103 www.on.legion.ca CLAYTON, Harry Frank Harry was born in New Hamburg on December 3, 1895. Prior to World War I, Harry was employed as a newsman for the Galt reporter. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Galt on March 13, 1916 with the 111th Battalion, during training he transferred to the 35th Battalion. He married Ruby (Essig). After many months of basic training, the Battalion was on its way to Great Britain, arriving on October 13, 1916. He was promoted to L/Cpl on November 8, 1916. In order to go to the front lines in France, he had to revert his rank, which he did on January 4, 1917. He was transferred to the 52nd Battalion and was shipped to France with the Manitoba Regiment. Harry was out on a scouting mission during an advance on Vimy Ridge and was shot through the heart, killed instantly on April 14, 1917. He is buried in the La Chaudière Military Cemetery in France. Harry is commemorated on Page 217 of the World War I Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. CLEMENTS, James Wesley James was born on February 1, 1926, in Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted in the Navy (Regular Force) in 1942 and served during World War II on the HMCS Kapuskasing until his release in 1945. He was a fifteen-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 345. James passed away on August 8, 2012. CLINTON, Lawrence Garfield Lawrence was born in Westminster, Ontario on September 12, 1918. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on September 9, 1941. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe until his discharge on January 28, 1946. He held the rank of Battery Quarter Master Sergeant. He received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Larry had three children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild at the time of his passing on March 12, 2000. He sure could play the violin with plenty of foot stomping. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 81 in Aylmer, Ontario after joining in 1957. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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