373 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MARTIN, Harold Wayne Born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario in January 1921, Harold “Moose” Martin joined the Army and was eventually assigned to The Essex Scottish Regiment, originally out of Windsor, ON. He was one of many replacements to the Essex to replace the 121 fatalities at Dieppe. With the Essex, Harold fought through Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany. It must have been a satisfying moment when Canada’s 2nd Infantry Division captured, without a shot being fired, the town of Dieppe, where so many Essex Scottish had been killed. Harold earned the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, The Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the 1939-45 War Medal. After the war, he married Eileen Schultz and they had one daughter, Barbara. He worked as a salesman for Weston Bakeries for 32 years. He died beside his beloved Lake Timiskaming on May 31, 1988 at age 67. He was a member of Fred Gies Legion Branch 50 for more than forty years. MARTIN, Orvin E. Orvin was born in Seeley’s Bay on June 30, 1923 to George Martin and Amelia (Kenny), of Irish descent. In 1941, he enlisted in the Canadian Army and in 1942 he sailed from Halifax on the Queen Elizabeth as a trained Signalman. In England, he was assigned to the 1st Division, British 8th Army under General Montgomery: they first did manoeuvers in Scotland, then sailed to Sicily in the summer of 1943 and fought their way through Sicily and mainland Italy for two years. In 1945, he was sent to the Western Front and was in Apeldoorn when the war ended. He was discharged in April 1946. Upon his return he attended Queen’s University under the Veterans Rehabilitation Program: teaching secondary school for thirteen years was a career highlight. He had four children; his son is named after David Murphy. He is now back in Seeley’s Bay, enjoying his final years. Orvin has been a member of Seeley’s Bay Legion Branch 491 for twenty years. MARTIN, Norman Norman was born in East Nissouri Township, Oxford County, Ontario on March 26, 1895. He enlisted with the Perth 110 and joined the 58th in France on July 26, 1917. He served in England, France and Belgium during World War I. He was awarded the Military Medal for his actions on August 30, 1917 during the Nun’s Alley raid. He participated in Battalion preparations for entering the 3rd Battle of Ypres or Passchendaele. Norman was killed in action on October 26, 1917 during fighting between Laamkeek and Bellevue for control of the Bellevue Spur. His body was never recovered. Norman is memorialized at the Menin Gate.
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