Military Service Recognition Book

191 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND HEWTON, Francis Earl Francis was born in Coehill, Ontario on March 7, 1903 to John and Catherine Hewton. He had two sisters and seven brothers. Earl was married to Verna Johnson. He enlisted on March 12, 1941 and served with the 50th Battery, RCA as a gunner during World War II. He served in England and Continental Europe as a Private. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Award of Merit. He was discharged on October 25, 1945; he worked for Canadian General Electric in the switchgear department. He was a member of the Peterborough, Ontario Legion Branch 52. He passed away on February 5, 1958 of heart problems and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Havelock, Ontario. HEXIMER, Arthur Milen “Art” Arthur was born in Stevensville, Ontario in 1922. He served his country for 28 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. He volunteered for the Lincoln and Welland Militia Regiment and enlisted in 1942. In Pettawawa, he trained for FATS artillery guns and 17 pounders. He served as a motorcycle dispatch rider; learning special ammunitions in Nova Scotia, then off to England in 1943. Near Harrods in London, Art had to dive under his truck to escape the damage from an incendiary bomb. Later, he was posted to the 21st Army Group, 1st Echelon HQ in England, and experienced Juno Beach. Subsequent field duties took him to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. After the hostilities, Art reopened the Canadian Embassy in Paris. In 1946, he returned to Canada at Camp Borden. Next, in 1954, Art served in the Korean Conflict in the RCASC. Then in 1959, he oversaw the mechanical inspection team for the Militia units in mainland BC and Vancouver Island. He retired in 1969 and settled in Mississauga, Ontario. HEWTON, John Wesley John was born on Ornsby, Ontario on June 19, 1897 to John and Catherine (Babcocks) Hewton. He had two sisters and seven brothers. He worked as a farmer before he enlisted on February 26, 1916, in the 155th Battalion and then transferred to the 21st Canadian Infantry. He was a Private and served in England, Belgium and at Vimy in France where he was wounded in the face. He recovered enough to be sent back to the front as a stretcher bearer. While serving in this position, he was shot in the stomach and died on May 12, 1918. He is buried in Bagneux Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France.

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