Notices of Birth Marriage and Deaths in 1942
Births announce the arrival of Joan Grace Tevers at Braunston Northanten on November 7 1941 and Pamela Doris Severs on November 7 1941. A marriage unites Flora Naomi Sayers with Ward Bruce Tren ton at the bride’s home. Died Hiram Donny Gibbons aged in his sixties at St Joseph’s Hospital Guelph. In memoriam and memorial notices for Mrs John Kenney and William J Hall from family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Albert ‘Brooks
Atton Hay
Joan
Grace. Tevers
Jeorbetach Hall
Braunston N Northanten
H. J. Severs Jr
Pamela Doris
Bru
Jan
CE Sayers
H.L. Bennie
Flora Naomi
Ounger
Henny Sayers
Ward Bruce
R. Trenton
Bruce
Wesley Bruce
Langbank
Saskatchewan
Gibbons
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Hiram Donny Gibbons
Jennie Auld
Acton and Dublin School Trustees Elect Amid Winter Weather
The report notes Mre J. M. Franks and Walter Linham elected school trustees for Dublin School. Acton Volunteer Civil Guard ADP meets at 5 pm. Temperatures dipped to 10 below zero or lower across locations with storms and rainfall on New Year’s Day. London’s Sick Children’s Hospital Fund appeals for donations. Frankford votes dry by a large margin while Markdale also votes dry. A furnace pipe overheated at Wiles’ restaurant prompting a minor fire brigade response.
Scout Meeting to Boost Acton Group Strength
Acton Ontario January 2 192. Mr art Padden of Scout Headquarters will be in town Tuesday night January 13 at 7 0 p m to meet the present Group Committee in the Y M C A Library building Acton Fathers of boys in the Scout Troop and Cub Pack urged to attend and support the vital work Mothers Auxiliary and others also invited Rev E B A Brooks Cubmaster notes youth delinquency since the war and calls for continued scouting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Ontario
Bos
art—Padden
Y.m.ca
Y.M.C.A
Scout
Eba Brooks
Soldiers of Acton and District in Canadian Army Overseas Roll
A long roster lists men from Acton and district serving in the Canadian Army Overseas. Names and units include Gar Jamieson and W C Badr with the 1st Canadian Army units, A Company 48th Highlanders, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Lorne Scots, Royal Canadian Artillery, RCA and RCA S.F. among others, with base post office addresses in Canada and England. The document enumerates ranks from Private to Corporal and Sapper, alongside corps such as the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and Field Ambulance, across formations like the 2nd Division and 11th Field Regt RCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Badr
J. Nicol
Gar. T. Nicol
20Th
RCA
CA. S.F
P.O
Canada
Pte
J. McGeadhle
48Th Highlanders
Corunna Ae Racks
Aldershot
Hants
England
Pte. Lazenby
Princess Patricia's Can. Light Infantry
C. Co
Cas.f
C/o
P. O
P. Purdy
Division Petrol Co
Ivan Martin
Sth Field Ambulance
Medical Corps
R.cas.c
R. A. Johnson
Sec. T
R.C. Asc. Cas.f
W. L. Turner
Coy
Norman Gibson
R-C-Am.c
Bass P. O
H. W. Godfrey
L. S. Lhl
Cda_Corps Landara School
Canadian Army
J. R. G. Sutherland
Canna
Cs.m. J. H. Alger
Am. Coy
Rcas.c
Ben Rutledge
Canadian Army Overseas
Gmr
F. Near
29Th Bty
11th Field_Reg. RCA
J. BD. Young
R.C.A.S.C
C. A. Tyler
Toronto Scottish Regt
E. Lansborough
C. Sqd
C.A.C. H.U
Base Post Office
Wm. J. Cassidy
Orderly Room
As.c
Gmn
John A. Henderson
R.C.A
