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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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Adamos, John
Pte. John Adamos
May 16, 1945
Pte. John Adamos, who came to Canada with his family in late 1938 from Macedonia, Greece, has been wounded while fighting with the Essex Scottish in Germany.
Born in 1928, he is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dimitro Adamos. He attended school in Greece and in Kitchener. Prior to joining the Canadian Army he was a waiter at the Queen's Restaurant.
Pte. Adamos, whose emlistment was in July, 1943, went overseas before Christmas, 1944. Embarking from England, he fought in Belgium and Holland, before continuing to Germany.
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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, 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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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.
