201 www.on.legion.ca JACKSON, Gordon Frederick Gordon Jackson was born in London, Ontario on January 4, 1921. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the Ordnance Corps at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ontario, in February 1941. He was sent to basic training at Chatham, Ontario for three months, then to Kingston, Ontario for training as a storeman with the Ordnance Corps, and sent overseas with the 5th Canadian Armoured Division in November 1941 aboard the SS Monarch of Bermuda from Halifax to Liverpool, England. Then to Aldershot Barracks, and finally to Sussex where he was sent to the 70th Light Aid Detachment, which was attached to the 8th Armoured New Brunswick Regiment. He met his wife in Glasgow while on leave in 1942, and they were married on April 15, 1943. The 5th Armoured Division was sent to Italy in November 1943 on board the USS Monterey, and in convoy, after passing Gibraltar on the way to Naples, Italy, were attacked at dusk by German torpedo bombers. The USS Santa Alina was hit and sank off the African coast. All aboard saved, but divisional medical supplies, vehicles, and equipment were lost. His unit, the 8th NBAH, took part in breaking through Gothic and Hitler Lines in drive for Rome. They left Leghorn, Italy, by tank landing craft in the spring of 1945 to Marseille, France, to join up with the rest of the Canadian Army in Holland. He took compassionate leave to Britain, where he saw his wife and new daughter born on April 22, 1944 and eleven months old at that time. His wife left for Canada a few days later. Gordon came home in September 1945, and four more children were born in London, Canada. His wife of 51 years passed away in 1994. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Byron and Lambeth branches for a total of sixty years. Gordon passed away on December 23, 2006. JAMIESON, Malcolm Blakely “Mac” Mac was born in Ross Township on May 30, 1916. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on March 14, 1942, and served with the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, Canadian Infantry in Europe during World War II. He was released on February 2, 1946. He was a 45-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 in Pembroke. Mac passed away on December 26, 1998. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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