Map point: Family farm in 1944 - Lot 25, Conc 2, Stanhope
Date of birth: 31 Jul 1923
Birthplace: Minden, Ontario
Residence and Occupation at time of enlistment: Maple Lake, Lumber work and Farmer
Enlistment date and place: 4 Nov 1942, Toronto
Service Branch: Army
Unit: Royal Canadian Engineers, 5th Field Company
Service #: B135025
Notes on war service: He trained at Petawawa, then proceeded overseas in July 1943. He was posted to Europe in Jun 1944.
Killed in action? : Yes - 8 Jul 1944
Overseas burial location: Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands Family Tree website
Information source: Library and Archives Canada WW2 Service Files of War Dead, 1939 - 1947 (viewable on Ancestry.ca)
Photo Information & source: Stanhope Museum Collection (Accession # 011.01.01)