395 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND MURPHY, Wilfrid James Wilfrid was born on May 10, 1936 in Owen Sound, Ontario. He started with the 28th Armoured Regiment Grey & Simcoe Foresters “A” Squadron on April 10, 1953 while in High School in Owen Sound, mainly for the pay. He attended two nights plus a weekend each week and one summer camp training at Petawawa each year. He also trained at Owen Sound, Meaford, Base Borden, Petawawa and Niagara Falls along with training in radiation monitoring, emergency evacuation, weaponry, signals, and the operation of artillery and tanks. In 1965, Wilfrid was awarded the Canadian Forces’ Decoration Service Award. His other awards include the LS & GCM (Navy/Army/AF), CED/CEM with 1st and 2nd Clasp and CD with 1st and 2nd Clasp. He also earned Jr. NCO in 1956 and Sr. NCO in 1961. He was amazed at hitting a target five miles away with an artillery gun. Wilfrid said it was not easy to take his drivers test in a weapons carrier. He was not called up for enlistment in Regular Corps. He left the service on September 25, 1967. He is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6 of Owen Sound, Ontario. NASH, Charles William Charles was born on April 27, 1919 in Ingersoll, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army on August 19, 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps 1st Division AMMO in Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, England as a Machinist during World War II. He was actively involved in the Liberation of Holland. Charles was discharged on December 1, 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 119. Charles passed away on September 17, 2012. MYERS, Dr. Charles Arthur Charles was born on July 7, 1912, in Prescott, Ontario to parents Andrew and Elizabeth. He was the youngest of eight children. Charles attended the University of Toronto and obtained his degree in medicine (house physician and surgeon) in 1938. He married Anne Thomson in July 1938, and they moved to Belleterre, Quebec to set up practice. They moved to Brussels, then Charles was conscripted into the Army on December 1, 1940, and stationed overseas and spent time in the Army Medical Corps. Charles received the France and Germany Star, Defense Medal Star, Italy Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, and War Medal 1939-1945. When he returned to his practice in Brussels, after being discharged on December 15, 1945, he was Medical Officer of Health for Huron County. Charles and Anne operated a maternity home from 1946 to 1956. In 1961, he moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and worked for the VAC (Veteran Affairs) in Saskatoon and Regina assessing for the military, indigenous and RCMP. Charles andAnne raised five daughters and one son. Dr. Charles Arthur Myers passed away on October 10, 1996.
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