39 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BONNEAU, Thomas Albert “Tommy” Thomas was born in Lafontaine, Ontario on April 25, 1895, the son of Octave and Louise (Lesperance) Bonneau. On February 7, 1916, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on February 7, 1916, in Midland, Ontario with the 157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was twenty years old and single. He listed his trade as labourer and had no previous military experience. Private Bonneau sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on the SS Metagama to arrive in Liverpool, England on May 14, 1917. After some training in England, he landed in France on November 9, 1917, assigned to the 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Central Ontario), part of the 4th Canadian Division, where he served for the remainder of the war. He returned to Canada after the war for demobilization and was discharged onApril 11, 1919. He initially worked in lumber camps in Northern Ontario. Tommy married Cecilia Boyer in Victoria Harbour, Ontario on April 18, 1920, and worked as a millwright and carpenter at the Prescott Elevator in Johnstown, near Prescott, Ontario. Tommy passed away in 1962 and is buried in the Saint Marks Roman Catholic Cemetery in Prescott. BOUFFARD, Andrew J. H. Andrew was born in Levack, on February 23, 1948. He enlisted on June 10, 1965, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was posted in Summerside, PEI as Air Crew and was discharged on October 4, 1966. He is married to Mary V. Warren and they had three children, Tammy, Craig and Clayton. He retired from Falconbridge Mines after 32-and-a-half years and resides in Onaping Falls (Dowling). He is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion. BRADBURY, John Leslie John was born on July 29, 1911, in Aurora, Ontario where he attended school and served in the Canadian Militia with the 12th York Rangers. He worked at Sisman Shoe Company as a heel builder, leaving to study Science at Queen’s University. While in Toronto, John served in the militia with the 48th Highlanders of Canada and joined the Toronto Police Service, sworn in as Police Constable No. 100. In October 1941, Bradbury was Commissioned Pilot officer at Dunville then proceeded to the United Kingdom where he was assigned to Bomber Command and rose to the rank of Pilot Officer. Bradbury was then posted to No. 20 Operational Training Unit at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. On the night of March 31, 1942, John was the pilot in command of Wellington R1760, on a training mission for night-flying and bombing practice. Suddenly, the aircraft’s engines failed, and the propeller hub caught fire. R1760 crashed into the North Sea one mile off of Cruden Bay, Scotland and sank within five seconds. John Bradbury was killed along with three of his crew. Due to Bradbury’s leadership and swift actions, two of his crew were rescued from their dinghy with slight injuries.
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