221 www.on.legion.ca LANGAN, Thomas Patrick Thomas was born on December 29, 1933, in Wallsend, England, to Thomas and Katherine (Doughney). He was the middle child of three with Jane and Josephine. Thomas graduated from the University of Bedford/Mander College with a firstclass Higher Engineering Diploma (now recognized as a B.Sc. in Engineering). In 1954, he joined the British National Service with the British Merchant Navy, rising to Senior Engineering Officer and working on Engine Room Design and Efficiency aboard the SS Orcades, then briefly on the SS Orsova. He was discharged in 1955. Thomas immigrated to Canada in 1963, working briefly in Guelph before being joined by his wife Beatrice and their three sons: Mark, Robert and Thomas Jr. They settled in Kitchener where Thomas joined respected engineering firm WalterFedy and where they later welcomed their fourth son Stephen. Thomas served as President of the Canadian Hospital Engineering Society from 1989 to 1993. After a successful career as a partner at Rose Technology Group, Thomas retired on December 31, 1999, spending his retirement travelling with Beatrice, enjoying their grandchildren and pursuing his interest in golf, woodworking, poetry, art, and technology. Thomas passed away on June 14, 2013 and rests in Memory Gardens in Breslau, Ontario. LASCHINGER, Wilfred Cecil Wilfred was born on March 17, 1897, in New Hamburg, Ontario. On March 6, 1915, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Galt, Ontario with the 111th Battalion, listed his mother Elizabeth as his next-of-kin. Six months of training prepared him for the trip across the ocean. The ship left Halifax on September 25, 1916, arrived in England on October 6, 1916 where he received training to be a stretcher bearer. He arrived in France on November 14, 1916, transferred to the 4th Battalion. At Vimy Ridge, he accompanied the advancing troops, giving first aid to the wounded. At the Battle of Fresnoy, while carrying an important message along the line, he was caught in a bomb blast with much damage to his body. The shrapnel caused twenty wounds, one of which necessitated the amputation of his left leg and removal of his index finger on his right hand. After seven months in hospitals in France and England, he was sent to Canada for better medical aid. He was being cared for in a Toronto hospital with the last visit being March 12, 1918. An operation for an abscess was performed in early April but his weakened system failed and death followed a few days later. He died on April 11, 1918 and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg. (World War I records state that the death is not due to service). We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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