197 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HOGUE, Allan C. Allan was born in Welland, Ontario on September 13, 1918. He enlisted in the Air Force (Regular Force) in February 1942 and served during World War II with 409 Squadron as a LAC until his discharge on October 11, 1945. A welder by trade, he worked before and after his service at the family business: Michael H. Hogue and Sons as a blacksmith. He later went on to work for John Labatt Ltd. as a sales representative and Lincoln Electric, a welding supply company, in the same capacity. During the 1960s, Allan taught welding through Canadian Vocational Training, a federal employment program. When the program ended, he worked as a maintenance welder at Union Carbide, Welland. He was a member of the Air Force Association, Wing 434, Welland, and was one of the founding members of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 613, Fonthill and the first President of the branch. He was married to Helen C. Onda and together they raised two children, Sharon and Allan. Allan passed away on August 30, 1984. HOLLAND, Cecil Private Cecil Holland was born in Suffolk, England in 1897 of unknown parents. As a Bernardo Home child, he was sent to Canada and resided initially at the Dr. Bernardo’s Home in Toronto, Ontario. The policy of the Bernardo Homes was to lodge able bodied boys with a farm family, which for Cecil was in Erin Township. Cecil Holland enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Guelph, Ontario on November 22, 1915, with the Wellington County 153rd Battalion after being rejected earlier for being underage. He gave his address as Erin and next of kin Dr. Bernardo’s Home, Toronto, relationship guardian. The 153rd Battalion trained in various county towns and Cecil was assigned to the Erin platoon where he was well known. Unfortunately, he came down with appendicitis and was operated upon at the Guelph General Hospital where he died on April 20, 1916. Pte. Cecil Holland was buried with full military honours in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Guelph. The Erin Advocate stated: “Although his death did not occur on the battlefield, he was quite willing that it should have been in the defence of his country and is to be honored as one who has made the supreme sacrifice.” HOLLIDAY, George S. George was born in Toronto, Ontario in August 1923, to parents Robert and Betty Holliday who had emigrated from England. He was an older brother to Betty and Robert who also served Canada during World War II. George grew up in Oakville, Ontario and attended Maple Grove Public School where he found additional time to draw Spitfires on the inside cover of his speller. George left school in grade 8 and worked for Sheridan Nurseries as a nurseryman. Although he had shown a passion for aviation, in 1943, at the age of 20, George voluntarily enlisted with the Canadian Army Infantry where he served with the Governor General’s Foot Guards, 21st Armoured Regiment as a trooper. His unit saw action in France and was instrumental in the liberation of Holland. He returned to Canada along with his brother and was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Post war, he found work as a sheet metal worker in Port Credit. He married Maude Herridge where they built a house in Clarkson and had two children. George passed away in March 2006 at the age of 83.
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