WW II

Morgan Joseph Murphy was born in Toronto, ON to Harold J. and Cecilia R. Murphy. He was a good student and a gifted athlete when he graduated from De La Salle College (Oaklands) with a high standing and was accepted into the Royal Military College in 1940.  He was a member of the Class of ’42, the last wartime class to graduate. 

Alexander Godsman was born in Elon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.  He emigrated to Canada in 1930, with his wife Jane and daughter, landing in Halifax.  He was the son of Andrew and Jane Godsman who remained in Scotland. The newly arrived family took up residence in West Lorne, Ontario.

Elbert Watson Dowd or "Ebby" as his family liked to call him, grew up in Ottawa, ON. He had two brothers and attended Glebe Secondary School. He graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. During his time at Queen’s he worked for the Dominion Bridge Company and another he worked for Algoma Steel Corporation during the summers.  He also played football and was an outstanding athlete. 

Samuel Dempster was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland to Robert and Margaret Dempster.  He came to Canada landing in Montreal in 1930.

Daniel was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, the son of Daniel and Annie Chisholm. He was a coal miner and carpenter working for the Dominion Steel & Coal Company in Springhill when he enlisted in January 1940.  Earlier, he had served for four years (1929-33) in the Cumberland Highlanders, a Militia unit later merged into the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Engineers and after basic training, qualified as Carpenters Helper, Group “C” in April 1940. After arriving in a holding unit in the UK.

Vincent A McGee was born to Mr and Mrs George McGee in Sydney Mines, NS. He was working as a bricklayer/miner in Sydney when he enlisted on 11 June 1941.

Claire Henry was born in Haliburton, ON. He was a truck driver truck living with his family in Oshawa and when he enlisted on 16 August 1941 in Toronto.  After completing his basic Engineer training, he was sent overseas and arrived in the UK in June 1942. In September he was posted to the 2^nd Field Park Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers.

Alfred Joseph Bernard was born to Noah and Rose Bernard in Belleview, Manitoba. He was working as a miner with the International Nickle Company in Sudbury when he enlisted in the army on 7 March 1942. He was posted to the Royal Canadian Engineers and transferred to the 1^st Field Company where he qualified as a Group B Miner and Group C Pioneer

Sapper Bernard arrived in the UK on 10 July 1943 and was in Italy by November. A month later his brother, Flt-Sgt David Bernard, RCAF, was declared missing during a bombing raid over Germany.

Lieutenant Robert Charles Richardson was the son of William and Amy Victoria Garwood Foster and husband of Jeanne Elizabeth M Foster of Victoria, BC.