159 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND GILBERTSON, George George was born on October 27, 1913 in Toronto, ON. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1943. He was an auto machinist and while in the Royal Canadian Navy he worked in Halifax, NS on tugboats and ferries in the machine shop. He was discharged in December 1946 and he went back to car repairs, buying a repair shop and house where he worked and lived for 40 years. George and his wife moved to Markdale where he joined Flesherton-Markdale Legion Branch 333. GILPIN, Frederick E. Frederick was born on January 5, 1922 in Copper Cliff, ON. In March 1943, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy and went on to serve on HMS Nabob and HMCS Algonquin in Norway and the High Seas during World War II. He was part of the crew on HMS Nabob when it was hit by torpedoes off the coast of Norway. It was initially thought the crew would have to abandon ship, but they managed to save the vessel. The next day, he and most of the remaining crew were transferred to a rest camp in Scotland. He was later posted back to Canada and trained in Esquimalt, BC in order to prepare for duty in the Pacific. He was discharged in 1946 and returned to work for Inco in Copper Cliff, ON. Frederick passed away on April 29, 2007. GILPIN, Edwin C. Edwin was born on June 18, 1914 in Sudbury, ON. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army in 1942 and served in England during World War II. Following his discharge in 1946, Edwin worked for Loblaw’s for 42 years until his retirement. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Sudbury, ON for over 50 years. Edwin passed away on November 5, 1995.
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