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Kitchener Public Library
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Soldier Information Cards - World War Two
Transcription
McEachern, "Jerry"
[clipping] 26 Sept 1944
Jerry McEachern Killed Fighting With the H.L.I.
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Pte. Gerald "Jerry" Bertram McEachern, age 20, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. McEachern, of Killean station, R.R. 2, Puslinch, was killed in action on September 10. The tragic news was received Sunday by his parents.
Pte. McEachern was serving on the Western Front with the H.L.I. of C. in which he had enlisted in November, 1942, and had gone overseas in June, 1943. Before enlisting he had worked in Galt at the Canadian Die Casters and had boarded in the city on Norfolk avenue for a year.
He attended school at Cradbrook and also Killean and he had many friends in his home district and also in Galt. He used to play hockey and softball for the Killean teams. Pte. McEachern attended Knox's Presbyterian church in Galt.
Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, L.A.C. Winston McEachern, R.C.A.F., who has been home on leave from Sidney, N.S., and leaves tomorrow to report back to duty.