In 1939, at the outbreak of WWII and seven years after having been ordained to the priesthood, Rev. Michael Joseph Dalton (May 5, 1902 - April 6, 2009) volunteered to join the Essex Scottish Regiment of the Canadian Army.“Our stay at Camberly introduced us to the largest Officer Military training school in the Sanhurst Empire”, Father related later.
Sunningdale was close to Camberly, the 4th Bde. H.Q. and Ascot was a twenty minute walk.
Father Mike said “I bumped into Count John McCormack in a Franciscan Church. He often sang for us.” Later he was to add, “Just heard last week twenty five years later that Protestant soldiers galore were outside of that packed Church to hear him sing “Panis Angelicus” and “Sweet Sacrament Divine”, as we all assembled for Mass.
Sunningdale was close to Camberly, the 4th Bde. H.Q. and Ascot was a twenty minute walk.
Father Mike said “I bumped into Count John McCormack in a Franciscan Church. He often sang for us.” Later he was to add, “Just heard last week twenty five years later that Protestant soldiers galore were outside of that packed Church to hear him sing “Panis Angelicus” and “Sweet Sacrament Divine”, as we all assembled for Mass.
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