153 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND FENTON, Robert John Robert was born onAugust 29, 1887 inArran Township, Ontario to John and Sarah. He enlisted in the Army on May 4, 1917 in Toronto during World War I. He served in the 67th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force as a Gunner. Robert served in France and Belgium with the 10th C.S.B. and was discharged on May 11, 1919. After the war, he farmed for a short time then operated a grocery store in Owen Sound, Ontario. Robert married Janet Elizabeth Robertson in 1929 and they had no children. He was a member of St. George’s Anglican Church. Robert died on July 23, 1974 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Owen Sound, Ontario. FERGUSON, Gordon James “Gord” Gord was born at the St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 17, 1925 to James and Edith Ferguson. He attended and completed his education at the Gordon Bell High School where, in 1941, he met and started dating the love of his life, Shirley. On July 23, 1943, Gord joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and upon completing his training he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. He performed his service in Canada and received an honorary discharge on January 4, 1945. Gord pursued a career in sales, married Shirley, moving around Canada and raising four children: Jane, Jim, Terry and Kathy, which grew to nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Gord’s claim to a special accomplishment in his life was the 77 inseparable years that he spent with the love of his life, Shirley. Gord is 95 years old and resides at a retirement home in Preston, Ontario. FERGUSON, Eugene “Leo” Leo was born on September 14, 1897 in Berlin, Kitchener, Ontario. He was a baker by trade but on September 8, 1915 he enlisted in the Army. He sailed on the S.S. Matagami and, upon arrival in the UK, was transferred to the 13th Battalion, The Royal Highland Regiment of Canada, The Black Watch. The Black Watch put his small stature and youthful energy to good use. He was made a “runner” – a soldier responsible for carrying messages. Leo was in the forefront of the action during the battle for the small French village of Blécourt, part of the Canal du Nord. It was in this small town, on October 18, 1918, that Private Leo Ferguson’s story ends. While carrying messages back and forth, Leo was killed by German shellfire. He left behind his parents and three sisters and two brothers. Private Ferguson was awarded the Military Medal on August 9, 1919. This award is for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==