221 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND GAUTHIER, Joseph Patrick Patrick was born March 17, 1886 in Montreal, Quebec. Although his family was living in Montreal, Patrick was working as a cook in lumber camps in BC when war broke out. He joined the Army in Vancouver on August 31, 1915 and served with the 67th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and England where his bilingualism was an asset. In England, he married Millicent Brooks and their first son was born there. Upon return to Canada they had another son and a daughter. After his discharge on November 5, 1919, Patrick worked at the Dominion Engineering Co. in Lachine, Quebec for a while. Later he liaised with the Quebec Colonization Society and the settlers from Montreal who were given grants of land in the Algoma area near Rouyn-Noranda. The settlement was named Farmborough. Later Patrick worked as a watchman at Noranda Mine and was a member of the Canadian Corps Association, Branch 7, Noranda. His two sons, two of his grandsons and three great-grandsons have served in the Canadian Forces. Patrick died in hospital in Noranda on September 10, 1964. GAUTHIER, Lionel Lionel was born in Lac Ste Marie, Quebec on March 10, 1918. He enlisted in the Canadian Field Force at Montreal Quebec on December 20, 1941 and served in Canada during World War II. He was discharged by the Medical Unit Cat “E” on March 18, 1942. Lionel passed away on August 9, 1986. GAUTHIER, Lionel E. Lionel was born in Pembroke, ON on March 26, 1924. He joined the Navy in November 1941 in Toronto and was posted at HMCS Cornwallis, NS for basic training. In June 1943 he went on convoy duty to Murmansk, Russia and completed a second convoy at the beginning of 1944. On June 6, 1944 they escorted the Queen’s Own Rifles to Juno Beach, where they covered their advance with their guns and bombarded for five consecutive days. On June 10th they were sent back through the Scapa Flow for their last convoy to Russia. Other ports where he served are: Valletta, Malta, Azores, Bermuda, Tobago, Trinidad, and eventually through the Panama Canal and eventually hitting the West Coast of the USA, and Esquimalt, BC. He returned to HMCS York in Toronto in January 1946 for his discharge. Lionel married Rita Silvester on September 1, 1947 and they raised seven children. His volunteer efforts were recognized in the community when the first public French school was named “École Publique Lionel-Gauthier.” He was a Life Member and Past President of Legion Branch 88 before he passed away on December 27, 2013.
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