243 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND GRAHAM, Norman “Norm” Norman was born in Greenock, Scotland on January 10, 1907. He came to Canada in the 1920’s and when World War II broke out in 1939, he joined The Royal Regiment of Canada on September 14, 1939. He served in the occupation of Iceland from mid-1940 until early 1941, and was then transferred to the UK. On August 19, 1942 Norm took part in the raid on Dieppe, landing with the Royal Regiment on “Blue Beach” in the town of Puys. He was badly wounded in the action and taken prisoner. He was a prisoner of war for almost three years, and it was a miserable experience, but it did produce one happy moment. In Stalag VIIIB, Norm was reunited with his younger brother Gilbert, whom he had not seen since leaving Scotland nearly twenty years earlier. He was discharge on June 22, 1945. After leaving the Army, Norman was an active member in The Royal Canadian Legion. He passed away on December 17, 1963. GRAY, Percy Joseph Percy was born in Peterborough, Ontario on January 29, 1916. He enlisted in the Army in September 1939 and served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in Italy and France during World War II. During his service, he was taken prisoner. He was discharged in August 1945. Maj. P.J. Gray was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and palm leaf and the Canadian Decoration and bar. He was a member of Legion Branch 237. Percy passed away on June 22, 2007. GRAY, Maurice F. Maurice was born in St. Thomas, Ontario on February 12, 1920. He joined the Elgin Regiment in St. Thomas, Ontario in September 1939. Maurice served in England, France, Holland and Germany during World War II. In 1944, while in Holland, Trooper Gray stole food from the Canadian kitchens and fed the whole village of Morgedal, Holland. These people were eating tulip bulbs and starving, Maurice could have been shot by the Canadian Army for this deed. He was 24 years old at the time. The Dutch people called him Moe. They talked about him and what he had done for years. In 1975, the Dutch government got his serial number through the Canadian Defence Department and brought him and his wife to Holland for a three weeks all expenses paid trip to receive a medal. He was a member of Port Stanley Legion Branch 410 for 25 years. Maurice passed away on July 1, 2001.
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