149 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND FEE, Gordon I. Gordon was born in the United Kingdom in 1919. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a Flight Sergeant in Canada, England and Europe during World War II. Serving with # 22 Operational Training Units, Bomber Command, Flight Sergeant Fee and his crew departed from GaydonAirfield in their Wellington Mark 1C but were reported missing/unknown on a mission to Bremen, Germany on the night of September 13-14, 1942. FERGUSON, Leo Private Leo Ferguson of Berlin (now Kitchener) was born on September 13, 1897. He left his job as a baker and enrolled in the Army in London, Ontario on September 8, 1915. After some quick initial training, he sailed on the SS Metagama to England on November 20, 1915. Just a few weeks after his 21st birthday, he was carrying ammunition forward to resupply the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion when he was killed by shellfire near Arras, France; it was October 1, 1918 and the war had only five weeks remaining. The July 3, 1919 Supplement #31430 to The London Gazette officially announced the award of the Military Medal (MM) to him. The medal was awarded toWarrant Officers, non-commissioned Officers and non-commissioned members for individual or associated acts of bravery on the recommendation of a Commander-in-Chief in the field. Leo left behind his father, Fred. Leo Ferguson’s name appears on the Vimy Memorial. FERET, Tadeusz “Ted” Ted was born in Poland on June 19, 1948, to Ignac and Emilia (Dworak) Feret along with two sisters, Helen and Mary, and one brother, Eugene. The family immigrated to Canada in 1961 and settled in Galt. As soon as Ted became a Canadian citizen, he quit high school and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force Regular Force on July 10, 1966. He was proud to be in the Canadian Military, shifting from CFB Camp Borden to St. Jeans, Quebec and back to CFB Toronto. He became a licensed auto mechanic and had decided to make the military his permanent career. He was an energetic young man who loved sports, music and his family. He applied for a weekend pass to drive home to Cambridge and spend his 24th birthday with his family. Unfortunately, on that drive home, June 2, 1972, Ted died in a horrific motor vehicle accident. Ted’s sister, Mary, and Larry make many trips from Grand Bend to Cambridge and spend time at Ted’s final resting place in the Mountview Cemetery in Cambridge, Ontario.
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