119 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND CULLIGAN, Carl W. Carl was born in Waterloo County, ON in 1918. His parents lived in Waterloo, however Carl moved to Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. On August 7, 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army in Illinois and served with the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division during World War II. Word arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Culligan in Waterloo that their son was killed in battle somewhere in Germany on April 16, 1945. He had been in action a little more than a month. He was survived by his wife and young daughter, as well as his parents, six sisters and one brother. Corporal Culligan was awarded the Purple Heart medal by the United States Government. He is interred in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. CURTIS, Robert Stanley Robert was born in Dereham Township in Oxford County, Ontario on March 12, 1892. He was farming near Tillsonburg when he decided to enlist during World War I in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, “Oxford’s Own” 168th Battalion on January 27, 1916. Robert was badly wounded by shrapnel on July 14, 1917 and was evacuated to a military hospital in the United Kingdom ten days later. On September 29, 1917, Private Curtis died from his injuries at the Lewisham Hospital in London, England. He is buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England. CURTIS, David George David was born in Brantford, Ontario on June 3, 1920. He enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry C.A.S.F. along with five brothers all of whom returned home. His service was in United Kingdom and Continental Europe. On August 19, 1942, he took part with his regiment in the Dieppe Raid. He was shot and captured by the Germans and treated in hospital in Rouen, France before being sent to Lamsdorf. He was stated as missing on September 16, 1942 and was not noted as a Prisoner of War until January 11, 1943. He was held at Stalag VIII-B, also known as Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf, from 1942 until April 1945 and was liberated from the camp. He was sent home still very ill. David was discharged on September 10, 1945. A certificate was presented to David accompanying the awarding of the Dieppe Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. He served in the 56th Field Reg as a Sergeant where he was chosen to make a pilgrimage back to the battlefields to allow veterans the opportunity to visit their fallen brothers in arms and comrades. He was a 42-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 90 in Brantford. David passed away on May 9, 1987.
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