307 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND PROUD, Melville D. Melville was born on January 13, 1895, in Tara, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army on January 1, 1916 and was a part of the 32nd Bruce Battalion, the 160th Bruce Battalion “B” Company and the 1st Brigade Motor Machine Gun Corps. Private Proud was killed in action in Amiens, France on August 7, 1918. He is buried in the Boves West Communal Cemetery in Somme, France. He is included on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914-1918 Roll of Honour. PURSLEY (BOWLBY), Evelyn Marie Evelyn was born on February 19, 1925, in Hamilton, Ontario. She joined the Army on March 16, 1943 and served with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps until her discharge on November 20, 1945. For her service, she was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. After discharge, Evelyn married Tom Pursley and they had three children. Tom and Evelyn started Pursley Paving in 1947. Evelyn passed away on November 26, 2001. PUNCHEON, Grant Walter Grant was born in Toronto on October 1, 1926. He enlisted in the Navy (Regular Force) in 1943. His ship arrived at Pearl Harbour a couple of days after the bombing. He served in Bermuda and was discharged in 1945. He was a 65-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Acton Branch 197. Grant was a resident of Acton from 1956 until his passing on April 2, 2020.
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