423 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND RYAN, Walter Willis Walter was born in Bell Island, Newfoundland on August 27, 1944. He enlisted in the Army in September 1961 and served with the Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment. He served in Canada until his discharge in March 1964. SANDERS, George George was born in Nassagaweya Township, Halton, Ontario. Sergeant George Sanders had been a member of the Wellington Rifles for fifteen years and as a number of others had done, showed his true patriotism by sacrificing his Militia Rank on enlisting as a Private. George gave his date of birth as October 22, 1870 on his Attestation Papers. He enlisted in the 153rd Wellington Battalion in Erin, Ontario on January 19, 1916 where he initially trained with the local unit. Further training was done in London, Ontario and the 153rd spent the winter of 1916-17 in St. Thomas, ON. George embarked from Halifax with the 153rd Battalion arriving in England via Liverpool at the Bramshott Camp on May 7, 1917. Upon the breakup of the 153rd George was taken on strength with the 25th Reserve Battalion as a Corporal. In 1918 he was posted for duty at the Witley Camp in Surrey. He received his discharge in Toronto on January 20, 1919 and returned to his old job as a rural mail carrier. George passed away on August 12, 1951 and is buried in the Erin Union Cemetery. He was a four-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 442 Erin, Ontario. SALLOWS, Robert H. Robert was born on July 24, 1925, the son of Reuben and Ethel Sallows, in Goderich, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army on September 27, 1943. He served with 1st Canadian Army, 2nd Infantry division and Essex Scottish Regiment. He fought in the Rhine Battle, the Goch-Colcan Road Battle and the Hochwald Battle. The final phase was the capture of Xanten which took place from March 8 to 10, 1945. The brigade was to attack the west side of Xanten, the Essex Scottish advanced at 6:45am in the rain on March 8, 1945 and had close support from the Sherbrooke Fusiliers and the Crocodiles. The Essex Scottish suffered 550 War dead; this was the highest number of causalities of any Canadian unit during World War II. He was killed in action on March 8, 1945. Robert was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Military Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
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