77 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BURNIE, James James was born in Dresden, Ontario on January 23, 1881. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in the west on October 16, 1915, the son of a grocer in Chatham. James served with the 14th Battalion during World War I. He was killed in action on September 7, 1916, having been in the trenches since March 1916. He left behind a wife and a daughter as he gave his life for the Empire. James is buried at the Courcelette British Cemetery in France. He received the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. CADA, Arnold Angus Arnold was born on March 26, 1922, in Sheshegwaning, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on January 1, 1942 and served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in England during World War II. He was discharged on March 3, 1946 and worked as a logger and skidder operator from 1967 to 1969. He was married to Georgina Neganiwina and had 12 children. Arnold had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Gore Bay Branch 514 for 50 years before he passed away on March 12, 2008. CADA, Alfred Lawrence Alfred was born on August 1, 1920, in Sheshegwaning, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on May 1, 1943 and served as a Private overseas during World War II. He had the mumps and broke his arm during his service. Alfred was discharged on October 1, 1945. After the war, he worked as a school bus driver, mail delivery and pulp cutting. He was married to Elizabeth Corbiere and had 6 children owned a house in Silver Water, Ontario. He had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Gore Bay Branch 514. Alfred died of choking on January 19, 1970.
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