109 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND EASTON, Ralph Sloat Ralph was born in Bealton, Ontario on November 10, 1924. He joined Army (Regular Force) in 1942 and served in England as a member of the Royal Highlanders Light Infantry; 3rd Division C.A.O. Ralph was discharged in 1945. He lived in Simcoe, Ontario and joined the Royal Canadian Legion Simcoe Branch 79. He received the certificate of honour of His Majesty’s Armed Services. He was a valued member of the community of Simcoe, Ontario. Ralph passed away on June 13, 2002. EASTON, Ross Elgin Ross was born in Charlotteville, Norfolk County, Ontario on April 12, 1895. When World War I broke out, he tried to join the Army (Regular Force) and was rejected because he had a hernia. He had the hernia repaired and was accepted on March 18, 1916. He served overseas for three years and was in the front line for three months, six weeks in the trenches. He didn’t say much about the war, except that he told his five children of the time that he drove the narrow-gauge train into Vimy Ridge with ammunition and supplies amidst enemy fire. He was discharged on April 6, 1919. After the war, he did his best to start his own carpentry and painting business. At one time, he was making wooden rocking horses and packaging them to send to Simpsons for sale. He made wooden boats that could be used as a rowboat, a sailboat, or a motorboat. He started a carpentry business “Ross E. Easton and Sons”. He built houses as well being a painter, did saw filing and replacing car tops which were tarpaulin type material at that time. In later years, he served in the Simcoe courthouse swearing in new Canadian citizens. He and his wife Martha had eight children. Ross passed away August 23, 1963. EASTON, Roy Gilbert Roy was born on November 22, 1920. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Hamilton on June 1, 1942. Roy disembarked in the United Kingdom on July 28, 1943, landed in France on July 11, 1944, and drove across France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was stationed outside Caen during the conflict. He was in Holland during the liberation. Roy was a member at The Royal Canadian Legion Victory Branch, London Ontario, Branch 501, for 23 years. Roy was a carpenter/transport driver in the capital RCASC. He landed in France at Gold Beach, June 13. He talked a lot about being stationed outside Caen during the allied bombing. His transport unit was held down between the allied guns and Caen, and there was continuous bombing. They had to sleep under the trucks to avoid shrapnel. They dug a foxhole under the tailgate. One night, he left his uniform hanging outside and in the morning it was full of holes. Roy was a proud Veteran and enjoyed his time at The Royal Canadian Legion Victory Branch and many Remembrance Day parades as well as his Veterans license plates. Roy passed away on March 1, 2009.
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