383 www.on.legion.ca WOOD, John E. John was born on December 6, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario. At the age of seventeen, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1948. John served on both aircraft carriers HMCS Magnificent and Bonaventure on the High Seas. After a short stint on civvy street, he joined the Army (Regular Force). John served in Germany with the Royal Canadian Regiment and on his return to Canada he remustered to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. He served in Churchill, Manitoba; Ottawa, Lakeview Depot and London, Ontario, where he retired as a Sergeant after 25 years of total service. After his release in 1974, he then used his supply expertise ordering for the local hospital in London for a number of years before retiring in Tillsonburg. John passed away on January 18, 2023. WOODRUFF, Blain Clifford Blain was born in Thornhill, Ontario on April 18, 1946. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in April 1965 and began sixteen weeks of basic training at HMCS Cornwallis. In August of that year, he was posted to HMCS Shearwater to begin training as an Aero Engine Fitter. In June 1968, Blain attended the C.A.F. Aircraft Trade School at CFB Borden for Aircraft Technician training. Later that September, he was posted to HMCS Bonaventure, serving with the Air Headquarters Division. Following the decommissioning of the Bonaventure, he returned to HMCS Shearwater. In January 1971, Blain was posted to CFB Edmonton with 450 Helicopter Squadron. He concluded his Regular Force service in November 1973, taking his release from the CAF to begin employment with CP Air in Vancouver, British Columbia. Blain also served in the Air Force Reserve at CFB Downsview. He is currently a six-year member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 419 in Port Perry, Ontario. WRAIGHT, Ernest Henry Ernest was born in Kingston, Ontario on March 29, 1911. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) and served during World War II. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 173 for ten years. Ernest passed away on October 3, 2001. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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