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Royal Canadian Artillery and CMSC
Private, Gunner

Born: March 14th 1922, Tavistock.
Died: December 16th 1980, Toronto.
Attended: Tavistock Public, Stratford High School
After School: moved to Toronto
Enlisted: May 1943, Toronto
Trained: New Glasgow, NS; Windsor, Petawawa, Debert, NS
Served: Belgium, England, Continental Europe
Medals or Awards: France-Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Discharged: April 29th 1946

After the War: Canada Decalcomania; Peek Freans Canada until his death in 1980

Family: Parents - Henry and Minnie
Brothers - Floyd, Lou
Sister - Hazel Wettlaufer
Married: Myrtle Cakebread on September 25th, 1946.
Daughters - Judith Ann Kelly (April 26/48), Janet Lynn Seyler (April 27/51); Grandson - Aaron Robert Kelly

Comments: Bob loved returning to Tavistock for visits with friends and stocking up on smoked pork sausage and summer sausage, enough to last until the next trip

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