207 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LAKE, Donald Donald was born in Kingston, Ontario on August 27, 1945. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1963 and did basic training at 2 MD Stn St. Jean, Quebec from August 3 to October 11, 1963 and went to fighter training at Camp Borden on October 12. He was stationed in Val d’Or with RCAF on July 29, 1964 and released on April 7, 1966. He married Marilee and they raised two sons. They celebrated their 56th anniversary before Marilee’s passing. He moved back to Ontario in May 1966 and to Owen Sound for work. Don apprenticed in plumbing and worked in residential construction and then in heavy construction. He became a red seal certified steam fitter and gas fitter. He stayed in heavy construction for 48 years and retired in 2009. Donald and his family moved to Paisley in 1972. LANGFORD, John Donald “Jack” John was born on January 14, 1926, in Edmonton, Alberta, to Harry andAda, along with Joseph Henry. He enlisted for World War II on December 1, 1943, with the Royal Canadian Navy. He served aboard the HMCS Thedford Mines frigate, one of four ships in a group team searching for German submarines in the English Channel and the North Seas. He was discharged on December 6, 1945. He found employment with Bell Telephone where he stayed until retirement. At some point in his life, he answered to Jack, so Jack married Mary Smith and they raised four children: Maureen, James, Patrick, and Joseph. Mary passed away, and some time after, Jack found love again with Marie Stewart. He was very active with golf, horseshoes, curling, skiing, and when the weather was really bad, woodworking. Jack joined The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532 in 1974 and accumulated 49 years of continuous service. Jack passed away on February 9, 2023 and is laid to rest beside his father Harry, a World War I Veteran, in Mountview Cemetery in Galt. He is remembered by his wife, Marie, and surviving children and stepchildren. LANGFORD, Harry Donald Harry was born on February 14, 1898, in Brooklin, Ontario, to Mary Langford. Prior toWorldWar I, Harry was working odd jobs as a labourer. He enlisted on March 15, 1916 in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan with the 229th OS Battalion. He was shipped overseas with his unit aboard the SS Crampian arriving in England on August 24, 1916. He was hospitalized on January 11, 1917 with parotiditis (mumps). He transferred from the 229th Battalion to the 128th Battalion. Harry was hospitalized with influenza on July 1, 1918. After a month in the trenches, he was sent by field ambulance to the Western Bramshott hospital with swollen feet (trench foot). On August 12, 1918, he was with the Canadian Mounted Rifles when he was caught in a bomb blast and got shrapnel in the right shoulder. He was seriously wounded and was taken to Kitchener Military Hospital in Brighton. He was improving but with limitations. He was shipped back to Canada (Moose Jaw) to receive better medical attention. They removed bone fragments. The medical board finally approved a medical discharge due to his injuries on August 18, 1919. He was qualified to wear a gold stripe (casualty) and three blue chevrons. Harry passed away on March 22, 1955 and is laid to rest in Mountview Cemetery in Cambridge, Ontario.
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