47 www.on.legion.ca BARRETT, Alfred James Alfred James Barrett was born on May 14, 1884, in Hammersmith (London), England to Alfred and Bess (May) Barrett. Alfred was the eldest of six sons, three of whom served in the Great War. Alfred emigrated to Canada in 1905 and settled in Preston, Ontario. He followed in his Father’s footsteps and became a decorator. His girlfriend, Daisy Critcher, convinced her family to follow and emigrated in 1907 and married the same year. They had two children, Sydney (1909) and Bessie (1911). Alfred and Daisy moved to Toronto and he opened an electrical appliance store on the Danforth and enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the 5th CMR in 1915. He served with the 83 Battalion and was an artillery gunner. He fought at Vimy Ridge and was part of the Last Hundred Days Canadian offensive. On the opening day of the offensive, August 26, 1918, Alfred was wounded and taken to Arras for treatment where he died later that day. Alfred is buried in Faubourg D’Amiens Commonwealth Cemetery. On the 100th anniversary of his death, his great grandson and great great grandchildren paid homage to him at his gravesite. His memory lives on with honour in his family and namesakes. BEAUDOIN, George John George was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, on March 9, 1910, the son of Alexandre and Exilda (Therrien) Beaudoin. Prior to World War II, he worked in a stove foundry in Penetanguishene. In 1934, he married Harriet Eileen Taylor of the nearby village of Fesserton. George enrolled in the Canadian Army with the Grey & Simcoe Foresters in Toronto on April 17, 1941. Private (later Corporal) George Beaudoin sailed from Canada to arrive in the United Kingdom on September 19, 1943. He served overseas with the New Brunswick Rangers and later with the Royal 22e Régiment in the United Kingdom and Central Mediterranean Area until the end of the war. He earned the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-1945. George returned to Canada to be discharged on December 6, 1945. He returned to Penetanguishene where he lived for the rest of his life. He was a member of the local Royal Canadian Legion Branch 68. George passed away on February 8, 1989. He is buried in St. Ann’s Cemetery in Penetanguishene. BEAUSOLEIL, Joseph Phillip Joseph was born in Windsor, Ontario on September 16, 1948. He enlisted in the Navy on September 21, 1965 and served on the High Seas on HMCS Algonquin and HMCS Bonaventure. He was released from service onAugust 28, 1968. Joseph is a ten-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 18. He has been residing in Chatham/Kent since 2010. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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