75 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND BOWEN, Gordon Titus Gordon was born on December 29, 1885 in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended school in Ottawa and when war broke out, he was a married man with three children. Upon enlistment in the Army, on March 1, 1915, he joined the 77th Battalion and listed previous service with the Governor General Foot Guards of Ottawa as a bugler. On arrival in England, the 77th was broken up and Gordon was drafted into the 23rd Battery, 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. On June 30, 1916, he transferred to the 202 Battalion then commanded by his older brother LCol Peter Bowen. On November 20, 1916, he was medically discharged due to loss of sight in the left eye, a result of shell shock. On February 27, 1917, he enlisted a second time where he served as a forestry reinforcement in a special service company and promoted to Sergeant. On November 28, 1917, Gordon was discharged for a second time on compassionate grounds and returned to civilian life. In addition to his three daughters, Gordon had two sons who both served in the military. He was also an active member of the CNE in Ottawa for many years. Gordon passed away in 1968. BOWMAN, Roy Alexander Roy was born on September 2, 1921 in Ailsa Craig, Ontario, the son of Thomas and Jane Bowman. He was a farmer by trade. Roy enlisted in the Army on August 10, 1942 and joined the Royal Canadian Regiment. He also belonged to the Middlesex and Huron Regiment. Roy arrived in England on December 30, 1942 with the 1st District Depot. On July 25, 1943, Roy was killed in action in Sicily. He is buried at the Canadian Military Cemetery in Agira, Sicily. Roy received the 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. BOWLER, Harry Harry was born on March 13, 1907, in Aberdeen, Scotland and came to Canada as a 21-year-old young man. The family settled in Brussels, Ontario and he married his wife Viola Fox in 1936. He enlisted in Brussels in 1939 and trained at Camp Borden and Petawawa. He served with the 5th Canadian Division Signal Corps until he was released in 1946. He served in Italy and Northwest Europe during WorldWar II. When he returned to Brussels, he owned a feed mill store until 1951. They moved to London in March 1951 where he became a truck driver for the London Free Press. He drove from London to Brussels to Kincardine with the papers. When his health stopped him from driving the route, he worked in maintenance until he retired. A highlight of his life was meeting his sister, Edna, after 53 years apart in 1976. She had gone to New Zealand at the age of eighteen in 1923 and he to Canada in 1928. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Brussels Branch 218 for ten years. Henry passed away on January 11, 1989.
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