303 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MacKAY, Anley Dennison Anley was born on October 26, 1893 in Meadowvale, Ontario. He enlisted with the 98th Battalion in Welland, Ontario on November 12, 1915, arriving in England on July 25, 1916 and proceeding to France April 21, 1917 where he joined the 75th Battalion. He transferred to Signals Corp on March 8, 1918, was hospitalized with influenza on June 27, 1918 and returned to his unit on June 30. He returned to Canada on June 6, 1919 and was discharged in Toronto on June 16. He married Violet Caddy on February 25, 1924 in Winona, Ontario where Anley worked for ED Smith as a fruit-grower in their local Nursery. They raised three children (daughters Jean and Mary, and son Francis), all of which are still living and active. Anley died on April 8, 1976 and was interred at the St-John’s-On-The-Humber, Dennison family private cemetery near Weston, Ontario. His wife passed away on December 15, 1978. In 1934, Anley received a service medal from the British Empire Service league in recognition of his having served as the President of the Winona Branch. MacKNIGHT, Gordon Frank Gordon was born on May 22, 1909 in Toronto, ON. He enlisted in the Army with the Royal Mechanical Engineers. He served in France duringWorldWar II for five years. He married while in England and they had a son named Maurice. They came to Canada on May 1, 1946 on Acquitania. His first post-war job was at the Steel Works. He had a hard time returning to civilian life. His war experience often returned in his sleep until he passed away in 2002. MacKEY, Ernest Ernest was born on March 19, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted in May 1942 with the Canadian Active Service Forces in the Queen’s Own Rifles. While in England, he was transferred to the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in 1943. He landed in Normandy in June 1944, was wounded in the Battle of Caen, had shrapnel in left arm in 1944 and after just three weeks he was back into the war. On October 16, 1944 was one of the bloodiest battles of the Shelt, Ernest was taken prisoner and put on the death march for five months. He was down to 98 pounds when liberated in March 1945. He came home after VE Day. Corporal Ernest Mackey received the following: War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 Star and France and Germany Star. Ernest had six children, 59 years with his wife Elsie and worked 35 years with Toronto Hydro. He was a tenyear member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 356 in Sutton West, Ontario. Ernest passed away on November 28, 2000.
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