339 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND McKITTRICK, Roy Nelson Roy was born on September 9, 1909 in Wakefield, Quebec. The family moved to Carleton Place, ON and expanded to ten children. Once old enough to leave school, Roy became a moulder at a local factory making frying pans and other cast iron products. As an adult he joined the Militia and when war was declared he enlisted in the Regular Force of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa on September 2, 1939. After basic training in Kingston, ON he was deployed overseas with postings in Iceland, United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. A promise to a couple in Iceland to visit her parents in Aberdeen, Scotland would result in him meeting a Scottish girl on the train and later marrying her in 1942 while still in England. He would be promoted to Sergeant during his service and was deployed to Europe in late 1944. As the war geared down in the spring of 1945 Mrs. McKittrick left for Canada to await Roy’s return later that year in September. Once home, he took a job with the Town Administration and became an active Member of the local Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192 Carleton Place serving multiple terms as its President and other Offices for the next 46 years until his passing in October 1994. McLAREN, James Campbell James was born in Burnstown Road, Ontario on March 22, 1892. He enlisted in the Army in 1915 and served with the 21st Battalion during World War I in Canada, England and France. James’ battalion was involved with the taking of Hill 70, followed by the conquest of Vimy Ridge. After his discharge on July 8, 1919 as Lieutenant, he returned to Burnstown Road. James passed away in 1966. McKITTRICK, Wallace David “Wally” Wally was born on January 7, 1922 in Carleton Place, Ontario to become the baby in the family of ten. He left school prior to graduation and assumed gainful employment locally to support himself. He joined the Renfrew & Scottish Militia Regiment in 1940 and eventually enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Westmount, Quebec on March 21, 1941. After training he embarked for overseas in October of that year landing in England. In May 1944, he was transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He would later be promoted to Corporal during his service and was deployed to Europe (France, Belgium and Holland) in late 1944. In early 1945, he suffered a non-fatal injury to his leg. Although briefly hospitalized, he returned to active duty and further treatment was not sought until returning to the United Kingdom in June where he was placed on light duties. He returned to Canada and his hometown after being discharged in September 1945. He resumed employment and became an active Member of the local Royal Canadian Legion serving multiple terms as its President and other Offices during the next 33 years. He passed away in November 25, 1988.
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