75 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BURLEY, Harry A. Harry was born on March 24, 1923, in Bruce Mines, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1940 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in England during World War II. He was discharged in 1946 and became an administration manager for a construction company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Harry passed away on October 1, 1988. BURNHAM, Herbert La Fontaine Herbert was born on May 28, 1869, in Hillsburgh, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and served with the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, A Battery. He saw action in South Africa for a year enduring such hardships that his health was undermined and he never again regained a normal standard. He was injured on board the ship on his return journey from Africa and was confined in a Halifax hospital for several weeks before he could complete his trip home to Ontario. After he returned home to Millbrook, he worked in business in Peterborough, ON and later joined his brother George at his store in Millbrook becoming the “Burnham Bros.” firm. Herbert died following surgery in a Toronto Hospital on November 9, 1924, at the age of 56. BURNHAM, Ernest LaFontaine Ernest was born on August 14, 1906, in Millbrook, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in 1931. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on March 21, 1941 and served as a radar officer (ground and airborne radars) during World War II in England, Ireland and India. Flight Lieutenant Burnham was in charge of four radar stations at various times. He was discharged on July 27, 1945. After the war, he returned to his work as Assistant Engineer for the Peterborough Utilities Commission. In 1955, he moved to Belleville where he later became the General Manager of the Belleville Public Utilities Commission, retiring in 1972. He married Bernice Thornton and had three daughters. Ernest passed away on August 30, 1991.
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