133 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND FARROW, Kenneth H. Kenneth was born on April 22, 1922 in the Arran Township, ON. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army on September 17, 1942 and served with the Carlton and York Infantry in Sicily and Italy during World War II. He was wounded in January 1944 in Sicily. On April 17, 1945 Kenneth was discharged and returned to civilian life. He was a member of Chesley Legion Branch 144 for 60 years. Kenneth passed away on January 26, 2013. FENTON, Fred J. Fred was born on December 1, 1920 in Blenheim, ON. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy on May 30, 1941 and served on the HMCS Windsor, the HMCS Assiniboine and the HMCS Montreal in the North Atlantic and the English Channel during World War II. He was on HMCS Assiniboine when it rammed and sunk U 210 on August 6, 1943 after point blank surface action taking almost five hours. This was done without help from other escorts and was the first real action for most of the crew. In another incident the HMCS Assiniboine helped to rescue survivors from a sunken U-boat who were stranded near Land’s End, UK. He was discharged in 1945. He was a member of Fred Gies Legion Branch 50 for over 50 years. Fred passed away on October 17, 1996. FAWCETT, James H. James was born in Southport, England on January 10, 1924. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1942 and was trained as an air gunner on the Halifax Bomber. His first tour was with No. 76 Squadron, completing 31 missions into Germany, all night raids; targets included Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and many others. His second tour was with the No. 148 Squadron in Italy where he completed another 31 operational missions in aid of the underground and Special Services in Yugoslavia, France, Poland and other countries. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, the Cross of Warsaw and the Polish Peoples cross. He immigrated to Canada in 1947 and became a Canadian Citizen in 1952. While in Canada, he served with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and Bar. In 2012, he was honoured amongst 42 Bomber Command veterans from Canada to attend the dedication of the Bomber Command Memorial in London, England. James has been a member of Deseronto Legion Branch 280 for 15 years.
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