11Th Can. Army Field Regt
M.S. McLellan
Lorne Scots
H. Q. Defence Plat
W. R. Elliott
No. 1
Ronald McArthur
L.C
R. W. Anderson
AFW
Rc.o.c
R. G. Lovell
H. Regt
D. Coy
J. D. Graham
No. 2
Holding
F. L. Tournout
Larne
ILC
Donald —McDougall
First Canadian Army
Tank Brigade
Ottawa
Clifford McDonald
Lorne
D. Leo Close
No. 3 Co
F. Holloway
ADF
Canadian——army Overseas
J. Finlay
John Gibbons
C. Coy
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
Bat
C.A
Soldiers in Canada on active service list several units
Long roll lists soldiers on active service in Canada with unit details, barracks and postings. Names include Byrne, Won Crofts, Allan, Storey, Cook, Wilson, Pearen, Whit Wardle, Coleman, Henderson, and many others across Camp Borden, London Ont, Montreal P Q, Trenton Ont, Halifax N S, and naval stations in Esquimalt and Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bug
C. Byrne
Trades School
M.D. No
London
RCA
M.C
18Th Field Amb
Sussex
M.P.O
N.B
Ernest Wilson
Éth Field Ambulance
R.C
CAO
Wireless School and Training Units Across Canada Named
A scanned list mentions wireless schools ICA Montreal Hural A.C. No services training units in Ontario Quebec and Nova Scotia. It lists personnel including Corporal Matlin Buck and Private George McHugh with other names connected to the Canadian Forces in wartime training and assignments across several cities including Toronto and Victoriaville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Victoriaville
Que
Lac
Held
Hermits
Fry
Toronto
Velorane' Quard of
Canada
Hugh O'Rourke
George McHugh
Geo. Lazenby
A. McDonald
YUOIS
Vel. Gd. of
New Toronto
T'te
Earl Davidson
Norwegian guards to sign declarations after assignment
Special Norwegian security guards pressed by Germans to guard railway lines near Oulu face shortages. Each guard must sign a declaration taking responsibility for the section they guard, as reported by the Norwegian Telegraph Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ines
Oulo
Train to Convert Bus Drivers into Conductors
The plan recruits former bus drivers from routes with a surplus to train as conductors. The program labels these trainees as conductors in training and aims to redeploy personnel from transportation jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonbon
TEP
Ettes
Australia Shifts Wheat Policy Despite War
Australia advances its program to move farmers out of marginal wheat districts across New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Western Australia. Proceeds from a polar tax fund transfers of 175000 pounds in New South Wales 80000 pounds in Victoria 1000 pounds in South Australia and 114000 pounds in Western Australia are allocated to support the plan as a second year of transfers proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovtawa
Autralian
New Nouth Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Vwredertoh Valnier
Tauminilsalonar
Ottawa
Wales
Matching Coats For War Worker
Frocks with matching coats have become practical in London for women put to work by the war. The practical outfits feature simple skirts and high necklines, while some still offer glamour with bright turnbacks and leather touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tondon
CG. F
London
Wikurlode
Leladre
Avengeful awardee honored for wartime deed
