243 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND KENYON, George “Kingsley” Kingsley was born on May 4, 1898 in Rhode Island, USA, to English parents who moved to Canada from Halifax, England in 1909. While living in Peterborough, Ontario, Kingsley enlisted with the Army’s Cobourg Heavy Battery on May 25, 1916 during World War I. He served in Canada, England and France. He received a shrapnel wound to the forehead while serving as a signaler for the 5th Canadian Siege Battery in France. He later served as an Orderly Room Clerk at Brigade Headquarters. He was discharged on May 12, 1919. In 1941, Kingsley applied for an appointment in the Royal Canadian Air Force but was not accepted. In retirement, he was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 566 in Cardiff, Ontario for 18 years. Kingsley passed away on April 24, 1987. KERR, Charles Frederick Charles was born on May 2, 1920 to Gordon and Emma (Morrison) Kerr in Harriston, Ontario. He had four siblings: Jack, Bette, Jeanne and Glen. Charles joined the Army in the spring of 1942 during World War II and served as a Private with the 4th Canadian Armoured Division in Holland and Belgium until he was discharged in 1945. Charles returned to Kitchener after the war and married Doris Helm. They had two children, James and Jane. His son, James, joined the military and served during the FLQ Crisis. Charles worked as a letter carrier for Canada Post and enjoyed gardening in his spare time. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kitchener Branch 50. Charles passed away on April 27, 1996 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. KER, Edgar Andrew “Bud” Bud flew over eighteen different aircraft in World War II but was most well known as a Spitfire Pilot. He saw considerable action in North Africa, Malta and Sicily with a record of three German aircraft destroyed, two probables and five damaged. On May 7, 1943 he was involved in a sortie where he sighted a force of eighteen Messerschmidt 109’s. He succeeded in breaking up the formation, destroyed one of the enemy aircraft and for this, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was the final S/L of 401 Squadron at the end of the war. In addition to the DFC, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, African Star and Bar 1942-1943, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar, War Medal 1939-1945. Post War, Bud attended the Ontario Agricultural College getting his B.S.A. and returned to his hometown high school where he taught for many years and became Principal until its closure in 1974. Throughout his retirement, he continued to do outreach on behalf of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613 in areas of youth education and public speaking. Bud passed away on March 18, 2010.
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