471 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WEIR, Charles Steward Charles was born in Bonneybridge, Stirlingshire, England on August 8, 1898. He joined the Army during World War I at Galt on October 21, 1916 and took his training at the Central Training Depot 7th Regiment in London, Ontario. On July 11, 1917, he was hospitalized for fourteen days with tonsillitis. A reoccurrence of tonsillitis on November 14 resulted in an operation that removed the tonsil and the adenoids. Upon release from hospital, Charles was granted a leave of six weeks convalescence at his home. When he returned to base, the medical examination found complications that would retard or prevent full recovery and recommended that an additional thirty days leave be granted. On February 20, 1918, Charles was deemed fully recovered with no disability due to his service. The government was starting to demobilize the Canadian Expeditionary Force and Charles was discharged on January 25, 1919. In 1952, Charles Steward Weir was one of 100 Veterans who started Waterloo Branch 530 of The Royal Canadian Legion and he is listed as a Charter Member. WELTEN, Jack Jack was born in 1917, in England and came to Canada in the mid-1930. He served overseas with the Essex Scottish Regiment during World War II which took him to England and France until his discharge in 1946. Jack then returned to Thedford, Ontario and married Helen (Gibson) and raised two children together. He worked at the Fire Hall at Camp Ipperwash and was also a mail carrier for 35 years. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Thedford Branch 278. Jack passed away on November 6, 1988. WELTEN, Edward L. “Ted” Ted was born in England on April 5, 1905. He immigrated to Canada and settled in the Thedford, ON area. With the onset of World War II, Ted enlisted in the Army’s Essex Scottish Regiment, which was dispatched to the United Kingdom, arriving August 1940. The regiment conducted many military exercises while in the United Kingdom. On August 2, 1942, the regiment took part in an assault raid on Dieppe, France, heavily defended by German Troops. The Essex Scottish stormed ashore against heavy enemy fire. Many were killed and Ted was among those taken prisoner by the Germans. For the next three years, Ted experience appalling hardship as a prisoner of war in German prison camps. In 1945, as allied forces advanced across Europe, the retreating Germans were overtaken and Ted and his comrades were liberated by Canadian forces. Ted was discharged at the end of the war in 1946 and returned to Thedford, where he conducted a painting and decorating business. Ted was always a valuable member of the community and served a term as president of the Thedford Legion Branch 278. Ted passed away on May 5, 1991. He served his country well.
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