247 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND GUNTER, Ivan J. Ivan was born in Coe Hill, Ontario on December 14, 1920. He enlisted in the Hasty P’s on October 6, 1939 at seventeen years of age, but wasn’t deployed to Britain until 1940 at the age of eighteen. He served in Sicily and attached to the Btn Intelligence Section. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom, Sicily, Italy and NWE with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. As a result of his keen sense of duty he was awarded the Military Medal. The ribbon was presented by Gen. Bernard Montgomery and later the Medal was presented by King George the IV at Buckingham Palace. Ivan was discharged on March 29, 1946. He was a founding member of Branch 581 RCL, Coe Hill and in 1952 became the postmaster at Coe Hill. He married Irene A. Crisp, also a Veteran of World War II. HAIGHT, William J. “Bill” William was born in Sarnia, Ontario on December 21, 1923. He enlisted in the Army in May 1943 and served with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers, Armored Tank Corps in England during World War II. William was wounded in Holland in the autumn of 1944, and recovered in a UK hospital. He was shipped home on the Lady Rodney in January 1946. Bill married the love of his life, Victoria Jay, and raised five children near Haight Lane in Sarnia. He retired from Imperial Oil. He was a member of Sarnia Legion Branch 62. William passed away on August 10, 1993. GUYATT, Alan Burns Alan was born in Binbrook, Ontario on April 4, 1923. He joined the Army on December 8, 1942 and after serving with the Queens York Rangers, he was transferred to the Artillery Division of the Pictou Highlanders and was discharged on May 20, 1946. He served in Canada, France, Germany and Holland during World War II. Alan was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, and France and Germany Star. On October 20, 2001, he was awarded the Dutch Commemorative Medal presented by Mr. Albert Napoleon Winia, Consul of the Netherlands and he also received the Thank You Canada Medal from Mr. Albert Hartkamp. He became a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 159 Cayuga, Ontario in 1975. He was Legion President and on January 7, 1992 received a Life Membership award. Alan transferred to Branch 154 Caledonia in June 1996. He was an active member in the Colour party of both branches. He met the Ellens family in Holland and they immigrated to Canada and still remain friends.
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