359 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MACFIE, Donald Roy Roy was born in Dunchurch, Ontario on January 3, 1891. Cpl. D. Roy Macfie enlisted in the Army at the outbreak of World War I and served overseas for four and a half years with the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion Horsed Transport. He was twice decorated for bravery in the field (Military Medal and Bar) and was wounded in the Battle of Passchendaele. At the end of the war in 1919, he was discharged and returned home to take over the family farm in Dunchurch. During WWII, Roy served over two years in the Veterans Guard of Canada. Roy served in Canada, England, France and Belgium. He was a member of Magnetawan Legion Branch 394 for fifteen years. Roy passed away on November 25, 1976. MacHARDY, Donald James Donald was born in Galetta, Ontario on July 15, 1924. He enlisted in the Army on May 28, 1941 at Ottawa Lansdowne Park. He served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons – Armoured Division and the XII Manitoba Dragoons in the Netherlands, France and Germany during World War II. Lance Corporal MacHardy was discharged on December 10, 1945. Donald passed away on March 31, 1997. MACFIE, John McKenzie John was born on the family farm at Dunchurch, Ontario on May 17, 1897. He followed his two older brothers into the first Canadian Infantry Battalion on May 31, 1916. He arrived in France immediately after the Battle of Vimy Ridge. On May 3, 1917, the First Battalion was taken to capture the Germany trenches at Fresnoy Wood. The attack was successful but at a cost of human life. Pte John M. Macfie died in the attack on May 3, 1917 and has no known grave. His name however is carved on the Vimy Ridge Memorial.
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