535 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WHITING, Frederick G. Frederick was born on September 5, 1891 in Brighton, Nova Scotia. He joined the Army on October 24, 1914, shipped out on SS Northland to England with the 28th Northwest Battalion then to France during World War I. On September 5, 1916 he was wounded to the left hand and wrist in the Somme. He returned to duty and fought many battles. He was a machine gunner 50 calibre. He was wounded 1/16” of his heart with shrapnel on November 5, 1917 in the field of Passchendaele. Two young Frenchmen carried him out of the field of mud. He spent 267 days in the hospital and they gave him six months to live. On September 24, 1918, he was sent back to Canada and on May 21, 1919 he arrived in Cochrane with his bride and they married in the United Church in Cochrane. Lance Corporal Whiting was discharged on July 31, 1919. They resided and raised a family of ten. He was a Life Member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Frederick passed away on May 21, 1975 at the age of 83. He was awarded the Silver Cross of France. WHITNEY, Ernest Ernest was born on April 10, 1924 in Flushing, Michigan, USA. He enlisted in the Army in the spring of 1943 during World War II with Armoured Corp-South Alberta Tanks. He served two years as a tank driver, mostly in Holland but also in France, Belgium and England. He was discharged in 1946. The first medals he received were stolen. Two of his newer medals were given to him during the 45th and 55th reunions of Canadian Veterans who served in Holland and helped liberate the Dutch from the German occupation. Ernest has been a member of Legion Branch 524 for three years. WHITING, Frederick J. Frederick was born in Fredrickhouse, Cochrane, Ontario on September 7, 1928. Frederick was in the Navy from 1943 to 1950. While there he held the golden gloves of Galveston Texas and British Columbia. He then joined the Canadian Army in 1951 and was sent to Korea where he served with 1 RCR as Private (Sniper). On October 23, 1952, he was killed in battle and was found at his post on Hill 355. He is buried at the United Nations Cemetery at Pusan.
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