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Adams, L.R.
[clipping] 11, Dec 1940
[image] Enlisted Dec. 11, 1940
L.R. Adams
[clipping] 09 Oct 1945
Waterloo County P.O.W. on Way Home From East
A letter and a telegram are small things but those received by Mr. and Mrs. L.L.Adams, R.R.3, Kitchener, from their son, Pte. Lawrence Adams, 23, over the weekend, were instrumental in making Thanksgiving the happiest in their lives.
The telegram received Saturday announced that Pte. Adams, a Japanese-held prisoner-of-war for almost four years, was on his way home.
Released from the Jap prison camp only on Sept. 15, Pte. Adams wrote the letter from Guam and the telegram from California where he had just landed.
The missives were the first, other than a card and letter, which his anxious parents had received from the young soldier since his internment in December, 1941.
"We had more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than ever before in our lives," said Mrs. Adams in announcing the receipt of the telegram.
It is expected that Pte. Adams will arrive home within the next two weeks. He will be the first prisoner-of-war from the Twin City area to be released from Japanese hands.
Delay in the release of Pte. Adams is thought by his parents to be due to the fact that he was held in Camp No.5, Tokyo, where the prisoners have been put to work in mines.
Pte. Adams informed his parents in his letter that he was well but anxious to get home.
The youthful soldier enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment in June 1940, later transferring to the Quebec Royal Rifles before going overseas in October, 1941. He was taken prisoner shortly after the fall of Hong Kong in December, 1941.
Pte. Adams' wife, Frances, who has been residing in Orillia, is coming to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Adams to await his return.
[photograph]
[KDRIS]
[N] L. L. Adams
[HA] Doon Rd.
[CO] truck driver
[PB] Niagara Falls, N.Y.
[FME] Nil
[PR] Pte
[DE] June 1940
[UE] R.C.R.
[MS] Married
[S] L.L. Adams
[note]
son of Mr. Lawrence L. Adams
[note]
Married in June 1941
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Aigner, Frank
see also Aksim, Victor E.
[clipping] 19 July, 1944
[image] WOUNDED - Lance-Cpl. Frank Aigner
in Normandy with H.L.I.
[clipping] 18 July, 1944
AIGNER, Acting Lance-Cpl. Frank John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Aigner, 16 Euclid Ave., Waterloo.
Lance-Cpl. Aigner lost his right arm in battle. His parents had been out of town on a short holiday and were confronted by the news on their return yesterday. A telegram from the minister of national defence stated:
"Acting Lance-Cpl. Frank John Aigner suffered an amputation of the right arm as a result of severe shell fragment wounds received in action, July 8, 1944." Further information is promised, when available.
Cpl. Aigner, who is 22, enlisted with the H.L.I. in June, 1940, and went overseas a year later. He was employed at the Canada Barrels and Kegs Ltd.
Born at St. Jacobs, he went to public school in Waterloo, and also attended the K-W Collegiate.
[clipping] 27 Sept., 1944
Waterloo Man on Hospital Car
LONDON, Ont., Sept. 27, 1944 (CP) - Casualty cases from the battlefields of France and Italy, 41 soldiers arrived here today aboard two hospital cars. They arrived in Canada recently aboard a hospital ship. Despite a pelting rain, a large crowd gathered to welcome them.
Those who will remain in hospital here for further treatment include Lance-Cpl. F.J. Aigner, Waterloo; Pte. J. Hoshoian, Galt; Pte. W.W. Nichol, Preston.
Lance-Cpl. Aigner, 22, suffered an amputation of the right arm as the result of severe shell fragment wounds received in action, July 8.
He enlisted with the H.L.I. in June, 1940, and went overseas a year later.
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[KDRIS]
[N] Ptd. Frank Aigner
[HA] 16 Euclid Avenue
[CO] Canada Barrel and Keg
[PB] St. Jacobs
[FME] none
[PR] private
[DE] June
[UE] H.L.I.
[MS] Single
[S] [blank]
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Aksim, Victor E.
[clipping] 27 March, 1944
[image] MENTIONED
Capt. Victor E. Aksim, R.C.C.S., above, mentioned in dispatches for gallantry in Italy, is a son of Mrs. Edward Aksim of Waterloo. He received his first military training with the Estonian Army.
[clipping] Kitchener Record 12 Nov 1941
ADDRESSES OF SOLDIERS
For the information of readers who wish to send letters and parcels to Twin City and district soldiers overseas, The Record will publish from day to day their names and addresses compiled from available lists. The first instalment follows:
AIGNER-A 38178, Pte. Frank J. Aigner, D Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
AMOS-B 33286, Signaller E.W. Amos, No.2 Royal Canadian Air Force, Wing Section, No.3 Company, 7th Corps Signals, R.C.C.S., Canadian Army Overseas.
ANDERSON-R 70453, Sgt. Pilot Gordon D. Anderson, Royal Canadian Air Force, Attached R.A.F., Air Force Division, Canadian Army Overseas.
ANDERSON-Lieut. Joseph H., C.Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
ANDERSON-A 3524, Pte. L.M. Anderson, A.Company, Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian Army Overseas.
ANDERSON-A 47605, Cpl. T.R. Anderson, 1st Army Tank Ordnance Workshop, R.C.O.C., Canadian Army Overseas.
ANDERSON-R 70453, Sgt. J.D. Anderson, R.C.A.F., Canadian Army Overseas.
ANTHONY-A 35453, Sgt. Lorne V. Anthony, 16th Battery, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Canadian Army Overseas.
AKSIM-Lieut. V.E. Aksim, R.C.C.S., 2nd Division Signals, Canadian Army Overseas.
ARMITAGE-A 3771, Pte. H.W. Armitage, Royal Canadian Regiment, No. 1 Infantry Holding Unit, Headquarters Company, Canadian Army Overseas.
ASHCROFT-A 4189, Lance Cpl Wilfred Ashcroft, No.1 C.G.(R)T.C.2 Co., Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian Army Overseas.
BAECHLER-A 38156, Cpl. J.L. Baechler, D. Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
BAETZ-A 38126, Pte. R.E. Baetz, B. Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
BAILEY-A 38208, Pte. R.G. Bailey, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
BAKER-A 4246, Pte. M.E. Baker, R.C.R., Canadian Army Overseas.
BARKER-A 27072, Sgt Earl J. Barker, 11th Canadian Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps., Canadian Army Overseas.
BARLEY-A 38130, Pte. Philip Barley, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
BARNES-A 38037, Cpl. Lloyd Barnes, H.Q. Company, Highland Light Infantry of Canada, Canadian Army Overseas.
BARRETT-A 4929, Sailor C.E. Barrett, Navy, Fleet Mail Office, Halifax, N.S.
The second instalment will appear tomorrow.
