221 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LOWE, John Milton John was born in Grey Township, Huron County, Ontario on September 3, 1885. He married Pearl in November 1917 in Blyth, so was married at the time of enlistment. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on May 27, 1918 in London and was with the 1st Depot Battalion W.O.R. He transferred to “N” Coy in December 1918. He was then discharged on January 6, 1919. When he returned home, he and his wife moved to Morris Township and had two children. John passed away on November 18, 1933 from a long lingering illness. The Lowe name is still a prominent name in the Brussels area. LYONS, Lloyd Herbert Lloyd was born on March 22, 1915, in Cobalt, Ontario, the son of Herbert Lyons and Alice Johnston. In 1921, the family moved to Erin, Ontario. In 1940, Lloyd, along with a number of the local boys, joined the Lorne Scots, Peel, Dufferin and Halton non-permanent militia regiment. Under the National Resources Mobilization Act of 1940 Lloyd was called to duty at the Thames Valley camp near London, Ontario in June 1942. Stationed with the 11th Field Ambulance of the RCAMC, Lloyd served as an army cook. Following his discharge on August 26, 1942, Lloyd returned to Erin to assist with the family grocery business that he had taken over from his father in 1939. Lloyd was an avid hunter and golfer and a 35-year member of Erin Branch 442 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Pte. Lloyd Herbert Lyons passed away on February 12, 1992 and rests in the Erin Union Cemetery. LYONS, Albert Leo Albert “Leo”, the son of Herbert Lyons and Alice Johnston, was born in Erin, Ontario on March 7, 1926. At the age of 17, Leo, with a number of local lads, participated in the western Canada harvest excursions to replace the shortage of young farmers that were already serving in the military. Now of age, Leo enlisted in the army on October 11, 1944 reporting to the No. 1 Military District H.Q. in London, Ontario. After a short deployment to Orillia, Ontario, Leo was posted to Camp Borden, Ontario, home of the Canadian Armoured Corps Tank School as a Trooper. With the end of World War II, Leo was granted six months leave in September 1945 when he returned to Erin and was employed by World War I Veteran Dave Mundell in his lumber business. Leo finally received his discharge on April 24, 1946. In civilian life, Leo operated his own school bus company with a fleet of four buses. As a member of Erin Branch 442 of The Royal Canadian Legion, Leo participated in the Branch and Zone sporting events. Pte. Albert “Leo” Lyons passed away on September 3, 1974 at the young age of 48 and was laid to rest in the Erin Union Cemetery.
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