333 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LOWE, Eric Gordon Eric was born on September 13, 1924 in London, England. Prior to enlisting in June 1944, Eric worked for the BBC. He tried to sign up twice but was turned down as the job was classified as “Deferred Employment”. Eventually he joined and was sent to Glasgow, Scotland for basic training with the REME. He was then posted to Nuneaton and then to Merstham, a staging area for vehicles being prepared or Europe. From there he reported to a Unit where preparations were being made for embarkation. With a move to Liverpool, they boarded a ship that set sail for India. After acclimatization in Secunderabad, he was moved to Madras, now Chennai, to a large base that held all Branches of the military, preparing for the eventual defeat of the Japanese Army. He received news that his mother was seriously ill, and he was returned to England on compassionate grounds. He was discharged on October 11, 1947 and received the War Medal 1939-1945. He and his wife Elsie immigrated to Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada and then moving to St. Thomas, where he had employment with Radio Station CHLO, later working for Alma College until his retirement. They continue to reside in St. Thomas. LUMB, Harold Private Harold Lumb was born in Lancashire, England on January 7, 1899. He listed his occupation as farm labourer when he enrolled in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on February 8, 1916 in Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ontario. He sailed on the SS Tuscania and arrived in England on October 6, 1916. Harold joined the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion at the front lines where, on October 17, 1917, he was killed in action. He was the youngest person from Waterloo County to be killed in World War I; he was only eighteen years old. He is buried at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery inWest-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Plot IV, Row B, Grave 28. Harold is just one of the 1 439 casualties from the Great War to be buried there. He was the Foster-Son of Mrs. Matilda Lumb of Hespeler, Ontario. His gravestone is inscribed “God Takes Our Loved Ones From Our Homes But Never From Our Hearts”. LUDWIG, Gilbert John Gilbert was born in Waterloo, Ontario on June 7, 1925 to Aaron and Emma (Schmidt) along with one sister named Mabel and on brother named Walter. On September 21, 1943, Gilbert travelled to the #1 District Depot AF in London, Ontario and joined the Army. He was assigned with the Essex Scottish Regiment and took his training in Camp Borden. He was shipped to England and then across the English Channel into France. His regiment was very involved with the liberation of the Netherlands. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, France and Germany Star, and the 1939-1945 Victory Star. Upon demobilization, Gilbert was presented with an honourable discharge in June 1946. He married Delores Schnarr and they raised five children: Gilbert, Gary, Linda, Paul, and Peter. He joined The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530 in 1954. Gilbert worked at Seagram’s in the Distillery Department and in his spare time he took on carpentry and handyman jobs. Gilbert passed away on September 26, 2015 and his interment was at Memory Gardens in Breslau, Ontario. His name has been inscribed on Plaque #8 of the Waterloo Legion Veterans Memorial Wall.
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