243 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MacRINER, Alfred R. Alfred was born in Westham, Somerset, England on January 1, 1900. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on November 23, 1916 and served the Theatres of Canada, Britain and France, including the horrific battle at Passchendaele as a gunner. Alfred spent three months in a Manchester hospital after injuring his hand while grooming the horses. Since he could no longer serve as a gunner, he was employed as a men’s orderly from November 1918 to May 1919. After receiving an honourable discharge from duty, Alfred returned home to Canada and became employed as a machinist in Toronto, ON. He had four children. Alfred passed away on April 10, 1975. MacRINER, Robert A. Robert was born in England on February 3, 1870. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on September 3, 1915 and trained with the 76th O’Seas Battalion CEF. He arrived in Liverpool on May 5, 1916 and was transferred to the 36th Battalion on July 9, 1916. He served in Britain until March 1918. His 16 years old son, Alfred, was also serving in the Army. Both father and son sent their monthly pay home to support their family of eight living in Midland, ON. He was discharged on March 10, 1918. Robert passed away in 1946. MacRINER, Alfred Walter Alfred was born on July 7, 1925 in Toronto, ON. He left his mailroom job at the CIBC to enliste in the Royal Canadian Navy on August 16, 1943 and served as a stoker on HMCS Iroquois Destroyer in the Theatres of Canada, North Sea and United Kingdom. The Iroquois was part of Operation Kinetic and was responsible for destroying the enemy convoys leaving the Bay of Biscay. In October 1943, the Iroquois became involved in the Murmansk Run, as convoy escorts, sailing in the winter in almost constant darkness and harsh Arctic ice, with attacks from the German Air Force, Navy and U-boats to deliver war materials to the Soviet Union. The Iroquois escorted Winston Churchill and also Prince Olaf from Norway. He was discharged in December 1945. He later became the Manager of the Securities Department at Head Office. Alfred passed away on February 11, 1999.
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