319 www.on.legion.ca SINNOTT, Murray Gordon Murray was born on September 23, 1940, in Broken Head, Manitoba. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on August 7, 1957, and served with the Royal Canadian Signals until February 1965. In 1960, during Peacekeeper service, Murray worked along with the Army National Congolese. The Congolese Army rebelled due to nonpayment by the Congo government. Taken prisoner, along with his Sgt Ross, he was held at rifle point for several hours until government issued pay to Congolese Army. As a 20-year-old, he reported “I was very scared and abused”. Murray is now living in LaSalle, Ontario and is a 50-Year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Metropolitan Branch 594. SISSONS, Burton William Burton was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 17, 1920. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on December 2, 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Services. He was discharged on March 18, 1946 returning to civil life. Burton resided in St. Catharines and passed away on October 22, 2001. SKITT, David John David was born on December 14, 1948, in Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, UK where his father, Harry Pownall, was serving in the North Staffordshire Regiment. At the age of two, David was placed into an orphanage due to his parents’ divorce. He was adopted into the Skitt family at the age of seven and lived with them until he joined the Royal Corps of Transport, Junior Tradesmen’s Regiment Rhyl at the age of sixteen on September 9, 1965. After serving at JTR Rhyl and passing out into the Regular Army, he was posted to 6 Squadron RCT at Duisburg, Germany. During his time at 6 Squadron, on August 20, 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague which was codenamed Operation Danube. 6 Squadron was deployed was deployed to support 36 Regiment Royal Artillery with Thunderbird Missiles until the threat was over. He then was posted to JHQ Rheindahlen until he left the regular army on July 31, 1970. He was discharged on September 9, 1987. He then joined the Royal British Legion for 25 years until he moved to Brampton, Ontario where he joined the Royal Canadian Legion. He is a six-year member of Bramalea Branch 609. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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