121 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND DAGENAIS, Eusebe Eusebe was born in Otter Lake, Ontario on July 23, 1895 to Paulina Dagenais. He received his WorldWar I draft letter on November 30, 1917 to report to Haileybury #18 for a medical. He passed his medical and was sent to Toronto to report to the 1st Depot Battalion for training. Eusebe was sent to England and arrived on February 16, 1918 and was assigned to the 12th Reserves. On March 26, he was transferred to the 10th Reserves. On August 31, 1918, he was taken on strength with the 22nd Battalion and on September 10, 1918 was in France on the frontlines. The Canadian Expeditionary Force was proceeding with demobilizing the forces and Eusebe was transferred to Glasgow, then sent back to Canada on July 24, 1919 aboard the Saturnia and arrived in Montreal on August 4. He was discharged on August 7, 1919. Eusebe passed away in 1953. His son, Jerry J. Dagenais, was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Waterloo Branch 530. DAIGLE, John Arthur “Art” Art was born on November 12, 1930, Chatham, New Brunswick. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in May 1950, in Fredericton, NB. He was sent to Camp in Sussex, NB for basic training then transferred to Petawawa, ON in September 1950. Art took advanced training for the Tank Corps and was sent to Halifax, NS in December 1950, then onto Edmonton, AB in February 1951. In May 1951, he was sent to Japan with the 26th Special Force Brigade then onto Korea in June 1951. Art returned to Canada July 1953, to the Central Ordnance Depot at Montreal, PQ. Art was presented with the Korean War Medal, United Nations Emergency Force Medal and the Ambassador for Peace Medal from the Ambassador of Korea. Art has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Bowmanville Branch 178 for over 65 years. DAHMER, Jack Charles Jack Charles Dahmer was born on February 20, 1887 in Conestogo, Ontario to George Daniel and Christina (Licht) Dahmer. He worked as a carpenter in and around Conestogo. On April 2, 1918, Jack joined the 1st Depot Regiment and started his military basic training. On March 4, he passed his medical examination and on April 2 transferred to the 1st Depot Battalion. He crossed the ocean aboard the SS Scotian and arrived in England on April 28, 1918. Jack served in England and France during World War I and was discharged on July 12, 1919. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50 and then Waterloo Branch 530. Jack Dahmer passed away in 1959. He was a Charter Member of Waterloo Branch 530 and his name is inscribed on plaque #1 of the Waterloo Legion Veterans Memorial Wall.
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