193 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ENNIS, William Cosby William was born on December 14, 1911, in Brussels, Ontario. His enlistment date is unknown, but he served in Gander, Newfoundland. The No. 10 Squadron was stationed there for the duration of the war. In 1940, it was known as RCAF Station, Gander. It had two missions. One was to provide aerial defense for the Dominion and supply convoys in the North Atlantic from enemy U-boats and two was for the transporting of military aircraft and vehicles from Canada to the European Theatre. He returned after the war to marry his wife Elizabeth in 1947, and they settled in London. His Walton family and friends remember him as Cosby, but his London friends as Bill. His life’s work in London involved his own painting and wallpaper decorating business later working in the paint departments of large stores. He had a strong sense of family and a great sense of humour. He passed away in October 1981, from cancer, after he had a chance to meet his second grandchild. EPLETT, Samuel Gifford Samuel was born in Coldwater, Ontario on January 9, 1895, the son of Samuel and Sarah Eplett of Coldwater. On February 15, 1916, he and five of his friends enlisted in Coldwater with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was twenty years old and single. He listed his trade as confectioner and claimed previous military experience with a militia cyclist unit. Private Sam Eplett sailed to England on the SS Cameronia to arrive on October 28, 1916. After getting some more training in England, he landed in France on November 29, 1916, assigned to the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment). Private Eplett was wounded in action at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France on April 11, 1917 and wounded again on November 7 of that same year. Sam was repatriated to Canada and discharged on March 29, 1919. Of his five friends who had joined with him in Coldwater, four were killed in action, George Maracle-Hill, Andrew Dunford, Alexander Dunkin and George Woods, and the other one, Bruce Griffin, was wounded in action. EPLETT, Charles Everett Charles was born in Coldwater, Ontario on March 22, 1898, the son of Samuel and Sarah Eplett of Coldwater. On February 15, 1916, he and his brother Samuel enlisted in Coldwater with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was eighteen years old and single. He listed his trade as mechanic and claimed previous military experience with a local militia unit, the 35th Simcoe Foresters. Private Charles Eplett sailed to England on the SS Cameronia to arrive on October 28, 1916. After getting some more training in England, he landed in in France on November 29, 1916, assigned to the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment). He was wounded in action in France on May 3, 1917. He was repatriated to Canada and discharged on January 8, 1919. Charles passed away on December 4, 1962. His brother Samuel was also wounded in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
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