253 www.on.legion.ca McCUTCHEON, Ernest Borden Ernest was born in Barrie, Ontario on February 6, 1918, the son of Nelson Ernest McCutcheon and Eva Victoria (Suter) McCutcheon. He had older sisters, Jean Johnston and Mossie Moorby. He enlisted at No. 1 Manning Depot in Toronto, 41st Squadron on September 18, 1941. He graduated at No. 3 Wireless School, head of his class at No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School in Paulson, Manitoba on November 20, 1942. He was posted to the East Coast, went overseas in January 1943, and was promoted to Flying Officer in May 1943. Ernest was killed in action on July 22, 1943, when two twin engined Wellington HE 334 aircraft of 420 Squadron Snowy Owl crashed near Naples. One crew was buried at Ponticelli; the other crew were buried in a local cemetery where it crashed at Pomigliano D’Arco. Both crews were moved in 1948 to the British Cemetery in Casino, Italy. The graves were collectively registered with the names of all crew; a permanent headstone was created at the resting place of each of the crew. At Collier Street United Church, Barrie, chimes in the church are dedicated to Borden and eleven other men who lost their lives overseas during World War II. McCutcheon Court in Barrie is named after Borden. Borden is commemorated on Page 189 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. McDOUGALL, Neil Neil was born on November 14, 1873, in Glengarry, Ontario, to John and Jane McDougall. He was living in Marksville, St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario as a hotel keeper when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 26, 1916. He sailed for England on August 8, 1916 and after his arrival he was transferred to the Canadian Forestry Corps. Neil was discharged on January 22, 1919. The 1921 census shows that he was a hotel keeper in Franz, Ontario, a railway village north of Sault Ste. Marie. In 1901, he married Effie (Hebert) who was born in the United States. Neil passed away on August 31, 1935 in Sault Ste. Marie and was buried in the old Sacred Heart Cemetery. McFADDEN, George Alexander George was both in Chatham, Ontario on March 28, 1924. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) on February 11, 1943 and served in Canada as a LAC until his release on February 4, 1946. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wallaceburg Branch 18. George passed away on November 10, 2001. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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