369 www.on.legion.ca WAITE, Wilfred Alexander Wilfred was born in November 1926, to Watson Harold Waite (1896-1965) and Malinda Jane Elliott (1895-1972) of the 10th concession Maryborough Township. Wilfred joined the Armed Forces in January 1945 and completed basic training in Brantford then to Borden. With the war ending, he was discharged in September 1945. Wilfred married Helen Blackwell (1933-2011). He was living in Listowel when he passed away on July 27, 2011 and is buried in Victoria Cemetery in Drayton. WALKER, Ernest Basil Sheppard Ernest was born on Fairhope Farm in Medonte Township, County of Simcoe, Ontario, on August 22, 1914. He was the son of Albert and Ada Walker. As a teenager, he worked on the family farm prior to World War II. He then enrolled with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve on January 2, 1941. After basic training and other courses in Halifax, NS, Able Seaman Walker volunteered for service in Combined Operations. He found himself at sea in the Mediterranean where he served as coxswain, piloting a Landing Craft (Infantry), bringing troops ashore for the allied landings in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. His service earned him the 1939-1945 Star, the Africa Star (with NORTH AFRICA 1942-1943 Bar), Italy Star, France and Germany Star (with ATLANTIC Bar), Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar, and British War Medal 1939-1945. With the war over, he was discharged in Canada on June 11, 1945. Ernest passed away in 1958. He was laid to rest in Saint George’s Fair Valley Cemetery in Medonte Township. WALLWORK, John Herbert John Herbert Wallwork was born on October 8, 1894, in Salford, Lancashire, England, to John Herbert Wallwork and Sarah Emma Barlow. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) as a Private on July 22, 1915, in Toronto with the 75th Battalion. He sailed overseas with the battalion from Halifax to England aboard the SS Empress of Britain on April 1, 1916. This was the same ship John and his family sailed on to immigrate to Canada, four years prior in 1912. John was transferred to the 3rd Battalion on June 19, 1916, probably as a reinforcement after the Battle of Mount Sorrel which devastated the battalion. Tragically John was killed in action just seven days later on June 26, 1916, during an enemy bombardment. He was 21 years old. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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