157 www.on.legion.ca GALBRAITH, Ammie Edison Ammie was born in Derby Township, on February 26, 1915 and lived in Bruce County for most of his life. On February 22, 1943, he enlisted in the Army, leaving a young bride and an eleven-month-old child at home. As circumstances would have it, he was issued a medical discharge a short time later on March 26, 1943. He then worked at the Clinton Radar School as a stationary engineer until the war ended. From there, it was to Southampton, Ontario, and finally to a farm just south of Arkwright (Arran Township). Here, he and his wife, Gladys (Brown), raised their three children, Raymond, Rollie, and Shirley. Ammie usually worked “off the farm” as a stationary engineer. He had a deep love of music, and the sound of his fiddle celebrated many occasions. Ammie was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Tara Branch 383 for ten years until his passing in July 1990. GAPP, August August was born on January 15, 1890, in Jocelyn Township on St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Edward and Katherine (Grey) Gapp. He was a saw filer when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) in the Forestry Draft in Sudbury on April 2, 1917. He sailed to England on June 1, 1917 and served in the Canadian Forestry Company in that country. August was discharged on July 11, 1919 and went back to St. Joseph Island where he married Margaret Douglas on October 29, 1919. He farmed on St. Joseph Island until the 1930s and then moved to the Welland area where he worked as a labourer. August passed away in 1982 in the Niagara region and is buried in the Ridgeville Hillside Cemetery. GAPP, Edward Alexander Edward was born on October 22, 1882, in Marksville, St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Edward and Katherine (Gray) Gapp. He was a carpenter when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 21, 1916. He sailed for England on August 8, 1916. Most of Edward’s service in England was in hospitals where he struggled with stomach ulcers. He was discharged back to Canada on May 10, 1918. He married Harriett (Caufield) in June 1924. He moved to Sault Ste. Marie and passed away on February 2, 1951 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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