143 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HEMLIN, James Gerrard James was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 2, 1941. He joined the Army (Regular Force) on June 25, 1958, under the Apprentice Training Program. He served as an instructor in the School of Artillery, Battery Sergeant Major of the Airborne Artillery and as the RSM of the Officers Candidate School in Chilliwack. He was discharged on November 15, 1982, after serving in Canada, Germany and Cyprus. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Order of Military Merit. James is a twenty-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Kanata Branch 638. HICKMOTT, Walter Walter was born on January 16, 1897 on a farm near Kingsville, Ontario. On January 7, 1916, he enlisted with the 99th Battalion (Essex Regiment). Arriving in England, he was assigned to the 19th Battalion and he proceeded to France. At Vimy Ridge, he received a gunshot wound to his right arm and he was invalidated to England before returning to duty in December 1917. In March 1918, he was “slightly wounded – shrapnel” but returned to duty one week later. A month later on April 16, near the village of Boyelles, the Germans attacked trenches occupied by A Company. Captain Roberts ordered a counter-attack, which includedWalter’s platoon, commanded by Lieutenant George Borthwick. After successfully repelling the enemy, at approximately noon, Walter and George were both killed by a sniper. Sergeant Thatcher killed the sniper. Walter and George will serve together forever at Bellacourt Military Cemetery in Rivière, France. HERMAN, James Joseph James was born in Drayton, Ontario on February 28, 1918. He joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on May 8, 1942 and served in Canada, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe until his discharge on February 13, 1946. He was received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and War Medal 1939-1945. Upon his return to civilian life, James married and took up farming inWellington County, Ontario. He also worked as a nursing orderly in a home for the aged. James was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Elora Branch 229 for 22 years before he passed away on January 1, 1969.
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