217 www.on.legion.ca KITELEY, Frank Frank Kiteley was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England July 16, 1891, to Rachel Lincoln andArthur Christopher Kiteley. Frank enlisted in the BEF, Royal Fusiliers, Empire Battalion in 1914 where he served as a Sergeant. When he was assigned to D Company in Surrey, he wrote home “I am not at all in a hurry to go back to the office, would prefer France”. Although complete details are unknown, Frank was severely injured at the front “I was shot through and through, with the bullet entering my back and I ended up with most of my insides on the outside. They sewed me back up, but nothing was put back correctly”. Discharged after the war, he married Teresa Nugent and they had two sons, Frank Christopher Nugent, and Kenneth Herbert. The family immigrated to Canada in 1921 and purchased a dairy farm in Malton, Ontario in the area around Dixie and the eventual Hwy 401. Both sons served inWorldWar II. Teresa passed away in 1940, and Frank married Sarah Lincoln in 1942. They transitioned the dairy farm into a garden farm, until retiring in Erin, Ontario. Frank died on August 9, 1974, and is interred at Brampton Cemetery, Ontario. KNOTT, Wray Hubert Wray was born in Kingston, Ontario on September 6, 1923. He enlisted in Boy Service in 1940 with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps and transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical/Mechanical Engineer in 1944. He was released from service at the end of the war in 1945 and re-enlisted in RCEME in 1946 as a craftsman. He retired in 1967 as Staff Sergeant and worked at the Canadian Army mapping and charting establishment as an NCO. Wray worked at Ottawa University and retired to country living in 1978. He married and had one child, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Wray passed away on March 31, 2000. KRAEMER, Clarence Gerard Clarence was born on August 21, 1910, in Macton, Ontario (Maryborough Township) to Seraphin and Ellen (Hammar) along with eight siblings: Clement, Charles, Jerome, Alan, Thomas, Rose, Genevieve, and Grace. As a young lad, he received education fromArthur High School and then received a teaching certificate from Stratford Normal School. He enlisted in July 1942 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) and was attached to 143 Wing, 2nd Tactical Force with the ground crew for squadrons of Fighter-Bombers with duties in France, Holland and Germany. He was discharged in November 1945 and was employed with Insurance Sales. His hobbies were many, including carpentry and tinkering with small engines, his talents for music revolved around singing, and playing piano, violin and harmonica. Clarence married Mary “Evelyn” (O’Donnell) and they raised four children: John, James, Anne and Maureen. Clarence joined with other Veterans in the New Hamburg area and applied with the Royal Canadian Legion Command to have their own veterans club. They received their charter in January 1952. Clarence was a founding member and had 33 years of membership when he passed away on March 4, 1985. He is laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg, Ontario. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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