2011 Convention – Penticton, BC - Legion

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Kelly, John Thomas
John was born in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan in 1914. John served in the
Army with the Seaforth Highlanders in the UK, the Mediterranean, and
Continental Europe during World War Two. He was awarded the 1939-1945
Star, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the Defence Medal, the Italy
Star, and the France and Germany Star. John was a member of Legion
Branch #57 in Mission for fifty-seven years. He died in 2011.
BRITISH COLUMBIA / YUKON COMMAND
Kelly, Bob
Bob was born in Vancouver on April 8, 1936. He enlisted in the Royal
Canadian Air Force in December 1953 and served at 4 Wing in Baden
Baden, Germany; Sea Island, British Columbia; Cold Lake, Alberta; 3 Wing
in Zweibrücken, Germany; Comox, British Columbia; Ismailia, Egypt; and
Edmonton, Alberta, before retiring in 1978. Bob joined the Legion Branch
#17 in Courtenay in 1968 and remained there for forty-two years. He passed
away in April 2011 at Surrey, BC.
Kennedy, Robert Donald
Robert was born on August 17, 1922. After attending school in Vancouver, he
worked for Coast Boats because he loved travelling on the water. Later, he became
a baker and a cook with many specialties. He joined the Army at 17 when war broke
out in 1939, hoping to become a communications operator, as he was an amateur
radio ham operator but he was assigned to bake and cook with the Loyal Edmonton
Regiment. Bitterly disappointed, Robert became AWOL for over two years as soon
as he was given leave and then sailed in merchant ships in convoys until late 1944.
Early in 1945, Robert was apprehended and he spent a few weeks in detention on
Little Mountain. Considering his convoy service, the prosecutor gave Robert the
choice of remaining in detention or going overseas. Robert chose overseas service
and served in Belgium, France, Germany, and England for a year, returning to
Canada in February 1946 to receive an honourable discharge. Robert was a member
of Legion Branch #006 in Cloverdale for fifty years before his death on July 3, 1999.
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