421 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND PURVIS, Alex N. Alex was born on September 19, 1926 in Meldrum, Ontario. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers after enlisting in March of 1945. He served in Canada during World War II. Alex was discharged on November 5, 1945. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for 40 years. QUEEN, Lloyd G. L. Lloyd is a veteran of World War II. He served in Canada and in Northwestern Europe with the 10 Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry House). He received an MC for his leadership in a brigade group attack leading to the Siegfried Line. Lt. Queen inadvertently became the pathfinder for the entire formation. He dismounted his tank, and under heavy fire, calculated the correct compass bearings and led the way forward to the objective, reaching it on time. The assault was successful. Postwar, Lloyd was a music supervisor with the Ontario Department of Education. He moved to Sunnybrook Veterans center in his later years and was very prominent in many Hospital activities. He led the choir in the Veterans Chapel and played the organ beautifully when the regular organist was absent. He was a member of the Veterans Advisory Committee of the Board. Lloyd lost both of his legs while residing at Sunnybrook. Still, he could often be seen whizzing about Sunnybrook on his wheelchair finishing one of his many projects. Lloyd passed away in 2011. PURVIS, James James was born on February 21, 1926 in Gore Bay, Ontario. He enlisted in the Navy on April 14, 1944. He was O.S. on HMCS York and was injured in the head and left hand. He was discharged on August 30, 1945. James passed away on October 15, 1957.
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