245 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND KERR, James Frederick “Jim” James was born on September 23, 1946 to Charles and Doris (Helm) Kerr in Kitchener, Ontario. He had two siblings, Jane and Elizabeth. Jim attended Kitchener Collegiate Institute from 1962 to 1966 and was Lt. Col. with the KCI Army Cadet Corp in 1966. His father, Charles, served with the Army duringWorld War II, so James enlisted with the Army in 1969. He was with the Reserves from 1964 to 1969 with the Scots Fusiliers of Canada and then to the Highland Fusiliers of Canada. James was a Trooper with the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s). He served in Canada as a Private during the FLQ Crisis and also participated in an exchange with US Forces in California. On discharge from the service in December 1971, he married Alice (Mainland) and they had two children, Bradley and Karen. James was a letter carrier for Canada Post and enjoyed reading, classic movies, military modeling as well as Civil War reenactment. James is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kitchener Branch 50. KIDD, Harold Vernon Harold was born in Toronto, Ontario on August 5, 1923, but was raised in Restoule and Sundridge, Ontario. He served during World War II in Scotland as a wireless operator in the Royal Canadian Air Force # 423 Squadron Coastal Command aboard a Sunderland flying boat, patrolling the Atlantic in search of German Uboats for the duration of the war. He was a member for over sixty years with The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 467. Harold passed away August 4, 2005. KERR, John A. John A. Kerr was born in Bothwell, Ontario on February 27, 1880. He was married to Blanche and worked in sales. He joined the military duringWorldWar I onApril 15, 1918 and was posted to the Engineer’s Training Depot in Bothwell. He applied to go overseas and was posted to “B” Company Canadian Engineers. John arrived in England on July 7, 1918 and was sent to France on September 29, 1918 to build trench walls and shore up existing walls. Hospitalized on November 16 with influenza, he was very weak after being released from hospital and not able to return to normal duties. John Kerr was sent back to Canada and given an honourable discharge on March 13, 1919. He joined The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530 and was a member for eleven years. John A. Kerr died in 1965 and is buried in section “J” soldiers plot of the Mount Hope Cemetery in the Kitchener-Waterloo Cemetery. His name has been inscribed on plaque #1 of the Waterloo Legion Veteran’s Memorial Wall.
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