189 www.on.legion.ca HILL, Richard Joseph Richard Joseph Hill was born in Lakefield, Ontario on May 31, 1895, to Wellington and Rachel (Crowe) Hill. He worked as a lumberman before his enlistment on November 6, 1914. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Kingston with the 21st Battalion. Richard served with distinction and was discharged on February 1, 1919, serving four years and three months. He was wounded twice; the first time in September 1916 and was awarded the Military Medal for his heroic actions. He was wounded a second time in August 1917 at Hill 70 and saw no further active military service but remained in France. When he returned to Canada, he worked at Canada Cement and later as an accountant with the City of Peterborough where he passed in 1955 at the age of 60. He was an avid 21st Battalion Veteran and attended reunions with pride. Richard never married. In his award citation in 1916 it noted that Richard “acted as a stretcher bearer throughout the engagement moving the wounded to places of safety during an intense enemy bombardment”. A hero. HILL, Sherman Ernest Sherman Ernest Hill was born in Lakefield, Ontario on September 3, 1890, to Wellington and Rachel (Crowe) Hill. He was one of seven children and his brother Richard also enlisted. He was a general labourer. He married Mary Udey in 1915 and enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on February 3, 1916, in Kingston with the 21st Battalion. His first son, Sherman was born after his enlistment in February 1916. He was discharged on May 24, 1919, serving three years and three months. Sherman received and rejected many a promotion wanting to remain in the front lines and on active service. Sherman received both the Military Medal and the Bar recognizing his bravery in the field. Sherman, upon his return to Lakefield, became a Lockmaster (Lock 23) and tragically drowned performing his duties on December 24, 1926, leaving behind four children and a fifth born after his death. The family experienced significant hardships after the loss of their husband and father. His eldest son, Sherman, also joined the army and was killed on June 13, 1944, in Normandy. Sherman was recognized as a natural leader of men, brave, and compassionate. His loss was keenly felt by his family and the community. HILLARY, Robert Stuart Robert Stuart Hillary, who went by Stuart, was born on June 14, 1896, in Aurora, Ontario. He enlisted on June 15, 1916, in Kingston with the “C” Battery Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, 9th Draft, with the rank of Gunner (the artillery equivalent of Private). He sailed with his unit to Liverpool aboard the S.S. Lapland the September 23, 1916. Stuart was transferred to the Reserve Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery, and once in France on January 20, 1917, he was attached to the 2nd Brigade, CFA. In the lead up to the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 4, 1917, Stuart’s unit was moving between trenches near Neuville-St. Vaast, when he was hit in the abdomen by machine gun fire. He was reported as “Dangerously Wounded” and taken to the No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station in Aubigny, France. Stuart Hillary died the same day of his wounds. Stuart was 20 years old. He is buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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