315 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND RENTON, Harold Harold was born on November 22, 1910, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and later moved to the Simcoe area. He enlisted in July 1940 with the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario and initially served in Canada and Jamaica. In 1943, he served in England and in 1944, fought in France where he was injured in August of that year. Harold returned to active duty within a month and on October 29, 1944, was killed in fierce fighting in Holland. He left behind his wife Olive and two children. His father, Lt. Colonel William Renton served with the 39th Regiment, Norfolk Rifles in the early 1900s. RICE, Jack Joseph Jack was born in Mashaw, Quebec on March 18, 1895, and relocated to Ottawa in 1900 with his family. He attended public school in Ottawa and Lisgar Collegiate High School. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on February 2, 1916, in Ottawa at Cartier Square Drill Hall with the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards and stated his previous military service as three years. He also stated his occupation as clerk. His two cousins, Arthur and Gordon Rice, had enlisted 1915 with the 77th Battalion. Upon arrival in Shorncliffe, England his unit was broken up and Jack found himself in the 1st Divisional Train, Canadian Army Service Corps, No. 2 Company. He served at the front in France transporting food, forage, horses, ammunition, equipment and engineering material while frequently being under shell fire, strafing, and snipers. In August 1918, Jack participated in Canada’s 100 Days advance. When the war ended on November 11, 1918, he was assigned as part of the occupation forces in Germany after which he returned to Canada and was discharged on June 11, 1919. REYNOLDS, Ronald C. Ronald was born on September 29, 1919, in Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted with the Royal Regiment of Canada on September 1, 1939 and served in Canada, England and France until his discharge in July 1945. Ronald was wounded and taken prisoner in Dieppe, France onAugust 19, 1942. The Royal Regiment suffered the most losses of any regiment that day and fewer than twenty returned to England. The remaining members were killed or became prisoners of war. Ronald was a POW for two years and eight months, weighed 190 pounds when taken and less than 130 when released in April 1945. Prisoners assisted in the digging of tunnels. Ronald was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Port Hope Branch 30 for 67 years before he passed away on April 18, 2010.
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