V27213
R.C.N.V.R. Petty Officer

Born: October 26th 1919, 10th Line, East Zorra Twsp.
Died: November 1967
Attended: Hickson Public School, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph
After School: Enlisted
Enlisted: R.C.A.F. in Cambridge; transferred to R.C.N.V.R.
Trained: HMCS York, Toronto; Stadacona 1,Stadacona 2; Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
Served: In the Atlantic - Newfoundland Run and Londonderry [Ireland] Run
Discharged: August 1945
After the War: Worked in International Harvester Dept., Oxford Farmer's Co-op
Family: Married Merna Frances Balcom in July 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia; one son - Donald John; one daughter Karen Anne
Comments: Member of Hickson United Church - on Church Board; Member of Tavistock Masonic Lodge; Belonged to Independent Order of Foresters, Woodstock and served in all offices; Formed the Independent Order of Foresters, Stratford and served as Chief Officer for several years; died very suddenly of Coronary Thrombosis in November 1967