211 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND KELL, Joseph John Joseph was born on May 28, 1926 in Innisfil, ON to John and Pearl Kell. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on September 11, 1944 and served with the Grey and Simcoe Foresters during World War II. He was discharged on July 24, 1945 and went on to work on a cattle ranch in Alberta where he met Helen Duggan. They married in 1949 and had two daughters. Joseph died in a tragic drowning incident in Lake Simcoe in 1955. KENNEDY, William J. William was born on April 23, 1887 in Newmarket, ON. He joined the Royal Canadian Army in September 1914 and served as a stretcher bearer with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Division in England, France and Belgium. He was wounded in the right arm and used to say it only made him quit playing the piano. William passed away in April 1970. KELLY, Norman P. Norman was born on June 5, 1919 in Windsor, ON. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on October 2, 1941 and trained as a driver/mechanic and his main service during World War II was hauling supplies and ammunition to the front line troops. Private Kelly was among the Canadians who broke the Hitler Line at Monastery Hill in Italy and who fought in house combat in the liberation of Holland. He returned home in January 1946 on the Queen Elizabeth I. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, the 1939-45 War Medal, the Defense Medal, the France and Germany Star, the Italy Star and the 1939-45 Star. He was a member of Paisley Legion Branch 295 for 36 years. Norman passed away on September 1, 2004.
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