129 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HAIGHT, Owen T. Owen was born in Bracebridge, Ontario on December 14, 1923. He enlisted on January 15, 1943 and served as a Gunner in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe with the 11th Canadian LAA Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. He landed in Scotland on September 2, 1943 and was in Nijmegen, Holland from December 2, 1944 until April 3, 1945. On January 4, 1944, he passed his aircraft test and was drafted to the 62 BTY N LAA Regiment and by August 27, was striving for the Regina Rifles. Owen recalls driving in a jeep with five other soldiers until they stopped for a smoke break. Owen proceeded toward a building and then heard an explosion. He turned around to look and realized that five of the men with him had died instantly. Some of his memories were sad and hard to forget. He was discharged on February 7, 1946. Owen received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, 1939-1945 Star and France and Germany Star. Owen was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Central Muskoka Branch 161 prior to his passing away on May 26, 1989. HALL, George Arthur George was born in England on May 26, 1913. He enlisted in the British Navy (Regular Force) in 1939 and served in England and France until his release in 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Acton Branch 197 and was a part of the choralier signing group. He went to Expo 1967. George was a resident of Acton, Ontario for years prior to his death on May 18, 1982. HALL, Arthur Donaldson “Art” Art, the son of World War I Veteran Richard Hall and Mary Donaldson, was born in Toronto on May 4, 1922. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Toronto on April 9, 1941, and trained at Camp Borden before going overseas in October 1941. In England, he trained on Bren gun carriers and learned Morse code. In 1942, with the Saskatoon Light Infantry in Doune, Scotland, he participated in the vigorous toughen-up training for the battles ahead. In late June 1943, the First Canadian Division left for Sicily landing at night on July 9. In Sicily, Art engaged the enemy with his Bren-Gun carrier. Art, now with the tanks of the Governor General’s Horse Guards moving from Ortona battled through the Liri Valley towards Rome. Following the winter stalemate in Northern Italy, he moved with the Canadian units north through France, Belgium, and into Holland for the remainder of the war. Art returned to Canada and was discharged November 13, 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Georgetown for 51 years and a member of the Colour Party. Art passed away in Georgetown, Ontario, on March 31, 1997.
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