under age. He rejoined on May 17th, 1917 with his brother Vernon, and they went to Petawawa Camp near Ottawa for training as members of the 68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Following training they shipped out to England in December, and then to France where 'Bert' transferred to the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade and served as a motorcycle dispatch rider from May 10th, 1918 to November 11th, 1918. He was discharged from military service in June of 1919. Following the war Bert went into partnership with his brothers Price Jr. and Vernon, buying adjoining quarter-sections of land south of Vernon to run cattle. When this venture failed, Bert worked on area roads for the Public Works Department, drove a gravel truck for his brother Vernon, did some winter logging, and looked after the farm animals and gardens at the family home on Pleasant Valley Road. A dedicated horseman, Bert was involved in the founding of the Vernon and District Drag Hounds, and was later involved with the Vernon Riding Club. He died on March 28th, 1960 and is buried in the Ellison plot in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.