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Ableson, Albert P.
See also Ableson, Gordon L.
Albert Abelson
August 21, 1940
Private Albert P. Ableson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ableson, 15 McKenzie street. He enlisted June 15 and is attached to H.Q. company. He was born in Galt, April 21, 1920, and attended Central School. Private Ableson was spinner before enlisting. He had four uncles serving in the first Great War. Pte. Ableson attended the Presbyterian church.
December 2, 1945
District men mentioned in dispatches include:
Lance-Sgt. William Frank McCormick, 29, Royal Canadian Corps of signals, son of Mrs. Annie M. McCormick, 23 Arthur St. Elmira.
Sgt. George Edward Wake, 34, Royal Canadian Engineers, husband of Mrs. Dorothy I. Wake of Hespeler.
Pte. Albert Preston Ableson, 24, Canadian Infantry Corps, son of Mrs. Gladys Ableson, Galt.
Lance-Sgt. Stanley A. Purkis, 25, Royal Canadian Artillery, son of Mrs. Hester A. Purkis, Preston.
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Ableson, Gordon L.
Gordon L. Ableson
August 1943
Gordon L. Ableson is a stoker 1st class with the R.C.N.V.R., having enlisted in April this year. Stoker Ableson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ALbert Ableson, McKenzie Street Galt. He was born in Galt 18 years ago and received his education at Central School and at the Galt Collegiate. Before enlisting he was an apprentice at the Babcock-Wilcox and Goldie- McCulloch Co. He is a member of the First Presbyterian church. His brother, Albert, is overseas with the H.L.I. of C. Four Uncles served in the First Great War.
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Adams, G
Galt Men in Veterans Guard
November 2, 1940
The nineteen members of the Veterans Guard of Canada who are shown in this picture are Galt men who saw service in the last war and are again on duty. They are stationed at Windsor. LEFT to RIGHT, front row: H. Dolson, L. Jardine, J. Stark, W. McCreadie and A. Wislon; second row: W. Hodgson, A. Brown, H. Jardine, J. Cassidy, D. Collins, R. Renwick and W. Wylie; back row: T. Hoskins, G. Adams, W. Bewsher, R. Wells, A. Walton, A. Lawrence and J. Skipper.
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Agnew, Archie
Oct. 4, 1944
Rescued Canucks-- Cpl. Archie Agnew, son of James Agnew, Water St. S., was among a dozen members of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment who rescued a company of another Canadian regiment who were being overwhelmed by German suicidal paratroopers in Italy. According to a war correspondent the "Hasty P's" rescue party... "dealt the Germans a smashing blow, inflicting heavy casualties, including 26 prisoners of the kind who don't usually surrender. They also captured one 75 mm. gun, a self-propelled gun, two 30-cwt. vehicles, a half track and machine guns." Cpl. Agnew was wounded in action last January but has been back in action for a considerable time.
Sgt. Archie Agnew dies of wounds received in Italy
Feb. 2, 1945
Sgt. Archibald Agnew, 25, died January 27 as the result of wounds received in action, was the sad news received today by his father, James Agnew, 26 Water St. S.
Sgt. Agnew was wounded in action last January. The message received today was the first information Mr. Agnew has received that his son has been wounded a second time.
Enlisting October 2, 1939, Sgt. Agnew arrived overseas in the fall of 1941. Sent to the Mediterranean theatre of war soon after it opened, he has seen a lot of action in Italy with the Canadian Infantry Corps.
Last October a war correspondent wrote that Sgt. Agnew was one of a dozen infantrymen who has rescued a company of a Canadian regiment from being overwhelmed by German suicidal paratroopers in Italy.
Born Decmeber 10, 1919, at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, Sgt. Agnew came to Canada with his parents at the age of nine. He attended Central School and was employed at Galt Creamery before enlisting.
Surviving are his father and one brother, James, of Toronto. Another brother, John, was with the Canadian Army during the First Great War and while training in Canada he was killed in an automobile accident in Toronto.
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Anderson, T.R.
See also Aksim, Victor E.
[clipping] 5 Oct 1940
T.R. Anderson
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Corporal T.R. (Shorty) Anderson enlisted on July 25, 1940, with the 24th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. Before going on active service he was a baker at Polly Perkins. Cpl. Anderson was born at Donegal, Ont., and he received his schooling in Atwood. He is stationed at Listowel, Bennett Barracks, where he is the first cook in the Officers' Mess. Cpl. Anderson lived in Galt a couple of years and is well known in Preston. He goes by the nickname of "Shorty." His wife and four daughters are living at 19 Kerr street.
