209 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND INWOOD, Norman M. Norman was born on April 16, 1919 in Denbigh, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in October 1939 and served in the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a vehicle technician in England, France, and Holland during World War II. Norman was discharged in November 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Northbrook Branch 328 for 45 years and was a Past President. Norman passed away on December 1, 1992. JACKSON, Henry Charles Henry Charles Jackson was born on November 3, 1896, in Normandale, Ontario. He Attested in the Army (Regular Force) in Brantford on January 5, 1918, after being drafted under MSA. He was living at the time in Port Rowan where his occupation was as a Moulder. He embarked for overseas on March 7, 1918, and after a short period of training in England he joined the 54th Battalion on August 29. On September 30, he was wounded in the left leg and right shoulder during the battle of Cambrai. He was invalided to the United Kingdom on October 5. During his recovery at No. 9 Canadian General Hospital, he was granted permission to marry Lily Middleton of Bradford. They returned to Canada in the latter part of 1919 and Henry was released on September 18, 1919. He was employed as the manager of the Deer River Fish Hatchery in Peterborough County. Two of their six children died tragically while they lived there. Henry passed away in 1964 and is buried in Normandale. JACKSON, Mervin “Jay” Jay was born onApril 9, 1916, inWentworth County, Hamilton, to Sidney andAnnie (Coots) Jackson along with Marion Jackson (Goldstein). His education started at Kent P.S. from 1921 to 1929, Bloor Collegiate from 1929 to 1933, and University of Toronto from 1933 to 1937. He took Correspondence Courses, accounting and journalism from La Salle University. In 1937, he married Clarissa (Alderdice). Prior toWorldWar II, he was employed in accounting. He enlisted on January 21, 1942, with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver, BC. Clarissa gave birth to twin boys and died shortly after birth while Jay was training inAlberta and Ontario. Jay was rushed toWing 74 and posted to Malverne, England on March 25, 1943, where he was in the top group “Radar Mechanics”, extremely secret, inventing, installing and teaching equipment use throughout England. Time was spent with Intelligence Division on Radar Countermeasure, Telecommunication Research and Engineering Technology. Mervin was recommended for an Officers Course. He received his discharge in Montreal, Quebec with the rank of LAC on September 15, 1946. After the war, he received his BA fromMcGill University, Montreal School of Social Welfare. Mervin passed away in Sequin, Clallam County, Washington, USA on March 20, 2002.
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