379 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WHITEHEAD, John Henry John was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario on January 31, 1919. He joined the Army on August 5, 1942 and served with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in Canada, England, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was discharged on January 14, 1946. He returned to Gravenhurst where he continued to work at the Rubberset for 42 years. John volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a long-time member of Trinity United Church in Gravenhurst and had served as a board member. He was also a member of The Royal Canadian Legion HarryWray Branch 302 for 54 years before he died on April 5, 1999. WHITESIDE, Grant M. Grant was born in Hamilton, Ontario on July 23, 1914. He enlisted in the Canadian Active Service on September 5, 1939 at the age of 25 and served with the 1st Unit Signal Corps of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. After his initial and trades in Canada, he was posted overseas to the United Kingdom on August 22, 1940. During his five years there, he served in Ashstead, Epson and Basingstoke before returning on August 17, 1945. Grant was honourably discharged on October 10, 1945. His decorations include the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, the Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Efficiency Medal. Grant was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Sir Arthur Currie Branch 116 for twenty years before he passed away in April 1978 at the age of 64. WHITEHEAD, William Alexander “Chum” Chum was born on June 22, 1922, in Gravenhurst, Ontario. He enlisted on September 14, 1942 and was discharged on February 25, 1946, having served with the 1st Canadian Corps, Supply and Transport, in Canada, England, Italy, Holland and Belgium. He was initially denied entry to the Army due to missing half of his trigger finger but he was accepted with a “B” category. He was the second-best shot in his platoon during basic training. Chum did more training in England and served in the Italian campaign, experiencing heavy shelling while on convoys across the Adriatic. He drove supply trucks, providing food and petrol for the troops. For a time, he served as an MP in Ghent, Belgium. Chum returned to Gravenhurst and was employed and the Rubberset factory where he met Eileen Tunney whom he married in November 1946. He was awarded a Life Membership from The Royal Canadian Legion HarryWray Branch 302 and was a member there for 64 years. Chum passed away on October 7, 2010.
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