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Andrews, Paul F.
See also Andrews, Stephen
[clipping] 31 Mar 1945
Pte. P.F. Andrews Injured in Action on Western Front
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Word was received yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Galt, that their son, Pte. Paul F. Andrews, 24, had been injured in action while serving with the H.L.I. of C. in Germany. The official message from the department of records at Ottawa said the nature and extent of injuries was not yet available. The message indicated that Pte Andrews was in hospital. Pte. Andrews enlisted with the H.L.I. of C. in June, 1941. Before enlisting he was employed at P.W. Gardiner and Son Ltd. He attended St. Mary's R.C. school.
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Andrews, Stephen
[clipping] Galt, April 1943
Stephen Andrews
Pte. Stephen J. Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, R.R. !, Galt, joined the Irish Regiment of Canada in April last year. He is now overseas and has joined his older brother Paul who has been in England for two years. Before enlisting Pte. Andrews was an employee of Shurly-Dietrich-Atkins Co. He is 19 years of age and is Roman Catholic in religion.
[clipping] 7 May 1945
Stephen Andrews Reported Missing
As the signals for Victory over Germany sounded in Galt, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Galt-Hamilton highway, read a message from the Director of Records which said their son, Cpl. Stephen J. Andrews, 22, had been officially reported missing in action on April 28. No other information was given. He was serving in Germany with the Irish regiment.
Going overseas three years ago, Cpl. Andrews went through a great deal of the Italian campaign without a scratch and then moved to the Western Front when other Canadian troops were transferred there. He was to have been married next month in England, his family related.
Last Friday a letter was received from another son, Paul, who related that he had recovered from wounds and was back in the lines again.
Besides his parents and his brother Paul, Cpl. Stephen Andrews has three other brothers, Joe, George and Frank, all at home; a step-brother, John, in Guelph; and three sisters, Mrs. J. Kodman, and Mary, at home and Mrs. B. Teres, of Guelph.
[clipping] 14 May, 1945
Cpl. Stephen Andrews Freed From German Prison on V-E Day
Previously reported missing, Cpl. Stephen Andrews was taken prisoner on April 28 and was released in Germany on V-E Day. This was the good news received Sunday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Galt-Hamilton highway.
V-E Day will be long remembered by the Andrews family. It was a sad morning for the because while the bells and whistles were signaling victory over Germany they read the message which reported their son was missing.
When the message arrived yesterday and told them he had been a prisoner and had been freed on V-E Day, they realized that while they were reading in Galt that he wa missing, he was actually being released by Allied forces from a prison camp.
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Ashley, James
[image]10 Feb 1940
[clipping]n.d.
James Edward Ashley is in uniform again. He was with the 20th Hussars Imperial Army during the last war and now he is with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, C.A.S.F. Pte. Ashley enlisted Sept. 16, 1939. A native of Cheshire, England, he has resided in Galt for 11 years. He was employed at the Stauffer-Dobbie plant until four years ago when he went to Queen's Park for the provincial government.
Pte. Ashley attended Trinity Anglican church, he was a member of Trinity Men's Club and was one of the charter members of the Imperial Veterans' organization in Galt. Four brothers served in the last war. (Regimental No. B-36, 985.)
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Atkinson, Herbert
[clipping] 1943
[image] Herbert
Atkinson
[clipping] Herbert Atkinson November 1943
Herbert A. Atkinson, engine room artificer, has been serving with the R.C.N.V.R. since April. His wife resides in Hespeler and his mother in Galt. E.R.A. Atkinson went to Central school and collegiate and was working at B. W. and G. M. when he enlisted. He is a member of Central Presbyterian church.
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Attwater, Lloyd
[clipping] 1 May 1942
Lloyd Attwater
Sgt. Lloyd G. Attwater, whose wife and daughter live at 12 Hobson street, is on active service with the Scots Fusiliers. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Attwater, Blenheim Rd. Before going to the Fusiliers on April 9, 1942, he was a sergeant with the H.L.I. of C. (R). Born in Galt, Nov. 25, 1915, he attended public school and the Galt Collegiate and before enlisting he was employed at the Galt Art Metal plant as a welder. Several uncles served in the First Great War. His religious denomination is Anglican.
