495 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND SHORT, George William George was born in Erin, Ontario on April 4, 1918. He enlisted originally in 1940 with the 54th Battalion in Brantford, Ontario, and trained as an infantryman. In 1944, he re-enlisted in Toronto and was sent to Camp Borden where he took training with the A22 Unit of the Royal Canadian Medical Corps. He travelled to England on the Hospital Ship Lady Nelson. In England, he worked on the ration trucks and at one time he was assigned to guard duty at a compound for escaped Germany prisoners. At wars end he was transferred to the Khaki University at Leavesden, England where he did dining hall duties. In June of 1946 George returned to Canada aboard the New Amsterdam to Halifax. George attended the August 1946 presentation for returning Veterans in Stanley Park, Erin, Ontario, where he was presented with a Veteran’s ring which he still has in his possession. George attended the fiftieth Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland in 1995 and marched in the Nation Parade at Apeldoorn. Still going at age 97, George has been a member of the Erin Legion Branch 442 for many years. SIDDALL, Bruce S. Bruce was born in Ilderton, Ontario on April 10, 1920. He joined the RCAF on January 22, 1941 and graduated as a pilot in December 1941. During his time overseas, Bruce was assigned to 222 Natal Spitfire, 416 Canadian Spitfire and 229 Spitfire Squadrons. He was involved in the North African, Sicilian and Italian campaigns during World War II. Bruce was transferred to Brindisi, Italy and in March 1944 during a strafing sweep was shot down over Yugoslavia. He was captured and became a POW in Stalag Luft 1 Barth Germany until the end of the war. His medals include the 1939-45 Star, Pilots Flying Badge, Aircrew Europe Star, Italy Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Bruce Married Doreen Hawken in November 1946. They settled in Forest, Ontario in 1949 where Bruce owned and operated a Chevrolet Dealership. In 1960, Bruce was instrumental in starting the Forest Legion Pipe Band. He was a member of Forest Legion Branch 176 for 24 years. Bruce passed away on April 17, 1974. SHORT, John W. “Jack” Jack was born in Erin, Ontario on November 23, 1915. He enlisted in the Army and served with the Lorne Scots; Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regt in 1941 during World War II. He spent four years overseas, first in Sicily and Italy before being transferred to Northwest Europe in 1944. Through the battlefields of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, Jack escaped unscathed. However that did not mean he was not in the danger zone. As a truck driver with the 22nd Bridge Coy, Jack remembered, in particular, one close encounter with the enemy. They were erecting a bridge, not knowing the Germans were hidden nearby, who opened up on them when they almost had the job completed. Jack returned to Canada on the Queen Elizabeth in November 1945. Following his discharge in 1946, he purchased a truck and operated his own trucking business. Jack became a charter member of the newly formed Erin Ontario Branch 442 of The Royal Canadian Legion, serving as the firs Sgt.-at-Arms. Following his removal to British Columbia, Jack was a member of the Port Coquitlam Branch 133 until his death on May 10, 2005.
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