73 www.on.legion.ca BROWN, Raymond Montgomery Raymond was born in Peterborough, Ontario on April 2, 1951. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on March 14, 1969 and served with Regular Component Militia. He was deployed overseas and also did Peacekeeping in Ottawa. He was a Corporal and a Metals Technician. He was released on August 18, 1975. Raymond resided inActon for twenty years prior to his passing on March 27, 2026. BROWN, Stanley Gordon Stanley Gordon Brown was born on April 26, 1889, in Stratford, Ontario to John Henry Brown and Letitia Clifton. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) there with the 2nd Dragoons, who were recruiting for the 176th Infantry Battalion, C.E.F., on April 29, 1916. He sailed with his unit to Liverpool aboard the S.S. Olympic and was immediately transferred to the 12th Reserve Battalion. He was then transferred to the 164th Infantry Battalion, and then again to the 5th Canadian Railway Troops (C.R.T.). It is with the 5th C.R.T. and with the rank of Sapper that he began his service at the front lines. Stanley received a Good Conduct Badge on April 29, 1918. His final transfer was on May 21 when he was moved to the 15th Infantry Battalion. On October 10, Stanley was wounded in the back by gunfire and was moved to the 23rd Casualty Clearing Station in Brebières. He survived and was moved to other field hospitals. On February 21, 1919, Stanley was declared “Dangerously Ill” with Influenza at the 50th Casualty Clearing Station in Huy, Belgium. Stanley died of bronchial pneumonia on February 23, 1919, at the age of 29. He is buried at the Huy La Sarte Communal Cemetery. BROWN, William Charles William was born in St. Martin’s, NB on January 24, 1922. He began his military career, a career that spanned three decades, when he enlisted in the CanadianArmy (Regular Force) on March 6, 1941. That same year, he left for overseas from Halifax, Nova Scotia in October 1941. During World War II, he served in Britain, Sicily, Italy and Northwest Europe as a motorcycle dispatch rider with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. Returning to Canada in October 1945, he demobilized to civilian life but rejoined the Canadian Army on June 13, 1947, as a vehicle tech in the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers. Another tour of duty took him to Korea from December 1954 to July 1955. His military honours include the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with overseas Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Forces Decoration with Clasp and Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal. After spending most of his career as a supply storeman, he retired from the Canadian Army on April 27, 1968. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kingston Branch 560 for over fifty years. William passed away on February 10, 2005. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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