29 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ANDERSON, James Patrick James was born in Guelph, Ontario on March 14, 1942. He served in the Reserve 137 Coy, RCASC from March 1959 to March 1960 and on March 17, 1960, he joined the Regular Forces. He served with 1st Battalion Queen’s Own Rifles in Germany with NATO, Berlin Wall in 1961 and Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. He was released from service on February 10, 1963. He is a five-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 161 and has been residing in Muskoka, Ontario since 1974. ANDREWS, William Edward William was born in Bristol, England on March 11, 1890. He immigrated to Canada in 1910 and settled in Newmarket, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in August 1914. In December, he joined the 12th Regiment, York Rangers Division and trained at both the Newmarket Town Hall and Base Borden. He was sent overseas in 1915 from Halifax. He saw battle on the Somme Front, in Belgium, London, and again in Paris. In the summer of 1916, his regiment was introduced to His Majesty, King George V, on the battlefield. William was awarded the 127th 12thYork Rangers Clasp, the Service at the Front pin, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal and Clasp. On his return home, he became employed at Davis Leather in Newmarket. In 1932, William helped organize the Rhinehart, Smith and Andrews bugle band. He enlisted in WWII and became an instructor at the training camp in Newmarket. It was his honour to train his son Bruce before going overseas. He was an active member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Newmarket for forty years and served as Sergeant at Arms. William remained active in the community of Newmarket until his death in 1976. ANDREWS, Bruce Donald Bruce was born on June 6, 1921, and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. On September 12, 1940, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the Canadian Infantry Corps and began basic training at the Army camp in Newmarket during World War II. He later joined the Irish Regiment of Canada. Bruce sailed overseas from Halifax. While going through the Straights of Gibraltar, the first of two ships was torpedoed by the Japanese. Bruce jumped into the sea and saved a man from drowning. He had rescued the same soldier from Glenville Pond during his basic training a few months earlier. He gallantly fought during the Italian Campaign and was wounded in battle. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, and Defence Medal. Bruce rose to the rank of Company Sergeant Major and was in London, England receiving his commission when the war ended. He was discharged on November 15, 1945. Once he returned to Newmarket, he built a house under the Veterans Land Act and secured employment at Office Specialty where he worked for forty years. Bruce and his wife Anna raised three children and remained in Newmarket for the rest of their lives. Bruce passed away in 1993.
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