293 www.on.legion.ca PERRY, Walter William Walter was born on September 23, 1896, in Croydon, Surrey, England to Walter William andAnnie Miriam Perry who immigrated to Toronto in 1908. Jr. was living on a farm in Haysville, prior to enlisting in the Army (Regular Force) in Niagara Falls on September 6, 1915 with the 84th Battalion. After months of training, his unit sailed from Canada on June 18, 1916, arriving in England eleven days later. He was transferred to the 75th Battalion and proceeded to Le Havre, France and was attached to the sanitary section. On March 14, 1917, Walter was wounded by shrapnel on both legs and right hand while in Vimy Ridge. He was being treated in the Canadian Convalescent Hospital when they presented him with the Military Medal for his bravery and action in the battlefield. He was discharged from the hospital on June 28, 1917, granted a leave and permission to marry. He returned to his unit on the front lines where he was killed instantly on November 17, 1917. He is buried in the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial in Belgium. Private Walter William Perry is commemorated on Page 308 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. PETERS, John Freeman John was born on February 13, 1897, in Wilbur, Ontario to James and Jennie (Richardson) Peters. He was a labourer in the Richards Landing, area on St. Joseph Island when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion on December 31, 1915. He sailed for England on August 8, 1916. In England, he was transferred to the 52nd Battalion (New Ontario). While in service in France he was wounded in the lower extremities. John was discharged on March 11, 1919. The following June, he married Bertha Mowers in Parry Sound, Ontario. He worked in construction in Vancouver and passed away on January 6, 1969, and is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in that city. PETERSEN, Hans Olaf Hans was born on November 21, 1893, in Denmark to Peter and Helene (Olsen). The family immigrated to Canada in 1911 and lived on St. Joseph Island east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. On December 18, 1917, he joined the Army (Regular Force) with the Manitoba Regiment in Winnipeg. Hans sailed for England on March 24, 1918, and he served in England. He was discharged on June 24, 1919. Hans was present at the dedication of the Richards Landing, St. Joseph Island cenotaph in July 1919. He married Mary Francey who was a schoolteacher on the Island. The 1920 U.S. census shows that he was a carpenter in Flint, Michigan. Hans passed away on July 21, 1946, in Montmorency County, Michigan and is buried in Briley Township Cemetery, Montmorency, Michigan. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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