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Victory in Europe May 8, 1945
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. As we pause to remember those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice, let us also take a moment to remember the comrades who came home but are no longer with us. Many had been wounded or suffered mental wounds that they carried with them all of their days. Murray Hostine, of Leamington, related that when he heard the war was over while in Holland, nobody celebrated; everyone was relieved that finally the horror was over and they could go home. Shown below is one of the most iconic pictures of Wheatley men during the war. Bill Tait, an MP with the Provost Corps, was stationed in London, England, and he knew when local boys had leave. He arranged for the four of them to meet up and this photo was taken May 8th, 1945 (V.E. Day) at Trafalgar Square (note Big Ben in the background). Gord Liddle was an RCAF bomber pilot with 30 missions, Rae Bell served as a sergeant with the Essex-Scottish in Europe, and Allan Jackson was an RCAF fighter pilot. They were surely counting the days until they once again set foot back in uptown Wheatley.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget – lest we forget!
Remembrance Day Services at the Cenotaph 10:50 a.m. in Wheatley and Leamington
Please note: • There will not be a parade to the Cenotaph this year. • All wreaths will be laid prior to the Remembrance Day Service. Anyone who wishes to lay their own wreath may do so after the Legion Service is dismissed. • The Royal Canadian Legion discourages public gathering this year due to COVID-19. Those who wish to attend regardless are asked to please adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols. • Residents are encouraged to step outside, wherever they are, and observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m.
This year we honour the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe, marking the end of the Second World War. May 8, 1945
NAMES OF THOSE WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE Wheatley Cenotaph - First World War (1914 – 1918) William W. Frew David Aikin Don Dawson Grant Fitzpatrick Sidney Atkinson John Aikin Edward Dawson Wilbert Latimer George Dundas Ernest Spooner Albert Radmore Percy Wiper Russell Willan Newell Vickers Orley Mills Frederick Foster Edwin Willan Mervin Fox Sampson Dodge Clifford Willan Henry Warner Harry Sampson Leamington Cenotaph - First World War (1914 – 1918) John Aitken Mark Eversfield Ernest F. Livingstone John Slaney Arthur E. Beatty John Everton George Ludlam Samuel Spargo Thomas W. Beatty George Freeland Jack Leverton Clarence Tisdale Robert Bennie William Freeman James Miller John Truax Audley M. Bell Charles Giddy Ernest Moncton Charles Truman John A. Bell Wilfred Gascoyne Ray Morris Fern Warner George S. Bolt Charles Hillman Earl Norry Russel H. Willan Abner Bridgestock William E. King P. Perry Edwin Willan George Chance Arthur Killingback P. Piper Clifford Willan John Coutts Lorne G. Lane G. Peterson Chester N. Willey George Ellis Wilfred M. Lane David Robinson Elmer England Samuel Lenton George Reid Wheatley Cenotaph - Second World War (1939 – 1945) Frederick Slade Houston Francis John Matier Donald Wellington Chippewa Earl R. Tilson Ernest Little Simpson Charles Wharram John James Imeson Donovan Derbyshire Andrew Lennox Robert E. Crewe Roy Hyatt Gordon Craig Roy Walker Glen Horton Healey Edwin Milton Hooker Carlyle Smith Alvin Ray McCracken Vern Reid Leamington Cenotaph - Second World War (1939 – 1945) L.A. Allen Raymond French Harold E. Martin N. James Stanley Lloyd Bailey John D. Godfrey Everett McCormick Arthur W. Storey C. Robert Bee Donald A. Gunning Lee McCormick Bruce Taylor John H. Brown John F. Harris Robert Mills Thomas J. Thomas Lloyd Brown E. Stewart Hawkes Charles Mabbett Ronald K. Towle Woodrow Campbell Lloyd Hawkes Robert Offler Donald J. Turnbull Donald Chippewa Ross Hutchins William H. Offler Thomas Twardorski Walter Cook Donald Imeson Frank K. Reed George Van Every Ray E. Countess J.J. Imeson Edwin Rivait G. Benson Wigle Murray O. Cowan Herbert Knight F. Roach Wilfred Winterbottom Robert E. Crewe Douglas Kinlock Donald E. Scratch Murray L. Wiper W. Robert Duncan Donald Kennedy L.B. Setterington Loris Walters Harry Fenwick Deuel Lloyd L. Smith C. Wilkinson Harry Fox Keith Matlock Gerald Sovie
Four Wheatley men met up in Trafalgar Square on V.E. Day, May 8, 1945. From left to right: Flight Lieutenant Gord Liddle, RCAF Bomber Command; Sergeant Rae Bell, Essex-Scottish; Military Police Bill Tait, Provost Corps; Pilot Officer Allan Jackson, RCAF Fighter Command.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going Down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Lest We Forget
