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Clinton News-Record, 1983-11-09, Page 25PAGE 6A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983 s derich TiwnsJ't'`''+ ;- , re The Goderich Township 150 committee wishes to include in its history book a list of residents who fought in World Wars. John Deeves, chairman of this section of the book, has done a tremendous amount of work assembling a list of such people. However, the committee asks all readers to look this over carefully. It is conceivable that some names may have been missed and before the book is printed in 1984 the com- mittee wants this list complete and ac- curate! So, if you know of a name that has been omitted, or if there are incorrectly spelled names or do not have the full Chris- tian name, please let committee members know immediately. Notify John Deeves (482-9536) or Alison Lobb (482-7167) with any corrections! First World War Veterans from Goderich Township (an ° designates those who paid the supreme sacrifice) : Beatty, Harvey; Beatty, Wilfred; Bell, Fred; Brimecombe, Harry; *Brimecombe, S.; °Cantelon, Homer; *Chisholm, Alex; Cole, Frank; Cole, Oliver; 'Cox, Jack; °Currie, Harvey; *Currie, Ken; Elliott, William; 'Furniss, A.B.; Gliddon, Percy; Harnett, H.; Harris, Bert; 'Hicks, Wilfred; MacDonald, Jim; *Mayhew, A.; *McCluskey, H.R.; 'Mc- Cluskey, J.A.; 'McDougall, N. Gordon; Mclllwain, Robert J.; Mcllwain, Charles; McIlwain, Johnston; Miller, Arnold; Miller, J.B.; Miller, Norm; *Rose, E.; Ross, George; Ross, Keith; Rowden, Cecil; Rowden, Robert; 'Wally, W.; *White, J.; Whitmore, Frank; Young, Benson; Young, James; *Yuill, Joseph. Second World War Veterans from Goderich Township: Avery, Wallace; Bateman, Maurice; Beacon, Rita; Beatty, Wilfred; Bell, Willis; Bisback, Grant; Bisset, Phil; Blake, Elwyne; Burch, Willis; Butler, Alfred; *Cann, Steward; Chambers, Elgin; Chambers, George; Chambers, Harold; 'Churchill, Ben; Clark, Geo. (Buster); Craig, Albert; Craig, Sam; Cook, Harry C.; Deeves, John; Eling, Ted; Evans, Richard; Findlay, Doug (Lance Saddler); Frame, Maurice; Fraser. Andrew; *Fraser, James; Feagan, Harry; Gardener, Harold; Ginn, Robert; Gliddon, Clarence (Bud); Graham, B.L.; Harris, William; Harwood, Maurice; Hindemarsh, John; Hay, Alexander; Hopson, Art; Hopson, Oliver; *Hopson, Robert; Jervis, Ivan; Johnson, Elmer; Lassaline, Armand (Buck); Lightfoot, Allen; Lockhart, I.B.; Lindsay, Grant; Lobb, Alvin; Maftil, Fred; McAllister, Eric; McClinchey, William; Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 McCullough, Howard; Mclllveen, John; Mcllwain, Stanley; Middleton, Fred; Mid- , dleton, Marg (Counter) ; Million, Wm. A.; Neal, Allen; Oke, Orville; Oke, Robert; Pro - use, E. Ben; Prouse, John; Rathwell, Robert J.; Schoenhals, Steward; Scot- chmer, Alfred; Steep, Albert; Steep, Melville; Sterling, Lloyd; Sleeman, Ronald; Stock, Lloyd; Sowerby, J. Ross; Tyndall, John 0.; Whitely, H. Ben; Williams, William; Young; Bessie (Black); Young, James. In the process of preparing this section, research has brought to light a number of in- teresting facts. According to notes prepared by Mrs. R. G. Thompson during the 1950's, first documentation of township military ac- tivities came with the Fenian Raids. These Fenians - members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood which had formed in 1858 - were expected to cross the Great Lakes and attack Canadians. Alarm over the danger increased when the American Civil War broke out, and recruits were sought for the Huron Regiment from all over the County. No. 7 company, whose headquarters was officially listed as Porter's Hill, drilled regularly to meet this threat and Township records show a number of payments made to No. 7 Company between 1867 and 1891. A drill shed was built on John Cantelon's land in 1867 and it was not until 1891 when the fear of invasion was definitely past that this shed was sold back to the Cantelons. However, it o was in 1 '1 that volunteers were paid 500 per piece for returning their arms and ac- coutrements to the Armories. This threat of Fenian Raids in Canada must have been a very real thing to township people, for there are a number of newspaper articles in 1868 relating incidents about the Fenians. One daring lady (reportedly Catherine Downing of Bayfield) when she heard the false alarm "The Fe- RoGta evaDDea&A EST. 1975 GOLDSMITH SILVERSMITH Jewellery Designer, Repairs - also Ceramics. Weaving, Wood, Art, Glass CANADIAN AWARD WINNING DESIGNER 524-4509 58 WEST ST., GODERICH, ONTARIO Ages 6 - 18 Pin an award on a kid who deserves it. Ontario's community newspapers