353 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND TALBOT, William George William was born in Toronto, Ontario on February 3, 1924, to Frederick George and Freda Mildred (Barthau) Talbot. His father died of leukemia in 1927 and at age 16 he left school to start work. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) as soon as he was of age, April 1942, and after basic training he transferred to Parachute Battalion. He embarked for England in July 1943 and parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. He was to attack the Merville Battery, but landed far away from the area, joining a group to help destroy Robehomme Bridge over the River Dives. Re-joining his regiment at Le Mesnil on June 29, he was severely wounded in the leg and evacuated to England. On September 11, he departed Liverpool on the Lady Nelson hospital ship for Halifax, arriving in Toronto on the eighteenth. He was discharged in Toronto on May 5, 1945, as “Medically Unfit”. William married Helen Birch on January 12, 1946, in Toronto, raised three children, purchased a lot under veteran’s land act and built a house in an area surrounded by many veterans, with young families. Bill died on March 28, 2020, and is buried in the veteran’s section at York Cemetery. TALES, James Albert James was born in Galt, Ontario on March 22, 1920, to William and Florence Tales along with three siblings, Albert, Lawrence, and Grace. He attended Manchester Public School and Galt Collegiate Institute. Prior toWorldWar II, he was employed at StaufferDobbie Ltd. James enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Galt on June 24, 1940, with the Highland Light Infantry. After basic training was finished on July 7, 1941, he married Isabelle Tavener in Paris, Ontario. On July 20, 1941, he left Halifax, Nova Scotia on his way overseas, and disembarked in Gourock, Scotland. He served as a jeep driver while in the UK. He fought in D-Day and continued on into France. He was wounded the second time on March 5, 1945, was sent to a hospital in England and then to London, Ontario for better medical aid. He was discharged on August 17, 1945, on a rehabilitation discharge and returned to his former employer. Within four months, he became ill with severe headaches. He had a brain abscess from shrapnel and spent months in the hospital until he passed away on September 19, 1946, of war wounds. James is buried at Mount View Cemetery in Galt and is commemorated on page 590 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. TALES, Lawrence William Lawrence was born in Galt, Ontario on February 15, 1922. He attended Manchester Public School and Galt Collegiate Institute and was active in the scouting movement achieving the King’s Scout 1937 at age fifteen. He answered the call for arms by enlisting in the Army (Regular Force) with the RCR’s onApril 6, 1942, and went to basic training in Kitchener. On July 18, 1942, he began his journey overseas to the United Kingdom where he trained as a driver and motor mechanic. He received further training in England until April 22, 1943, when he was transported to the RCR’s in the Italian Campaign where he served until December 24, 1943, when he was killed in action at the crossroads in Ortona. Lawrence’s family was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Italy Star, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He was survived by his parents, William and Florrie Tales, an older brother James who died of war wounds on September 19, 1946, and a sister Grace. Private Tales is buried at the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery in Italy and is commemorated on page 218 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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