At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we pause to reflect and remember those who went before us, bravely sacrificing their youth and in too many cases their lives, for our freedom.
The following is the list of those known brave ancestors, some from my family and some from Ellen’s, who gave so much. Today especially, we remember them. They shall not be forgotten.
World War I
GAMMIE, James (1895-1918), Private, Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action
GAMMIE, Peter (1893-1984), Private, Canadian Expeditionary Force (enlisted, not sent overseas)
GORDON, Alexander Garrow Duncan (1891-1917), Private, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, killed in action
MERNER, Albert Edward ‘Herbert’ (1897-1917), Canadian Expeditionary Force, killed in action
TRIGGS, James Little (1899-1916), Cabin Boy, Royal Navy, killed in action
TRIGGS, Phillip (1899-1967), Cabin Boy, Royal Navy
FINDLATER, William (1880-1918), British Army, died at home from wounds
FILKIN, Carl William (1897-1976), Canadian Expeditionary Force, lost left arm to shrapnel gun shot wound in France
World War II
SENATO, Nicola F. (1913-1945), U.S. Army, killed in action, Japan
NUSBICKEL, Thomas Raymond (1923-2002), U.S. Army
GAULL, George Leonard ‘Lenny’ (1920-2013), Canadian Armed Forces
MORGAN, Bruce Evan, M.D. (1924-2007), Navigator, Canadian Air Force
WAGNER, Carl Francis (1917-1993), Canadian Armed Forces
WAGNER, Gordon Gilbert Henry (1914-1994), Canadian Armed Forces
Alexander Gordon was my grandfather. His daughter, Margaret was my mother. Annie Hadden was my great grandmother