259 www.on.legion.ca McKEE, Harry Hepburn Harry was born in Norwich, Ontario on November 22, 1894. He grew up on the family farm and when he was 23 years old, he enlisted in the Canadian Army (Regular Force) with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 28, 1918. He served with the 1st Battalion W.O.R. in London, Ontario. Private Harry was discharged on January 18, 1919. Harry later married his wife Vivian on June 7, 1926 and raised two children, Jean and Hugh. He sang in the choir and played bass in an orchestra in the Norwich Musical Society Band for nearly fifty years. Harry passed away on June 4, 1961. Harry and Vivian are buried in the Norwich Cemetery. McKIE, Frank Frank was born on April 18, 1895, in Bright, Ontario. Prior to World War I, he was a member of the 38th Regiment (Dufferin Rifles) Militia. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) onApril 20, 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario with the 39th O.S. Battalion (Signal Corps) and listed his trade as bookkeeper. He sailed for England on June 19, 1915. He was promoted to Cpl on June 25, 1915, appointed a Sgt. on February 15, 1916, and transferred to the 39th Battalion on March 21, 1916. He was granted a Good Conduct Badge, on April 20, 1917, drafted by the 4th Reserve Battalion, and was granted a fourteen-day leave. He returned from leave and joined his unit on April 17, 1918. In France, he was transferred to the Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was killed in action on September 27, 1918 and is buried in the Ontario Cemetery, Sanis-lès-Marquion, France. Private Frank McKie is commemorated on Page 460 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. McKINNON, Alexander John Alexander was born on June 12, 1883, in Dalkeith, Glengarry, Ontario, to John and Anna (Robertson) McKinnon. He was a labourer living in Richards Landing, St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on December 31, 1915. When he arrived in England, he was transferred to the 3rd Labour Battalion and served in France. During the summer of 1917, he was caught in a gas attack. He was discharged on March 28, 1919 and returned to Canada. Alexander later moved to the West Coast where he passed away in Vancouver on May 9, 1951. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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