189 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND LAMBIER, Francis Russell Reid Frank “Tack” Tack was born on May 4, 1894, in Clifford, Ontario. He enlisted with the 71st Battalion CEF on September 21, 1915, sailed for Liverpool, then was transferred to the 73rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Highlanders of Canada. He fought at Ypres in August 1916; the Somme in October 1916; and Arras Alley in December 1916 when he was injured. He received the Military Medal for Bravery from Prince Edward, Prince of Wales on April 19, 1917. He went on to fight at Vimy Ridge, Hill #145, where heavy losses caused the 73rd to be disbanded. He was transferred to the 42nd Battalion, Black Watch, Royal Canadian Highlanders of Canada. Tack fought in battles at Passchendaele in November 1917, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Mons, Arras, and the trenches of Monchy le Preux where Tack rescued a wounded soldier and received the Bar to Military Medal. He also received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He was discharged on March 21, 1919. Tack was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Palmerston Branch 409 for about twenty years before passing away on September 28, 1958. LANGILLE, Laurie West Laurie was born on April 26, 1933, in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. He was just seventeen years old when, with Canada at war in Korea in 1951, he enlisted in the Canadian Army. He served with 1st Airborne Signals, Signal Corps. By 1952, he was the driver on a squadron of Radio Operators with the Vandoo Regiment. Sailing to Korea aboard the USS General Walker with a shipload of American Troops took the regiment six days. Laurie described his year in combat in Korea as “intense terror” (mainly of incoming artillery fire) “interspersed with periods of extreme boredom.” On return from Korea, Laurie signed on again and found a new niche in parachuting which was cut short for him by injuries from a hard landing. Released in 1957, Laurie married Jewel Burtch, raised a family in Steeleys Bay, Ontario, worked 33 years at Stelco Gananoque, then joined The Royal Canadian Legion Steeleys Bay Branch 491. He was a member for 40 years. A charismatic man with a good voice and big smile, in retirement he became a local “Tommy Hunter” figure, singing and playing his guitar, organizing/MCing countless concerts at seniors’ residences, bringing joy to thousands before he died in 2018. LANE, William Barden “Bill” William, the son of Henry Lane and Elizabeth Barden, was born on September 11, 1896, in Erin Township, Ontario. William, known as Bill to his friends, was busy working on the family farm when he was called to Guelph for his medical under the Military Service Act on October 13, 1917. On May 22, 1918, he was called to active service in London, Ontario with Western Ontario Regiment. Training at the Carling Heights Camp, Bill was assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion. On leave in the fall of 1918, Bill was home helping with the harvest when he married Emily Sargeant on October 9. For their honeymoon, with limited time and gasoline restriction, Bill hooked up the horse and buggy and they went off to Erin Fall Fair for the day. Bill returned to his duties at London. Following the Armistice in November 1918 the soldiers were allowed furlough to help with farm duties. He received his discharge at London on January 25, 1919. William passed away on December 16, 1988.
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