211 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LAUGHLIN, Milford Milford was born in Lovering, near Coldwater, Ontario, on November 20, 1894. He was the son of Robert and Catharine Alice (Garrett) Laughlin. On May 8, 1918, Milford enlisted, as Milton, in the Army (Regular Force) in Toronto, with the Canadian Expeditionary Force to serve during World War I. He was 23 years old and single. He listed his trade as farmer and had no previous military experience. Private ‘Milton’ Laughlin sailed on the SS Corsicanto arrive in England onAugust 8, 1918. On arrival, he was assigned to the 3rd Reserve Battalion, but the war ended before he was sent to France. He returned to Canada for demobilization and was discharged onAugust 31, 1919. Settling back in the Lovering area, he later married Edith Jeanette Wray, and together they raised two children, Kenneth and Marguerite. “Milt”, as he became known, passed away on December 29, 1982, at the age of 88. He is buried in the St. Johns Matchedash Anglican Cemetery near Lovering. LAUZON, Harry Francis Harry was born in Windsor, Ontario, on March 17, 1919. Early on in World War II, he married Florence Drouillard shortly before enrolling in the Canadian Army (Regular Force) in London, Ontario, on January 27, 1942. Private (later Lance Corporal) Harry Lauzon served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe until the end of the war. He received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and War Medal 1939-1945. Harry returned to Canada to be discharged on January 22, 1946. He returned to Windsor where he lived for the rest of his life, working for 22 years for Carling Brewery. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Harry passed away on August 24, 1976. LAUGHLIN, Thomas John Thomas was born in Lovering, near Coldwater, Ontario, on July 30, 1896. He was the first son and third of seven children of John and Mary Ann (Kevil) Laughlin. On May 23, 1915, Thomas enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Barrie, Ontario with the 177th Overseas Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was nineteen years old and single. He listed his trade as farmer and had no previous military experience. Private Thomas Laughlin sailed on the SS Metagama to arrive in England on May 14, 1917. He was assigned to the 3rd Reserve Battalion. After several medical issues, he was declared physically unfit for further service with the CEF and sent back to Canada to be discharged on January 26, 1918. He initially worked in Midland, Ontario at various jobs including grain shipyards, and later at General Motors in Oshawa. He married his sweetheart Catherine Rita Craighead of Midland. They moved to Oshawa where he worked for the remainder of his career. Thomas and Rita raised two daughters, Norma and Joan. Thomas passed away in 1962, and is buried in Oshawa with his wife.
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