205 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HEER, Robert Roy Robert was born in Waterloo, Ontario, on July 18, 1922, to Albert and Louise. He had two sisters, Doris and Lola. As an adult, Robert moved to Alberta and enjoyed working as a cowboy for Cartwright and Thorpe in High River, Alberta. Robert enlisted on October 21, 1942 with the Army and was a Trooper with the 17th Duke ofYork’s Royal Canadian Hussars, RCAC, 7th Reconnaissance Regiment. Trooper Heer served in Canada, United Kingdom and Northwest Europe duringWorldWar II. He was wounded and evacuated in June 1944. He recovered from his injuries and was returned to the field in October 1944. While on active duty in Germany, Trooper Heer was killed on March 4, 1945. He is buried in Grave 3, Row D, Plot 21 of the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Netherlands. Robert is gratefully remembered today as a “Son of Waterloo” with his picture hanging on the Memorial Wall in City Hall in Waterloo, Ontario. HEIMBECKER, Orval Alverton Orval was born on August 4, 1919 near Holland Centre, Ontario. He went into service during World War II on March 20, 1941. He went to Kitchener for basic training then to Camp Borden and further training in London. He took ten weeks of military training in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and completed training on February 19, 1944. He was home at Holland Centre for two months each summer for three years to help with farm work. He went overseas in April 1944 with the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade, RCEME, CAOS. He spent most of his time in Oostende, Holland and surrounding countries as well as England and Germany. He worked with Wireless Communication. In October 1945, he developed tuberculosis and came home on the hospital ship Lady Nelson. He was discharged on November 20, 1945. After recovering from tuberculosis, he worked at carpentry and selling and repairing radios and televisions. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Chatsworth Branch 464. Orval passed away on October 6, 1984. HEEREN, Cornelis Wilhelmus Cornelis was born in Axel, the Netherlands on April 10, 1942. He enlisted in the Army in June 1961 and began basic training at the Tapijn Kazerne in Maastricht, the Netherlands in June 1962. After basic training, Cornelis was relocated to the Cromhout Kazerne in Utrecht Holland, to start schooling in weapons repair. After schooling, he was reassigned to Camp General Ruyter & Steveninck in Oirschot, Holland. He then stationed with the 13th Scouts Company division Limburgse Jagers, until discharge from the army in May 1963. His function was to repair and test any weapons assigned to his Company. The platoon Cornelis was assigned to consisted of Car Mechanics and Radio, Weapon, and Ammunition Technicians. Because of developments in the Cold War in 1962, their NATO division was reassigned to HONE in Germany. In August 1962, near the east Germany border where they were stationed for 6 months, they were prohibited from taking any pictures during this period. He was a sixteen-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Branch 157.
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