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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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Adams, Hector J.
April 20, 1945
Gunner Hector J. Adams
Preston, April 20.-- Gunner Hector J. Adams, 36, has been slightly wounded while in action, according to a telegram received here by his brother, Charles Adams, Waterloo St. Other Information is unavailable.
Gunner Adams enlisted with the R.C.A. in 1942 and went overseas last year. While on this side of the ocean he was stationed in Newfoundland.Prior to enlistment he was employed at the Preston Furniture Co.
William Adams, father of the wounded man, also lives in Preston.
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Adams, Hugh B.
November 1, 1944
Trooper Hugh Adams
Listowel, Nov.1.-- Mrs. Hugh B. Adams was notified by casualty headquarters at Ottawa yesterday that her husband, Trooper Hugh B. Adams, who was wounded in action on Aug. 18 while serving with an armored unit in France, is being invalided home. He sustained injuries to his right arm.
The 37-year-old soldier was born and raised at Norwood, Ont., and , prior to his enlistment, had been employed for a number of years by the Atlas Construction Co. of Montreal.
His wife, whom he married on Aug.9, 1942, at Botwood, Nfld., was formerly Marjorie Felker, of Listowel and Montreal.
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Adams, William C.
Wm. Adams
July 1940
William Charles Adams enlisted with the H.L.I. of C. on June 4, 1940. He was born at Preston Feb. 20, 1920 and was a shoeworker before joining up. His father, C.R. Adams, served in the 34th battalion in the last war and two uncles and his grandfather also saw active service. One uncle, Wm. Adams, was killed in action and the other uncle, Geoerge Adams is now in the Home Guard in Windsor. He holds the rank of acting sergeat. His religion is Anglican. He had been with the regiment a year before it went on active service.
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Addis, Harold
Harold Addis
Galt
Pte. Harold Addis, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Addis, 105 Cedar street, is overseas with a Western Ontario regiment. He enlisted in January, 1941. Pte. Addis was born in Preston on Nov. 15, 1922 and received schooling at Preston public school and the Galt Collegiate. Before enlisting he was employed at the Scott Shoe Co. plant. An uncle, Pte. John Hughes, was killed in action in the First Great War. Pte. Addis' religious denomination is Anglican. He was active in Scouting for a number of years in Galt and was a leader for one the local troops.
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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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Airdrie, Douglas
Pte. Douglas Airdrie
By Record Correspondent
ELORA. March 15.-- David Airdrie, Bethany, has received a cable informing him that his son, Pte. Douglas Airdrie has been seriously wounded in Holland. This is the second time Pte. Airdrie has been wounded.
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Aitchison, Edward
FLT. LIEUT. E.G. AITCHISON
April 5, 1945
ELORA, April 5.-- Word has been received here by Mr. Mrs. Jack Aitchison that their son, Flt. Lieut. Edward Aitchison, is missing following an air operation over enemy territory on March 31.
A fighter plane pilot, he was on leave last year following a tour of operations in the eastern theatre of war. He has been on active service for more than three years.
