137 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND FRYZA, Mick Sr. Mick was born in Poland on October 4, 1942. He immigrated to Canada and settled in Manitoba when he was seven. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in September 1942 and served with the Prince Rupert Regiment as a mechanic and driver during World War II. He was discharged in 1946. He married and returned to Manitoba. Moving several times, he settled in Oshawa, Ontario to work at General Motors having seven children of his own. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Thamesville Branch 367. Mick passed away on November 1, 2012. FYFE, Robert James Robert was born on July 1, 1888, in St. Joseph Township, St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, to John and Anna (Clifford) Fyfe. On his attestation document he states his occupation as a farmer. He also indicated that he had two years of service with the 97th Battalion when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 3, 1916. Robert sailed to England on February 28, 1918 and was in France in August of that year. On August 8, 1918, he received gunshot wounds to his right elbow and was sent to England for treatment. Pte. Robert Fyfe was discharged as “unfit for duty” on February 22, 1919. He returned to farming on St. Joseph Island and passed away in 1966 and is interned in the St. Joseph Township Cemetery. At the July 1919 dedication of the Richards Landing Cenotaph, Robert and other veterans received a gold watch from the citizens of St. Joseph Township. GAGNON, Joseph Joseph was born on April 7, 1888, to Joseph Gagnon and Angeline Jocko of Calabogie, Ontario. His mother was Algonquin, his father French. Although service papers list his birth year as 1890, both his baptismal and marriage documents record it as 1888. He was a Private of the 207th battalion. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 12, 1916. His date and port of embarkation was May 28, 1917, in Halifax, travelling on the RMS Olympic. His date and port of disembarkation was June 10, 1917, in Liverpool, England. Joseph arrived in France on January 19, 1918, where a few days later, on the 21st, his feet landed on the battlefield. On September 6, 1918, he became a casualty of war, with gunshot wounds to his right arm and left leg. He returned to Canada on December 30, 1918, travelling on the RMS Carmania. He was discharged on January 24, 1919. He was married to Ann (Annie) Jane Meness, and they were members of the Golden Lake Reserve, now called Pikwàkanagàn First Nation. Joseph and Annie had five children: Viola, Cecelia, Gordon, Kenneth, and Stephen. Joseph passed away on October 17, 1939.
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