121 www.on.legion.ca DEAN, John Adam John was born in Eldorado, Ontario on May 19, 1936. He served in the Army (Regular Force) with the RCS of S fromApril 21, 1954 until December 25, 1974, retiring as a Warrant Officer. He served in several places including Trenton, Kingston, Halifax, Gagetown, Hamilton, France, Belgium, Egypt, Alert, and Toronto. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 in Fort St. James, British Columbia and the United Nations Association of Prince George BC. He passed away on August 23, 2015. DEDMAN, Fred James Fred was born in Ayr, Ontario on March 29, 1889. Prior to World War I, he was working on the home farm. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Guelph on May 18, 1915 with the 34th OS Battalion. After months of basic training, his unit was moved to Halifax and on October 23, 1915 they sailed for England, arriving on November 1, 1915 and taken on strength with the 4th Battalion (Canadian Labour Corps). He received more training, then was sent into France and joined his unit on April 7, 1916. He was hospitalized on August 12, 1916 with shrapnel wounds to his right arm and right thigh. It was at this time, while in England recuperating from his injuries, that he received permission to marry Maria Emily. After an eleven-day leave, he rejoined his unit on March 14, 1917 and was working on Railway Construction in theVierstraat area in Belgium when he was rushed to the New Zealand Stationary Hospital in Hazebrouck with a gunshot wound, compound skull. He died on July 20, 1917 and was buried in the Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery. Fred James Dedman is commemorated on Page 226 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. DEDMAN, Oliver Oliver was born in Albury, Hertfordshire, England on July 15, 1893. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) to World War I in London, Ontario on May 28, 1915 with the 34th OS Battalion. His battalion sailed for England on October 23, 1915 and was transferred to the Eastern Ontario Battalion 2nd Bn. He was shipped to France on April 16, 1916, and transferred to the 23rd Reserve Battalion. Oliver was injured by shrapnel to his back and shoulders on September 2, 1916. While in hospital, he was treated for mumps. He was appointed Corporal on December 11, 1916. When he returned to the front lines, he was confronted with fierce bombing, day after day. Corporal Oliver Dedman was killed instantly on May 3, 1917. His name is listed on the Vimy Memorial. Corporal Oliver Dedman is commemorated on page 226 of the World War One Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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