483 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND SIMPSON, William D. “Bill” Bill was born in Alford, Scotland on October 28, 1895, to a bicycle manufacturer. Bill and his brothers operated the business after their father died. Bill enlisted in the Army in 1914 with the 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) and served until 1918. He was an artillery observer and participated in all three Vimy battles, with the French, British, and Canadians. Like so many veterans he did not talk about the war, except with other veterans and when he was “in his cups”. He said, “when you watch a friend run for ten yards on stumps that used to be legs and fall over dead, it does something to you”. In 1922, Bill emigrated to Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He worked as an itinerant thresher, a trapper, and a high steel rigger (Hotel Saskatchewan) and a CPR trainman. Heading to Toronto he joined Milne’s Fuels and then Canada Wire and Cable. In 1932, he married Annie Clive and they settled in Langstaff and raised two sons. Bill joined The Royal Canadian Legion Richmond Hill Branch 375 shortly after it was chartered and was a member until his death on December 7, 1983, at Sunnybrook. SLINGERLAND, John Owen Owen was born in Scotland in 1924. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on August 20, 1942 and after extensive basic training arrived at Elementary Flying Training School to start pilot training on a FLEET FINCH 2. After being sick, Owen re-mustered into the Wireless Mechanic course and spent the remainder of the war service maintaining and repairing radio equipment on aircraft. Just before V-E Day, he disembarked and his time overseas was spent at the Heavy Conversion Unit, Bomber Command in Wombleton, Yorkshire. He was released on March 5, 1945. Post war, Owen joined the COTC RCMC and attained the rank of Captain. He was a founding member of The Royal Canadian Legion Frankford Branch 387 and later became a member of Mount Albert Branch 382. Owen passed away on May 14, 2015. SKEA, John Finlay John was born on November 21, 1919, in Scotland. He enlisted in the BritishArmy with the 4th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers in 1939. He served in England, Egypt, and Italy during World War II until his discharge in 1946. John and Isabelle came to Canada, raised their three children, and worked at WGT. He served as President, Colour Party, Secretary Treasurer and was awarded a Life Membership of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 468 Hensall in 1990. John passed away on May 21, 2013.
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