367 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WEBSTER, Peter Peter was born on March 5, 1938. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1956 and did clerical work in England and in Germany. He was described by his Commanding Officer in his service record as follows: “He is a quiet, conscientious, clerk who has worked well without supervision. He has worked in a small staff, being left single handed and has coped with the work reliably and without complaint.” He was discharged “on expiration of engagement” after having served for five years. Peter is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 and resides in Pickering, Ontario. WERTH, Kenneth Ervin “Ken” Ken was born in Listowel, Ontario on July 6, 1920. He was the oldest of eight children. He volunteered to serve in the Royal Canadian Navy on January 27, 1941 for a seven-year term. Ken became Stoker First Class at naval training and worked his way up to Stoker Petty Officer by 1943. He was assigned to many ships in the Atlantic Theatre with the most action being seen in the North Atlantic. HMCS Edmundston, Pictou, Niobe, and Micmac, his final ship, were a few of the ships on which Ken served. Ken married Arlie Brown in 1944 and his leaves were spent at Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He completed his service on July 24, 1947 and the couple returned to Listowel to settle and raise their family. Ken owned and operated Werth’s Esso Station from 1949 until his passing on November 4, 1973. Ken and Arlie had nine children and spent many wonderful years in their hometown. He was always very honoured to be a sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy and a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Listowel. Ken’s service to our country left a proud and memorable legacy. WELSH, Wilson James Wilson was born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland on August 26, 1929. As was typical of small fishing villages in Newfoundland at the time, Wilson grew up in a mixed family as his mother and father had both lost previous partners to the sea and childbirth. Wilson grew up with his brother Jabez and half brother Charles when Newfoundland was a British colony and not part of Canada. When World War II broke out Wilson’s brother Charles volunteered for the Royal Navy and served on a ship that supported the liberation of Italy from the south. While on shore leave the ship sailed without Charles on board and shortly after was sunk with all hands lost. Wilson was too young to fight in World War II but joined the Canadian Navy in 1953, after immigrating to Canada in 1947. He served on the Canadian Cruiser HMCS Quebec and was honourably discharged in 1956 after a tour of the Caribbean. His son Brian served in the Reserves with the 25 Toronto Service Battalion and his granddaughter Danielle is a graduate of Royal Military College in Kingston.
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