17 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ADAIR, Robin George Robin was born on September 18, 1916, in Trenton, Ontario. He joined the Army (Regular Force) with the RCASC in Kingston, Ontario and went overseas in August 1941, leaving his wife and two children home. He was stationed at Aldershot, Horsham, Hurst Green, and East Ham. He took an Elec course at East Ham Tech School. He was at “D-Day”, Juno Beach, Normandy, through Caen, Falaise, Doodle Bug Base VI, Calais, Reichwald Forest, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Robin did guard duty on Submarine Base near Oldenburg after the war ended. He then went to Groningen and near war’s end in the spring, crossed the Rhine to South Beveland to Walcheren. He spent the winter and Christmas 1944 in Nijmegen on Rhine. He received an honourable discharge in October 1945. Robin was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch Consecon 509, was made a Life Member in 1983, and was past President of Branch 509. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1984. Robin passed away on September 8, 2006. ALDCORN, Benjamin “Neil” Neil was born in Priceville, Grey County, Ontario, on October 7, 1915, to William and Annabella MacKinnon Aldcorn. He was the third son born and he and his four brothers all served in World War II. Neil served for four and a half years with the RCAF Police in Canada. He married Kathleen Burnett in 1943 and lived in Priceville, Ontario. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Durham Branch 308. Neil passed away on May 13, 1987 and is buried in McNeil Cemetery in Grey County, Priceville, Ontario. ALDCORN, Charles John Charles was born in Priceville, Ontario, Grey County, Ontario on June 29, 1913, to William and Annabella MacKinnon Aldcorn. He was the eldest of four brothers who all served in World War II. Charles served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) from 1941 to 1945 in Canada and Newfoundland. After the war, he was employed by Maple Leaf Mills Limited from 1946 to 1978. He married Ellen Isobel MacMillan in 1947 and resided in Toronto, moving to Priceville in 1950. Charles passed away on December 25, 1992 and is buried in Swinton Park Cemetery in Swinton Park, Ontario, Grey County.
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