409 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ROBINSON, Andrew James Andrew was born in Castlederg, Tyrone, Ireland in 1891. On November 12, 1914, Andrew joined the Army in Toronto and was assigned to the 19th Battalion. He sailed with his unit to England on May 13, 1915, and shipped to France on September 15. Andrew was hospitalized in June 1916 with a concussion as a result of a shell exploding nearby. Further examination determined that Andrew, due to exposure to trench life, exertion and shell damage suffered from memory loss, headaches, dizziness, weight loss, hearing, stuttering and nervousness. Andrew was sent to the 35th General Hospital in Calais and the Kings Canadian Conv. Hospital, Hampton Hill, Middlesex. The findings were, “caused as a result of acute illness contracted in the presence of the enemy on active service due to exposure” and “the chief disability here seems to be shell shock with a secondary heart condition”. Being no longer fit for war service due to a valvular disease, Andrew was sent to Canada and was discharged on February 10, 1917. Andrew marriedAnnie Gertrude (McGreary) and they had two children, Kathleen and James. He was employed with Dominion Rubber in Kitchener and also a 25-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530. Andrew died on March 12, 1972 and is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Waterloo. RODGERS, Nathen Henry Nathen was born in Hungerford, Ontario now known as Tweed, Ontario on June 11, 1914. On July 24, 1942 he first joined the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. Wanting to go overseas and finding out that his unit was not going when he thought, he transferred to RCASC and saw service in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Holland. Nathen was honourably discharged on January 29, 1946. Upon his discharge, he received the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the War Medal 19391945. He worked for Hudson Coal and Ice prior to joining the service, and returned to his former job on discharge. Nathen passed away on May 19, 1993. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion. ROCHELEAU, Rodolphe J. G. U. Rodolphe was born in Stoney Point, Ontario on February 26, 1918. He enlisted in the Air Force on July 17, 1940. He trained as an RCAF “Air Observer”-Special Group in Canada. He was assigned to RAF under Special Operation Duty in Electronic Warfare under operation “Airborne Cigar” with an RAF Commission as Flying Officer. He was then assigned to Bomber Command’s 57th and then 101st Squadrons as “Squadron Navigation Leader” he completed 76 sorties over Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, Germany and Italy with only damaged aircrafts and no loss of life. Rodolphe was discharged on September 22, 1965. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the War Star 1939-1945, the Air Crew Europe Star with Bar, the Overseas Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with two Bars, the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Forces’ Decoration with two Bars. His awards include the RAF “Operational Wings – Silver” for 46 missions and the RAF “Operational Wing – Gold” for 30 missions. After service, he was employed with the Department of Transportation as a Logistics Analyst in Ottawa, Ontario. Rodolphe passed away on September 23, 1986.
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