413 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND SNOOK, Maurice Ypres Maurice was born in Cowplain, England on November 5, 1918. He joined the Windsor Essex Scottish Milita in 1935 and was enlisted in the regular Army Essex Scottish in September 1937. He was taken Prisoner of War during The Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee) on Dieppe, France on August 19, 1942 as Sergeant Major, C Company, Essex Scottish Regiment. His middle name is derived from the Battle of Ypres in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, the site of the World War I poison gas attack by Germany in which his father, also named Maurice, fought and of which was eventually a casualty. Maurice married Mary Linsley a week after returning from Europe raising their family in Kingsville, Leamington, and Ruthven, Ontario. He retired from H.J. Heinz Company after forty years of service in Canada, Mexico, and Japan, was a life member of the Essex-Kent Scottish Association, a 66-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188. He was 33rd degree mason with St. George’s 41 Masonic Lodge, a member of Moramos and Sun Parlour Shrine Clubs, Mocha Shrine Temple and a recipient of Canada’s 125th Commemorative Medal. He volunteered in the community for over forty years. Maurice passed away on August 24, 2011. SPEARIN, Christopher John “Chris” Christopher was born in Windsor, Ontario on April 25, 1972. His military career began with the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, and then onto the Windsor Regiment RCAC. He graduated from CFRC reserves into the Royal Military College in Kingston, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Chemical and Materials Engineering, furthering his education at the Canadian Forces College with a Masters in Defence Studies. His career included Airborne Combat Systems Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, posted to 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron as Tactical Coordinator (TACCO) flying Sea King Helicopters, deployed with Royal Canadian ships domestic and abroad; Exchange Officer with the Royal Navy RNAS Culdrose in the United Kingdom; Helicopter Operational Test and Evaluation Facility (HOTEF). He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and posted to the Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters as the Section Head, J5 Indo-Asia Pacific. At the young age of 47, Chris passed away in 2019, leaving behind his wife Kelley and three children: Abigail, Matthew and Audrey. SNYDER, Paul Edward Paul was born on July 30, 1916 to Clayton and Marjorie (Smyth) of Waterloo, Ontario. He had one sister, Margaret Elizabeth and one brother James. Growing up, Paul enjoyed badminton, tennis and music. Paul and his brother James were outstanding badminton players and won the Canadian Men’s Doubles Championship in 1940 in Winnipeg, Alberta. Paul attended Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ontario as well as the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1939. He worked in the Executive office of Snyder’s Limited - Montreal Plant. On July 1, 1940, Paul joined the Air Force and was assigned to 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Paul’s brother James was also a Pilot Officer serving on Coast Duty serving in British Columbia. Pilot Officer Paul Snyder was killed on an operational flight over enemy territory on June 12, 1941. Paul is buried in Plot JJ, Grave 15 in the Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery in Netherlands. Paul is gratefully remembered today as a “Son of Waterloo” and his picture hangs on the Memorial Wall in City Hall in Waterloo, Ontario.
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