139 www.on.legion.ca EBY, Gordon Christian Gordon was born in Berlin, Kitchener, Ontario, on September 21, 1890, to Christian and Catherine (Clemens) Eby. Prior to World War I, he was a member of the 108th Militia Regiment. Gordon enlisted in Berlin, Ontario on September 6, 1915 with the 71st Battalion. His medical examinations had two issues, defective vision “glasses were supplied” and hernia problems “occasional pain will deal as needed”. He embarked from Halifax on January 28, 1917 aboard the SS Scandinavian and taken on strength with the 21st Reserves Battalion in Bramshott. He arrived in France on September 21, 1917, joined his unit at the front lines on October 1, 1917. He was wounded and exposed to gas on August 15, 1918, taken to a field hospital and then to England, discharged on November 19, 1918, granted a fourteen-day pass, and returned to his unit. He was transferred back to Liverpool, caught a trip back to Canada, and discharged in Kingston, Ontario on May 24, 1919. His grandfather, Bishop Benjamin Eby, was the founder of Ebytown 1807 which became Berlin in 1833 and then Kitchener in 1916. Gordon married Elsie (Hewitt) and they raised eight children, Anne, Ruth, Gordon, Harold, Foster, Loella, Gary and Timothy. He worked at J.M. Schneider for forty years. Gordon C. Eby died on August 17, 1965 and laid to rest in the First Mennonite Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario. ERBACH, Herbert Edward Herbert was born in Wilmot Township, Ontario on April 12, 1890. On March 28, 1916, Herbert enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Baden, Ontario with the 111th OS Battalion. On his attestation papers, he listed Mrs. Charlotte Erbach (Flauaus) as his next of kin. After basic training, he and his battalion were moved to Halifax and boarded the SS Tuscania arriving in England on June 10, 1916. He was transferred to the 35th Battalion in West Sandling and shipped to France and taken on strength with the 75th Battalion. During an attack at Vimy Ridge, the unit charged from the trenches and Herbert was struck by enemy shrapnel as he went over the top. He was killed in action on April 9, 1917, buried in the Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Nord, France. Private Herbert Edward Erbach is commemorated on Page 234 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. ERION, Harold Martin Harold was born on June 22, 1920, in Ridgeville, Ontario on a fruit farm, the only son of Isaac and Clara. He had three sisters, Irene, Gladys, and Vera. In January 1942, he travelled to Brantford with his best friend to ‘sign up’. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on January 8, 1942, and served in Canada, Britain, France, and Belgium. He was honourably discharged in June 1946. Harold rose to the rank of corporal in the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers earning the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. During his time in Britain, he met and married Joan Grinstead who returned with him to Canada after the war. They had three children, Janice, Scott, and Greg. He was employed at Page Hersey Works in Welland as an electrician for 28 years. Harold passed away on June 3, 1989. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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