Military Service Recognition Book

25 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ADAIR, Charles A. Charles was born in Zorra Township, Ontario, on December 27, 1877. He enlisted in the Army on December 29, 1915, and served with 160th Battalion during World War I. ALEXANDER, Robert James Robert was born in Burlington on December 28, 1977. He joined the Armed Forces Reserve on January 9, 1996 serving with the 11th Field Artillery Regiment as a Mobile Support Equipment Operator. He volunteered to assist with Op RECOUPERATION, the military response to the Ice Storm in 1998 and then deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. He served as a Class B reservist until 2011 when he transferred to the Regular Force serving with 31 Service Battalion in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Technical Services in Gagetown, New Brunswick, 2 Service Battalion in Petawawa, Ontario, and currently with 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, Headquarters. He deployed to Latvia as part of Op REASSURANCE in 2020. MWO Alexander is married with two children. He volunteers as a Scout Leader and enjoys hunting, fishing, and ATVing in his spare time. AIKENHEAD, William David William was born inAlmonte, Ontario onAugust 25, 1894. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on April 17, 1916. He served with the Canadian Forestry Corp and CAMC as a pharmacist in England on June 10, 1917 and France from October 11, 1918 to March 19, 1919. On return to Canada, he was married in 1920 and owned his own drugstore in Parkham from 1920 to 1937 and in Renfrew from 1937 to 1970. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 148 for 33 years. William passed away on December 4, 1970.

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