39 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BARR, Roy Warden Roy was born on May 27, 1892, to Robert Hamilton and Agnes (Warden)Barr of MacLennan, a settlement east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Little could be found about his life in the community. He was enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 58th Btn (2nd Central Ontario Regiment). On August 8, 1918, he was killed instantly by shrapnel while fighting near Moreuil, France. He is buried in the Houges Orchard Cemetery, Domart-sur-la Luce, France. His name is inscribed on the Port Findlay Cenotaph, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. BATTENBERG, Oscar Henry Oscar was born on October 10, 1896, in Kurtzville, Ontario, to rev. Henry and Matilda May (Ziegler) along with nine siblings: Walter, Herbert, Alfred, Ruth, Gertrude L., Arthur, Esther, Hildegard, and Gertrude C. The family was living in Wellesley, Ontario when Oscar received his draft letter to report. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Toronto, Ontario on May 15, 1918. He embarked from Canada on June 3, 1918 aboard the SS Cassandra, arriving in London, England, sent to Witley, transferred to the 75th Battalion and arrived in France on November 18, 1918 where he was assigned to guard duty until May 2, 1919. The Canadian Forces were demobilizing the CEF and he was sent back to Canada aboard the HMTS Mauretania. Private Oscar Battenberg received his discharge on June 8, 1919. Oscar married Rosa Anna Schindler in 1921, became a minister like his father, and moved to England in 1932. Oscar died in December 1934 and is buried in the Tottenham Cemetery in London, Middlesex, England. BAST, Arnold Glenn “Arnie” Arnold was born on December 16, 1924 in Wilmot Township, Ontario, to Moses and Lavina (Lichti) Bast along with four siblings, Clifford, Floyd, William and Robert. At some point in his childhood, he was given the nickname “Arnie”. After completing grade nine, Arnie joined World War II by enlisting in the Royal Canadian Navy (Regular Force) on December 16, 1942. Basic training was received on the SS Stadacona Training Facility which gave him the rank of Ordinary Seaman, further training allowed him to achieve the level of Able Seaman and eventually Leading Seaman. He then served on the HMCS Provider, a supply ship with destinations unknown. Arnie was discharged in 1945. He married Doris (Fritz) and they raised four children, Sharon, Ann, Joan and Linda. Arnie was a farmer by heart, a labourer by experience, and a brewer worker to earn a living wage. He loved to travel, play golf, and just lay back and watch baseball. Arnie passed away on November 1, 1992 and is laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg.
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