81 www.on.legion.ca BURNETT, Dr. Robert “Royden” Royden was born in 1905, he was the son of Robert Burnett and grew up in Glenelg Township, Grey County, Ontario. He enlisted in 1941 and served as a squadron leader in Canada and the British Isles until his discharge in 1945. He married Margaret MacArthur from Priceville, Ontario. He ran a medical practice in Durham and he coached the Durham Huskies hockey team. Royden passed away in 1975. BURNETT, Robert Graham Robert was born on July 31, 1919, in Echo Bay, Ontario, a small community east of Sault Ste. Marie, to Jannette and Samual Burnett. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on July 30, 1940, and joined the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. Rifleman Robert Burnett was killed in action on D-Day on June 6, 1944. He is buried at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian Cemetery in Normandy; France and his name is inscribed on the Echo Bay Cenotaph. BURNSIDE, Maurice Maurice was born on April 15, 1897 on St. Joseph Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, to James and Francis Burnside. He was a clerk when he enrolled in the Army (Regular Force) in the 119th Overseas Battalion on January 22, 1916. Maurice sailed for England on August 8, 1916 and after some months he was transferred to the 124th Pioneer Battalion. While serving in England, France and Belgium, he was plagued with a series of illnesses, the worst being pneumonia that put him in a hospital for three months. He was discharged on April 16, 1919 and returned home to St. Joseph Island. In May 1925, he married Barbara (Martin). Maurice passed away on May 9, 1944 and is buried in St. Joseph Township Cemetery. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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