Appel, Thomas "Laurie"

War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
Royal Canadian Navy

Ordinary Seaman

Born: November 25, 1925, Tavistock, ON
Died: December 14, 1993
Attended: Avon Public School, Stratford Collegiate Vocational Institute
After School: Clerk at Maher Shoe Store
Enlisted: June 9, 1943 in London, ON
Trained: London H.M.C.S. Provost, December 1943; Halifax, Nova Scotia; St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
Served: Canada
After the War: Goodrich Tire, Stratford; Stratford Beacon
Family: Parents- Lorne "Chick" Appel and Sarah Kaufman
Brother - Robert W. Appel of the R.C.A.F.
Sisters - Audrey, Marjorie, Betty
Wife - Married Arleen Bart in July 1940
Sons - Larry and Richard