265 www.on.legion.ca McPHAIL, Daniel Archie John Daniel was born on July 1, 1877, in Marksville, a small village on St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Daniel and Mary (Pilgrim) McPhail. He was 38 years old when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on December 30, 1915. Daniel sailed for England on August 8, 1916. He served in England with the Forestry Corps and suffered from myalgia during this time. Daniel was discharged on June 18, 1919. In November 1925, he married Laura Porter. Daniel passed away on May 14, 1948, in Richards Landing, St. Joseph Island and is buried in the Grace United Cemetery, Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island. McPHEE, James Alexander James was born on March 18, 1925, in Ophir, Ontario, near Sault Ste. Marie. On March 31, 1943, Jim enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Regular Force) to train under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was selected for training as an Air Gunner. In 1944, he was posted overseas to No. 408 Goose Squadron, part of No. 6 Bomber Group RCAF, where he underwent further training on Handley Page Halifax bombers. On November 21, 1944, on his second mission, his aircraft was shot down on a raid to bomb an oil plant in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany. Jim managed to exit the aircraft safely and found himself wandering in enemy territory for over a week. He was captured while attempting to find shelter and became a POW. During his time in captivity, Jim endured much suffering and deprivation as all POWs were forced to march west because of the approaching Soviet forces. He was released from service on November 21, 1945. After the war, Jim completed his education and became a medical doctor, practising medicine in the Barrie area for many years. Jim passed away on October 8, 2019. He was a long-time member of the RCAF Association with RCAFA 441 (Huronia) Wing in Barrie, Ontario. McQUADE, John McGibbon John was born on April 6, 1892 in Glasgow, Scotland. When Britain enacted conscription in 1916, he expected to be drafted and enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the Royal Scots Fusiliers on February 24, 1916 shortly before his 24th birthday. Unfit for frontline service due to earlier leg surgery, he was attached to its works battalion. He started suffering hallucinations at this time. As the war’s wastage mounted, he was re-classified and assigned to front line duty in 1917. In 1918, he was wounded in the same leg. He was released on March 9, 1919 and following his demobilization, he immigrated with family members in May 1920 to live in Toronto where his brother and family lived. They returned to Scotland while Jack remained in Canada. In May 1921, he was found wandering in a forest in Woodbridge, lost and confused. He was taken to the Davisville Military Hospital in Toronto and diagnosed with aphasia. Deemed incapable of being self-supporting, he was deported to Scotland that November. Upon arrival, he was denied long term treatment for his hallucinations. He was admitted to Larbert Asylum in Stirling, Scotland in February 1938 as a “male pauper” with “delusional insanity”. He died there on October 30, 1938 at the age of 46, an unrecorded victim of the Great War. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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