111 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND CONNOR, James W. James was born on December 3, 1891. His family resided in Lancashire, England. James and his wife Elsie emigrated to Canada on June 12, 1912 and resided at York, Ontario. On June 12, 1915, he enlisted in World War I at Caledonia, Ontario joining the 58th Battalion. He was then transferred to the 2nd Battalion Canadian Regiment and fought in France and Belgium. He was killed in action on June 12, 1916 in Belgium. He was 25 years old. He left his wife Elsie and four-year-old son Francis. James is buried in Ypres, Belgium. James received the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Memorial Cross. CONRAD, Lawrence “Howard” Howard was born in Trout Creek, Ontario on July 11, 1918. He enlisted in the Army on June 10, 1944. He entered France on August 25, 1944 with the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, 3rd Division, 9th Brigade. He transferred to Brigade Headquarters in September 1944 with the Regimental Police. Howard served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany during World War II and was discharged on March 26, 1946. Upon returning home to his wife and first child after the war, he worked for Bauer Skate Factory and was a long-time employee of J.M. Schneider Inc. He and his wife Patricia had six more children. Howard played hockey and baseball in his younger days and was also a Centreville volunteer fireman. He retired in 1984. Howard was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530 actively involved in Poppy Campaigns for 65 plus years and was awarded a Life Membership. Howard was a master in most trades and held the Building and Works chair for many years. He was the “go-to guy” to do any repairs needed to keep the over 100-year-old Legion building running. Howard passed away in January 2014, at the age of 96. He is remembered on Plaque #8 of the Waterloo Legion Veterans Memorial Wall. CONOVER, Edward Fitzgerald “Ted” Ted was born in Brampton, Ontario on February 21, 1923. He joined The Lorne Scots in 1936. He served as a platoon commander with a defense company in the UK. Ted went to Italy in December 1943 and was stationed at a reinforcement depot near Avelino waiting for deployment. When the 1st Special Service Force (Devil’s Brigade) needed Canadian reinforcements, Ted volunteered and was accepted. His platoon was tasked to provide covering fire while the other two platoons in his company made the assault. Ted’s lead scout stepped on a Shu mine. He went to rescue him and stepped on a mine as well. Ted returned to Canada and was discharged in 1944. He later rejoined the Lorne Scots as a Captain becoming the Commanding Officer of the Lorne Scots from 1960 to 1964. As well, he went on to become the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel. Ted received The Bronze Star in 2007 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2013 for his service with the 1st Special Service Force. In civilian life, Ted, with a partner, ran a veterinary business. He was the local court registrar before becoming Registrar of the Supreme Court of Ontario and The Court of Appeal of Ontario. Ted passed away in 2019.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==