221 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HARDY, John Charles John was born in Kingston, Ontario on October 3, 1892. He enlisted in the Army on February 4, 1916. He served with the 170th Battalion and the 58th Battalion in France and the United Kingdom during World War I. John was awarded the Military Medal in June 1917 for Bravery In The Field on June 29 when he took charge of a platoon and held the line until reinforcements came. He was later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. After discharge on October 20, 1919, he returned to civilian life and worked as a printer for McLean Hunter and retired after over forty years of service. John passed away in 1978. HARE, Cyril Walter Cyril was born on May 20, 1922 in Port Credit, Ontario. He joined the 48th Highlanders, Canadian Army in October 1939 but due to illness, missed deploying to France with the 1st Division. He then transferred to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada and in December 1942 went overseas with the 3rd Division. As a Corporal he took Commando training, then on D-Day, now Sergeant Hare landed with the HLI. He was wounded in September 1944 and after recovering, he rejoined his regiment moving through France, Belgium and Holland. Although scheduled to come out for rest on March 4, 1945, however Cyril volunteered to take a new officer in on the 5th. In the ensuing battle he was seriously wounded in and succumbed to his wounds on March 5, 1945 before he could be evacuated. General Bernard Montgomery awarded Sergeant Cyril Walter Hare a citation for excellent service in France. HARE, Alan Ernest Alan was born on May 29, 1920 in Port Credit, Ontario. He joined the RCNVR in 1940 as an ordinary seaman training as an ASDIC operator. His first ship was the Flower class corvette HMCS Brantford, escorting convoys on the “Triangle Run”, New York – Boston – Halifax – North Sydney to St. John’s, NL. After promotion through the ranks Alan was commissioned as a S/Lt in 1943, and following combined ops training, went to England where, as the 1st Lt. on an infantry landing craft, landed in France on June 6, 1944 – D-Day. The LCI was damaged on the first run in while troops of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada were landed, leaving her dangerously exposed for two days. The craft was returned to England, repaired to send men back to France until September. Alan returned to Canada on leave, was then posted as the ASDIC officer to the Algerine class minesweepers HMCS New Liskeard, finishing the war back on the “Triangle Run”. He was discharged on November 27, 1945. Alan was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 82 in Port Credit until his death on July 1, 1953.
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