143 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ELSTON, William John “Bill” Bill was born in Wingham, Ontario on April 5, 1924. He enlisted in the Army in London on September 14, 1942. He went overseas in April 1943 on the Queen Elizabeth landing in Glasgow. He served with the 99th Battalion Reserve in Continental Europe, United Kingdom and Central Mediterranean. In Italy in June 1943, he fought in the Battle of Ortona and was wounded. Bill would have pieces of shrapnel in his shoulder the rest of his life. Following recovery he was sent to headquarters in Rome. In Rome, he met Pope Pius XII, who blessed him and a rosary which Bill sent home to his mother. He received the France and Germany Star, Italy Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and 1939-1945 Star. Bill was discharged on November 19, 1945. In 1980, Bill returned to Italy with his wife Isabel, to retrace the route he travelled during the war. Post war, Bill married and had five children and farmed. He was elected to the Morris Township Council in 1952 and served as a councillor and Reeve for over thirty years and as Warden of Huron County in 1974. Bill passed away on March 25, 1997. EVANS, Lyle Alexander Lyle was born on September 6, 1922, in Grey Township of Huron County and grew up in and around Brussels. His income was earned as a farmer. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on December 1, 1942, and did his training in Listowel, London, and Camp Borden. It was ten months later he arrived in the United Kingdom. He served in France, Holland and Germany with the Canadian Armoured Corps. Lyle was wounded in August 1944 in France when he was the driver/mechanic of a tank with “C” Squadron. He returned to duty in France five months later. In a battle outside of Kirjel, there was fierce and bloody fighting. A, B, and C Squadron, along with 1, 2, 3, and 4 Troop Infantry had the allies under heavy fire. Trooper Evans left his tank to aid his Lieutenant and was killed in action on March 7, 1945. He was 22 years old. His family described him as a bright and cheerful lad that won him a host of friends wherever he went. He was mourned by his parents, brother and two sisters. He is remembered with honour at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. EMMOREY, David Belford David was born in Marmora Township, Ontario on May 10, 1884, the son of William and Mary Emmorey of Marmora. On January 9, 1916, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with 155th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. He was 31 years old and single. He listed his trade as labourer and stated that he previously served in the military with the 49th Regiment. Private Emmorey sailed from Halifax on the SS Northlandto arrive in England on October 28, 1916. After getting some training in England, he landed in France on December 6 of that year, assigned to the 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), part of the 2nd Canadian Division. Following the Canadians’ assault on Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, Private David Emmorey was reported as having been killed in action. He is buried at Zivy Crater, Thelus, Pas de Calais, France. In Canada, he is commemorated on page 234 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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