An apparent veteran Aut Veanke Wall received the Mistingulahed Viying Medal for avenging comrade Olater Willed. He reportedly racked up forty VEIPA in twenty battles against a SIP gunner, including the death of Hinde hlatl ater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurvvined
Hinde Hlatlater
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John Kenney
Wusband
Opi
Adoh
J. M. Franks
Walter Linham
Dublin School
Acton Volunteer Civil Guard
Council
Acton School
Expos
London England
Markdale
Frankford
Wiles
Army
Navy
Air
Gar. J. Jamieson
Badr
W. C. Jones
B. Bty
C.A.H.U
Cdn
A. McMullen
Infantry
J. Stewart
Canadian’ Army
George Airdrie
Ivan F. Bragg
J. Irvin
F. Ingles
Lorné Scots
GLU
Y. Moore
Con
Canadian Army Overaeas
R. O'Hara
H.Q. Coy
Defence
Can. Army Overseas
Robt
Heatley
S. A. James
Scriven
J. W
Prevant Coy
Gordon Lambert
H.Q. Defence Plat
LCLB
Harvey Lambert
H.Q. Defence
Gur
F. C. French
CASE
Army Overseas
N. L. McNabb
Stewart McDonald
Frank Young
Karl M. Frank
James Wallace
Gar-G.c Wallace
A. R
Ford
J. H._Goy
F. H. Taylor
D.R. Nell Patrick
Gnr
P. Kenney
Osbert Pittman
Batty
H. Q
N. A. Price
H. Taylor
J. Huard
Harold de Forest
C. G. McBain
12Th Field Regiment
Royal Canadian Artillery
G. H. Bayliss
J. Cooney
D. Guthrie
H. O. Cook
F. J.holmes
J. Murphy
Rae Hillier
John Chisholm
R. Cross
H. Woods
J. O'Rourke
C/o Base
FP. O
Wm. Crippa
Case, Kitchaner
P. W. Pearen
Camp Borden
Whit
A. Wardle
R.cam.g
J. Coy
Kitchaner
Rogers
Stanley Barracks
C- Varey
Clint
Manning Depot
Ont
Edward A. Clifford
Tth
Light Field
Amb
Rcamlc
Sth
Norman Clements
CAS
Gordon Titus
C.asf
Norman
B. Wright
Lorna Scota
P. D
W. Wat
Standard Barracks
Hamilton
T. A. Kirkness
Q. Coy
Riflea
Nanaimo
B.C
Nobt. Anderson
Bus. Morton
Frank Terry
D. &H. Rifles
Cecil Wilson
A Coy
D.hlr.c
Colwood
Matt. Tyler
D. & H. Riftes
B. c
A. J. Buchanan
H. W. Skilling
C.D.C
R.caf
T. T. S. St. Thomas
Wiliam Withers
Andrew Wilson
Douglas Price
Frances Paplion
Jim Plourde
John Waterhouse
Canadian Dental Corps
R.C.A.F
D. G. Ryder
Clarke Potters
D.G
J. M. Hollinger
Bui Fields
R.C.A.C
Angus McDonald
Military P.O
Debert
N.S
Clifford Dale
H.li
Hamilton L
W. R. Lamb
R.C. A
T.C. Petawawa
Petawawa
Allan Leishman
Jarvis
G. W. Footitt
Brantford
R.ce
H. V. Drow
A.B
RCN
A.L.R
SS. Seandra
Skillen
Queen Annes Gate
S.W
V. A. Wheeler
E.R.A
H.M.C.S. Stadacona
Fleet
Halifax
Len Lambert
H.m.cs
Nitana
John W. Chapman
A.C
Hector
N. Lambert
ANS. H.ca.f
Port Albert
Turner
No. 19 Squadron
USAF
HH Hinton
Mess. No
S.f.ts
A.F
Camp Barden
G. A. Molozzi
RCAF
Wellesbourne
Mountford
Warwick
Lloyd E. Miller
Wing
T.ts
St. Recor
Lac Douglas Smith
Douglas McDonald
A10
R.ca.f
Royal Canadian Wirforce
Lac Kenneth Buck
R&wt2
Norway
Australia
Avenue
B.D. Rachilin
Guelph Theatres
Thur
Fill
Hater
Mom
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Haviland
Kay Kyser
Sling
Simm Patay Kelly
ROYAL
Thurs
Ful
Hatur
Mon
Vriday
Robert Young
Huth Hussy
Hedy Lamar
Theas
Maclean's
National Picture Monthly
Canadian Home Journal
Canadian Poultry Review
Family Herald & Weekly Star
Rod & Gun
Canadian Horticulture & Home
Mos
SUI
Liberty
Silver Screen
Christian Herald
Family Herald & Weekly
Parents
Screenland
Mayntlas
Chatelane
National Home Monthly
National
Canadian Horticulture & Horsa
Macleans
American Magazine
American Girl
Remy
Raaie
National_Home_Monthly
Cilek
the National Picture Monthly
Geovemsn
Pau Olfiss
Proviase
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