Military Service Recognition Book 510 ONTARIO COMMAND STODDART, Clarence J. Clarence was born in Elderslie Township, Bruce County, Ontario in 1924. He enlisted in the Navy in March 1943 and served with the RCNVR on HMCS Cornwallis on the High Seas and the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Clarence was nineteen years old when he was killed at sea by enemy action in 1944. STRACHAN, George George was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on December 27, 1924. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of eighteen on June 8, 1943. He served in England, France, Belgium and Holland during World War II. After basic training and signals school, he joined the ship LCT961 as the signalman. On D-Day they landed in Normandy with six tanks of the Canadian Armoured Division. In November 1944, they landed on Walcheren Island, Holland. It was part of the Battle of the Schelt to get ships into Antwerp. It was a very costly operation, losing 80% of their landing craft. The ship suffered enough damage that it was ready for the scrapyard. George’s next ship was LCT1215. They spent a good part of 1945 training for an eventual landing in Japan, but the Americans dropped the A-bomb that put an end to everything. He was discharged on September 3, 1946. After demobilization, George finished his apprenticeship as a carpenter, and in 1954, immigrated to Canada. It was the best move he ever made. He has been a member of the Lindsay Legion Branch 67 for sixteen years. STODDART, Lorne Lorne was born in Elderslie Township, Ontario in 1920. He enlisted in the Army in May 1940 and served with the RCA in Canada and France during World War II. Lorne was killed in action at the age of 24 in France on August 13, 1944.
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