War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
Service Corps
A9871
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
47th Gen. Transport Co.
Private
Born: January 24th 1919, Tavistock, ON
Died: October 2nd 2000
Attended: Tavistock Public
After School: Worked for Bert Ratz, implement dealer
Enlisted: September 1941
Trained: London, Kitchener, Hamilton, Camp Borden
Served: England, Canada
Medals or Awards: George VI 1939-45, CVSM, 1939-45 & Bar War Medal, Canadian Forces Decoration & Bar
After the War: worked for Bert Ratz as a mechanic
Family: Parents - Simon and Katherine [Bender]
Brothers - Ernest, Erwin, Henry
Sisters - Helen Kaufman, Lydia Shantz, Edna Christenson,
Hilda Kinsberger, Clara Lebold, Katie Zehr
Comments: Member of Tavistock Legion #518