97 www.on.legion.ca CHADBURN, Lloyd Vernon Lloyd was born in Montreal, Quebec on August 21, 1919. He attended Aurora High School between 1933 and 1934 and worked at the Fleury Foundry. After being rejected in the army and navy, Lloyd was accepted by the RCAF (Regular Force) as an air gunner in April 1940. Commissioned as Pilot Officer in Ottawa, Lloyd was posted to No. 112 Squadron where he made his first operational flight in March 1941. In February 1942, Chadburn was posted to No. 416 RCAF Squadron in Peterhead, Scotland. Days later, he took over command of the squadron, becoming the first graduate of the BCATP to lead a fighter command squadron. Lloyd was the youngest Squadron Leader in the RCAF at 21. First to destroy an e-boat with cannon fire, Lloyd was a prolific airman and as Wing Commander provided safe passage for the USAAF. In sixty sorties, Lloyd’s squad shot down 44 enemy aircraft without a loss earning him the nickname the Angel. Lloyd was leading a patrol in Spitfire MJ824 on June 13, 1944, when he was killed in a collision in Caen, France. CHADS, Dudley Herbert Edwin Cornell Dudley was born in London, England the son of Wellington and Rachel (Crowe) Chads on September 6, 1891. His parents divorced in 1899, and he immigrated to Canada in 1911 and settled in Lakefield, Ontario. Dudley was employed as an analytical chemist. He met and married Laurel Webster (of Lakefield) in 1913 and had one son, Ducie, born just 10 days before he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on November 24, 1914, in Kingston with the 21st Battalion. He served for four years and six months in France being discharged on May 13, 1919. In 1920, he emigrated to Kansas and had a second son, Dudley, who would later serve with distinction in World War II with the RAF. Dudley had a long career with the National Gypsum Mill, later becoming the Plant Manager, and was a recognized community Leader and City Council Member (1944 to 1949). His philanthropic work was an example to the greater community. Dudley was greatly mourned and praised when he passed in 1964 at age 73. He was a proud veteran, and despite becoming an American citizen in 1936, he was a proud British subject and his son followed in his footsteps serving King and Country as well. CHAMBERS, Gordon William Gordon was born in Lindsay, Ontario on July 14, 1916. He enlisted in the Army on April 2, 1942 and served with the 56th Bty, 6th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA, Petawawa, Ontario until his release on February 16, 1946. He served in the United Kingdom and in Continental Europe. Gordon was promoted to Sergeant on September 1, 1942. He was awarded the Commander in Chief’s Certificate for Gallantry, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and War Medal 1939-1945. Gordon was married to Sprae Ethel Bellamy on November 14, 1939 and had three children, Helen, Carol and Barry. He joined the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 67 in Lindsay, Ontario on November 4, 1953 and was a member for 24 years until he passed away on May 8, 1970. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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