377 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND RINKER, Douglas “Doug” Doug was born in Thedford, Ontario, in 1920. He joined the Canadian Army in 1940 and as a member of the Second Canadian Division, Essex Scottish Regiment, he trained for almost two and a half years in England. On August 19, 1942, Doug died on the beach at Dieppe, France. He was one of ten men from Thedford who went overseas during World War II never to return home. ROBINSON, Fred Victor Fred was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario on March 9, 1915. His parents moved to London, Ontario prior to his enlistment in the navy. While aboard the destroyer HMCS Walker as a member of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, he was “lost overboard at sea from a ship in which he was serving” while on convoy escort to the Soviet Union on February 27, 1944. His name is listed on the Halifax Naval Memorial and London Remembrance Book in Tillsonburg. ROBINSON, Charles Elvin “Chas” Charles Elvin Robinson was born in Coldwater, Ontario on October 5, 1896, the son of William and Ida Robinson. On September 2, 1915, Charles enlisted in the Army during World War I at Camp Niagara with the 76th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was nineteen years old and single. Private Charles “Chas” Robinson sailed on the SS Empress of Britain, arriving at Liverpool, England on May 5, 1916. After training in England, he landed in France to join his frontline unit, the 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Victoria Rifles), on August 10. Private Charles Robinson was killed on October 1, 1916 in the trenches northwest of the village of Courcelette. There are no specific details as to the circumstances of his death. Private Charles Robinson is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in Pas-de-Calais, France.
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