29 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND AIKEN, Robert Clifford Robert was born on December 20, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario. He enlisted in the RCNVR as a sick berth attendant, becoming Chief Petty Officer (Medical) on board HMCS Sackville under Captain Alan Easton. On board ship, he was known as “Tiffy”. Captain Easton later authored the book ‘50 North’ in which he humorously described Tiffy’s behavior. The Sackville is the last Canadian corvette in existence and is permanently moored in the Halifax harbor as a maritime museum. Following sea duty on the Sackville, Robert’s service continued on land as head of the admitting office of Halifax hospital. He then volunteered for Pacific duty and was assigned to HMCS Uganda on the west coast of Canada. His service on the Uganda was cut short by the ending of WorldWar II. After discharge, Robert used his war service gratuities to pay for the completion of his high school diploma and his university studies at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Pharmacy. He operated his own pharmacy in the town of Stouffville for many years where he and his wife Evelyn raised their family. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion in Stouffville. Robert passed away on December 30, 2000. AITCHISON, Lorne Lorne was born in Teeswater, Ontario on November 15, 1896. He was working in Thedford, Ontario where he signed up and received his medical on December 21, 1915. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. He arrived in England on March 22, 1917 and served in France with the 4th Division Signalers as a telegraph operator. He became ill in 1918 and was discharged on August 8, 1919, sailing home on Saturnia. He came back to Thedford, married, and moved to Teeswater. Lorne passed away in 1969. AIKENS, Harry Alfred Harry was born on March 11, 1925 in Richards Landing, a village on St. Joseph Island in Northern Ontario, to Clara and Alfred Aikens. He grew up and worked on the family farm until enlisting in the Army with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada on January 14, 1944 and attended training in Scotland. In September 1944, he was severely wounded in France and sent back to England to a hospital in Farnsborough. Harry was fortunate during his last days to have the company of his sister-in-law who was a cook at the hospital. On October 18, 1944, Harry died of his wounds. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, Great Britain.
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