71 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BATHE, Austin Charles Aubrey “Chuck” Chuck was born in Nelson, BC on April 7, 1920. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on June 16, 1941 and served in Canada and Britain as a Flight Instructor during World War II. He was discharged on October 12, 1945 at the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Chuck was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the Pilot’s Flying Badge. Upon returning to private life, he enrolled in the new Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, Ontario where he graduated with the second class with high honours. He opened a practice in Port Perry where he was a chiropractor for 37 years before retiring to a life of leisure in 1987. Chuck remained very active in the community with the Business Association, curling, freemasonry, the Shriners, and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 419 until his passing on August 10, 2006. BAXTER, Frederick R. “Fred” Fred was born in Barton, Nova Scotia on January 8, 1926. At the age of seventeen, Fred was sailing to a job in Labrador when his ship was torpedoed in the Gulf of St Lawrence. He was pulled from the water by Quebec farmers and proceeded home to enlist in the RCAF in August 1943. He served in Canada and in Europe with the Husky Squadron 437 as Flying Officer and Wireless Air Gunner during World War II. When in Europe, he was able to meet up with his two older, air force enlisted brothers, Ron and Barry. After discharge on July 29, 1946, he remained in Toronto and met his bride Lavina, had four children, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He loves to hunt and fish. He was employed with AVRO, Garnet Redi-Mix and Versa Food Services. He retired to live on the shores of Colpoys Bay in Wiarton, Ontario. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp and the WAG Badge. Fred has been a member of Wiarton Legion Branch 208 for 45 years. BATTY, Robert Harold Robert was born on January 25, 1906 in Balcarres, Saskatchewan. He grew up on a farm south of Regina. He got his pilot license in 1929 and was a Commercial Pilot, Sask Air Ambulance from 1938 to 1940. His longest flight was from Regina to Rochester, Minnesota, changing from wheels to skis along the way. He was 2nd instructor for Regina Flying Club in 1938 also instructing RCAF pilots under contract. Harold enlisted in the Air Force on August 29, 1938 with the 120 B.R. Squadron and served during World War II in Canada and Newfoundland flying Tiger Moths. In 1940 Robert was Chief Instructor #2 AOS (Air Observer School) in Edmonton, Avro Anson. He became friends with Wop May and other pioneers along the way. In 1941 he was with the Eastern Air Command doing anti-submarine and convoy escort in NS; flying Lockheed Hudson with CO 145 Squadron in 1942; RCAF HQ in Ottawa in 1943; and CO AOS in MB in 1944. In 1945, he was posted to reserve and returned to farming; because of his experience and age he was heavily involved in the BCATP, as such his only combat activity was spotting a German submarine. He was discharge on March 16, 1945. Robert was a member of the Legion Branch 85 Kapuskasing. He passed away on January 6, 1999.
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