Profiles of Veterans Killed in Action,

Researched by Gerald Belanger

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• Stewart Bonter

• Charles Brawley,

• Vincent Callery,

• James Linn,

• Thomas Maloney,

• James Nash,

• John O'Brien

• Leo O'Connor,

• Ronald Regan,

• MacKenzie Reeves,

• Crothers Wilson,

• Robert Wright

There are twelve names of Veterans who were K.I.A. during WW2, whose names are inscribed on the cenotaph tablets. Profiles have been researched on all of them, except for John O'Brien's.

For more details of the above men,  researched by Gerald Belanger,  CLICK HERE

Click here for more on Stewart Bonter

Click here for more on Pilot Officer Thomas Joseph Maloney

James Nash

Above - John O'Brien, centre, killed in action, Private, 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, R.C.A.C. Age: 23. Born: March 1, 1918 Died Sept.23, 1944, Burial Cesena War Cem., Cesena, Provincia di Forli, Emilia-Romangna, Plot V.E. 7 Father: John O’Brien Mother: Caroline Cooper, Dec. 23, 1876 to August 12, 1960, Marmora

Right - John O’Brien (centre) with br. William (right) & half brother, George Empey, left

More on Robert John Wright CLICK HERE

There are several more Veterans killed during WW2 whose names are not included.  These men may have been born in Marmora, but decided to have their names inscribed on a monument/marker elsewhere.

Lt. Hilda (Ellenore) Green/Barker and Serg. James Royal Barker. Although they were dating before the war they decided to wait until after the war to get married. Because they were both Canadians James had to go to Westminster to get permission to be married in England.

Above:  Phillip Bell.  Click on photo for story

Private William Henry Hipsonemigrated from England at the age of 5, with his sister, Doris, andhis parents,  Norman and Esther Hipson.  They lived in Toronto for a brief time and then moved to Marmora c.1929 where their father,  Norman,  found employment at the Deloro mine. William Henry,  too, was also employed there before he enlisted in the army.  After the war he moved to Toronto and worked for Coro Jewellers. (1923-1971) Heenlisted in the Signal Corps on August 10, 1942, shortly before his 19th birthday and shortly afterwards transferred to the R.C.A.M.C. (Royal Canadian Air Medical Corp).  He arrived in England on June 24th, 1943 and was sent to France onD-Day.  The 23rd Field Ambulance was attached to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and with them he travelled through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He spenta quiet V-E Day in Aurich Germany. The reception was quite different when they arrived in Holland.  He departed from Greenock Scotland on the Ile de France on July 7, 1945, along with 10,000 other troops.  Following a 30 day leave he was to report to the Horse Palace on Toronto Exhibition Grounds and later to proceed to Kentucky for special training for the Pacific theatre of war, for which he volunteered.

Click here for more on Floyd (Bud) Loveless

Cecil Pack - Mr. Pack served overseas during WW2 in Africa, Italy. Holland, Belgium and Germany.

Orville Pack - served overseas with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment in the Provost Corp