2011 Convention – Penticton, BC - Legion

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Lott, Philip
Philip was born in Southampton, England on December 13, 1911. He
immigrated to Canada in 1919 and enlisted with the BC Regiment, Duke of
Connaught’s Own Rifles, in 1940. He did his basic training at Departure
Bay, Nanaimo, British Columbia, then went to Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario and finally to Debert, Nova Scotia before going overseas in 1942.
He was awarded the France and Germany Star, the 1939-1945 Star, the
1939-1945 War Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp,
and the Defence Medal. Philip was discharged from the service in 1945. He
was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for over fifty-seven years with
Branch #21 in Langley, Branch #17 in Courtenay, and Branch #54 in Sooke,
BC. Philip passed away on August 2 nd , 2002.
BRITISH COLUMBIA / YUKON COMMAND
Loosley, Donald Bruce (Don)
Don was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1926. He served in the Navy during
World War Two and the Army in Korea. In World War Two, he served on
the British Aircraft Carrier HMS Warrior, HMCS Edmonton, and HMCS
Kincardine in the North Atlantic. Don has been a member of Legion Branch
#21 in Langley for forty-one years.
Louden, David Robertson
David was born in Dunbog, Fife, Scotland on August 26, 1881. He fought
with British Army with the 2 nd Cavalry, Fife Light Horse, in the South
African (Boer) War of 1898-1902. After immigrating to Canada, David
enlisted in the 1 st Canadian Mounted Rifles in Brandon, Manitoba on
January 12, 1915 and served as a Battalion Piper with the 8 th Brigade, 3 rd
Canadian Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and
Belgium during World War One. David was wounded in April 1918 but
returned to his unit in August of that year and fought with them for the
remainder of the war. After the war, David returned to Canada, settling in
Kelliher, Saskatchewan where he farmed and raised his family. He and his
wife eventually moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he died in 1965.
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