The Norfolk Remembers Committee needs some help so that soldiers get their proper respects.
Norfolk Remembers is placing signs throughout Norfolk to honour the men and women who lost their lives in war with a sign in Port Rowan including 79 men.
The concern is that nine of these men have no photographs available, and Norfolk Remembers is asking for the community’s help.
Here is all of the information provided to myFM regarding the soldiers:
Private John Downey, son of Henry and Catherine Downey of Langton. He died September 27th, 1918 at the Battle for Canal du Nord, France.
Private William Henry Emsley. He enlisted in his late 40s but died of tuberculosis in July 1916. He is buried in Bayview Cemetery.
Private William Wray Fros, son of John & Mary Frost, born in Walsingham and grew up in Houghton Township. He was a student in Dundas when he enlisted and was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 10th, 1917.
Private Chester Gilmore was born in St. Williams in 1888 and died on October 1st, 1918 at the Battle of Canal du Nord France.
Gunner Percival Haney from Langton, son of Charles & Laura Haney. He died in WWII in France on August 8th, 1944, aged 31, serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery, 5th Anti-Tank Regiment.
Charles Reginald Hickman who was living in Port Rowan but was born in London, England in 1890. He died on September 15th, 1916 during the Battle of Courcelette.
Flight Sergeant John Alexander Leckie from Kinglake, son of Hattie Leckie. He was flying spitfires in Malta when he died on June 25th, 1943, aged 22.
Corporal Lewis Austin Lockman, born in Houghton in 1883 and died in Belgium on May 24th, 1915. He was serving with the 5th Battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment and his name is on the Vimy Memorial as he has no known grave.
Private James Potts, born in St. Williams to George and Jane Potts. He served with both the 39th Norfolk Militia before WWI and then joined and trained with the 133rd Battalion. He died of natural causes on December 22nd, 1916 and is buried in Simcoe’s Oakwood Cemetery.
If you have a picture of any of these men, please send a copy to Heather Smith, at heathersmithportrowan@gmail.com.
Copies of these pictures can also be given to staff at any Branch of the Norfolk County Public Library. Please be sure to include the name with the picture.