85 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND DACK, James W. James was born in Dalrymple, Scotland on April 13, 1923. He joined the Army in 1944 and served with the Essex Scottish Regiment in Northwest Europe during WWII. After completing his basic training, James was sent overseas to England. He remembers well the Battle of Hochwald where there were only twelve survivors. He was discharged on August 1946. He worked at Pedwell Lumber for 33 years and was a Supervisor. He has been a member of Orillia Legion Branch 34 for forty years. DARLING, Harold N. Harold was born on December 29, 1912 in Oliver Corners, Ontario. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1940 and served with No. 1 Army Field Workshop in Italy, Sicily, France, Belgium and Holland. As a driver/mechanic, he drove General Grant tanks and also did a lot of salvage work, going up to drag out the wrecked tanks. He saw extensive action throughout Europe during the four years and ten months he served overseas. Harold was discharged in 1945. He passed away on September 11, 1992. DAILEY, William E. William was born in Gananoque, Ontario on November 12, 1900 although his attestation papers claim he was born in 1898. He was allowed to enlist at age 16, well under the minimum age of 18. His mother was attempting to get him released from the Army when he volunteered to go into the trenches. He wrote in his last letter to his mother: “I am going into the trenches tonight as a bugler... I suppose I will see some great sights over there. I didn’t have to go unless I wanted to but I volunteered... They are using buglers for gas attacks now. Be sure to tell Leona (a girlfriend) if I get killed. I told her you would. Goodbye. Your loving Willy.” Private Dailey, of the 4th Battalion (Central Ontario) was killed on September 7, 1916 by a sniper at the Battle of the Somme while on a night-working party that was extending his battalion’s trenches.
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