31 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ADAMS, John Thomas John was born in Tobermory, Ontario on January 20, 1923. He volunteered to join the Canadian Army in June 1940 at the age of eighteen. John Adams enlisted in the Grey and Simcoe Foresters, 26 Canadian Armoured Regiment, Governor General’s Footguards, 21 CAR, 4th Division and was a corporal. He served in France, Italy and Germany during World War II and was wounded in action on August 14, 1944, suffering a gunshot wound to the upper back, chest and left shoulder. John spent many months recovering in hospital in England where he met his war bride Dorothy Booth. They were married in Aberdeen, Scotland on July 13, 1945. Upon discharge from the Army, John returned to Tobermory and Dorothy and their son John Thomas arrived in Canada aboard the SS Letitis on July 24, 1946. John Adams was a Life Member and Past President of The Royal Canadian Legion Tobermory Branch 290. He was a Lighthouse Keeper at Lyal Island in 1956, Lonely Island in 1959 and was Head Lightkeeper at Cape Croker from 1968 until his retirement. John was the recipient of the War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Defence Medal, France and Germany Star, Italy Star and the 1939-1945 Star. John passed away on June 3, 2005. ADAMS, William Philip “Bill” Bill was born on January 27, 1915 in Tobermory, Ontario. He enlisted in the Army on July 6, 1942 and served in England with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps and also in the Aleutian Islands campaign alongside the US Army during World War II. He returned to civil life on demobilization to Tobermory in March 1946. He would later marry Nellie Booth, whom he met overseas, and they would raise their family in Tobermory. Nellie was also a recipient of the BritishWomen’s Land Army badge for her service from 1942 to 1946. Upon his return, Bill worked as a Third-Class Engineer on the Alexander Leslie Coal Freighter sailing on the Great Lakes. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Tobermory Branch 290 and was the recipient of the Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp as well as the War Medal 1939-1945. Bill passed on August 19, 1997 in Tobermory. ADAMS, William “Daniel” Daniel was born on July 9, 1883 in Tobermory, Ontario. He enlisted with the Army during World War I on March 1, 1916 and served with the 138th Battalion 10th Canadian Infantry in France. Daniel suffered from the effects of gassing in August 1917, and gunshot wounds in April 1918. He was declared medically unfit and discharged on February 28, 1919. He returned to Alberta and worked as a laborer building the railroad from Edmonton to Jasper, Alberta. He received the Military Medal and Bar for bravery in the field. Daniel passed away on April 27, 1971.
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