149 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND FORD, Henry Kelsey Henry was born in Merlin, Ontario on December 7, 1923 and was raised in Cochrane and Matheson, ON. He enlisted in the Army on April 11, 1942 during World War II with the Canadian Forestry Corp. Henry served in the UK and North Western Europe and was a truck driver throughout the war. He was at the Battle of the Bulge when serving with General G. Patton’s U.S. 3rd Army. Henry was discharged on March 12, 1946. His medals include the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the 1939-1945 War Medal. Henry married Maxine Calcutt in Strathroy. They had eight children and the family lived in Strathroy for approximately fifty years. He was a member of the Strathroy Legion Branch 116 for twenty years. Henry passed away on July 20, 2008. FOSTER, Henry Percival Henry was born in Montreal, Quebec on February 22, 1925. Henry enlisted at eighteen years old in the Merchant Navy in Montreal on March 17, 1943 during World War II. His sea time commenced in September 1943 and he served as a DEMS Gunner on the following ships: Riverdale Park for 291 days in September 1943, Glacier Park DEMS for 119 days in July 1944 and Rosedale Park DEMS for 201 days in December 1944. Henry shares stories of being stationed in Halifax at HMCS Stadacona and being in Bari, Italy in 1943. At the time of his discharge, on October 24, 1945, Henry was ranked Leading Seaman. He returned to Quebec after the war and married Sybil Elizabeth Savage in 1947. Henry worked in the knitting industry like his father, including a stint in New Zealand in the 1960’s. Henry is an active 92 year old who loves to golf, play darts and spend time with his grandchildren. He has been a valued member of the Paris Legion, Branch 29 for over fifty years and is a Life Member. FORLER, Claude Elton Joseph Claude was born on July 21, 1924 on a farm near New Hamburg. He enlisted in the Army during World War II in December 1944. He went overseas to England with the HLI of Canada in January 1945 until April 1946. He then was in Europe on the way to the front when the war ended in Germany. He was there in the #1 Office as an interpreter and office worker. Claude was discharged in June 1946. He spent some of his time writing in a war diary.
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