and CP Air, co-ordinator and patron of the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards Program, are seeking entries for 1983. Recipients will receive a Junior Citizen lapel pin, plaque, $200 and a family picture with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Nomination forms are available at this news- paper. Contact: CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Junior Citizen Co-Ordlneator Gary Haist 452-3443 Deadline for nominations: November 30, 1983. A Community Protect of CP Air and this newspaper. CPAir P pians are coming! took time before she fl- ed with her children to add poisonous Paris green to the bread she was making in case the Fenians ate it! Most men were armed only with pitchforks, yet they were prepared to take a stand for their country. The township was also represented in the Boer War, for in 1900 the newspaper reports that Alexander Wilson was paid for his ser- vices as a volunteer in South Africa. One Goderich Township resident active in the Korean War - Gerald Bell. Do you know of any other military involvement of Goderich Township residents? If so, please share your data so that it may be included in the history book. Were any area people involved directly in the Rebellion of 1837? Goderich Township was incorporated at this time and one of the better known participants in that Rebellion was an area person - Colonel Anthony Van Egmond. Were others active too? Work is proceeding well on the Goderich Township History Book and the committee plans to have copies available for sale by Christmas 1984. If you have any informa- tion, pictures, or records which could help please contact Alison Lobb soon. The next History Book meeting will be Tuesday, January 10th at 1 p.m. at the Township Hall. 3 rigadier Fred Clift felt sense r; f ° from page 2 A resistance fighter approached the column and said he would reconnoitre the village as the Germans were still there, and he handed a small pistol to Brig. Clift, since if caught by the Germans he would be killed if it was found on him. He never returned, but the pistol is still in Brig. Clift's possession. Following the attack and the withdrawal of the Germans the Mayor came out` to welcome the deliverers and revealed to them that a large proportion of the local population was sheltering in the underground wine caves. These vast caverns contained some 3,000 people and ac- companied by the Mayor, Brig. Clift was able to reassure them, shouting: "Nous avons la victorie. Les Allemagnes sont alles!' Falaise was the lynch pin of the Norman- dy campaign and Brig. Clift and his regi- ment had the honor of being there first. A daring and unconventional night attack pro- ved successful. The next important strategic area was the Foret de la Londe, west of Rouen. Lt. Col. Clift was promoted to Acting Brigadier and took over command of the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Resistance was determined and at one point a full German batallion was sighted. Once they were in range machine guns opened up. The effect was catastrophic - death, destruc- tion and utter confusion. It was just at the conclusion off the heavy fighting required to clear the Foret that Brig. Clift was hit a second time. This occur- red when a sniper shattered both bones in the lower part of his right leg. He recalls two thoughts which immediately came to mind, "What bad luck to cop a serious wound just when we had the enemy broken in Norman- dy", and "Would I lose my foot!" Fortunately for Brig. Clift the foot was saved, and he subsequently returned to Canada as a Lt. Col. in March of 1945. When he had recovered sufficiently he went to Vernon, B.C. to assist in the preparations to send a division to fight with the Americans in the assault on Japan. His Regimental Sergeant Major at that time was Roger Strumm who had received a bad leg wound at Dieppe. As Brig. Clift says, "What a wonderful man he was, between us we ran a good unit even though we were somewhat slow on our feet!" The dropping of the "A" bomb on Hiroshima cancelled those plans. By then Brig. Clift was resolved to con- tinue his Army career and as a full Colonel and then Brigadier attended Staff College and th' Tmri rial Defenc' f nlhap in Lon- don, England. He saw service in Korea and Indo-China as well as being the alternate delegate to the Canadian Commission in Vietnam, finally retiring in July 1963. With such a record and variety of ex- periences Brig. Clift is able to assess his at- titudes, not with bigotry or bias, but in the light of history and military history in par- ticular. He firmly denies that battle ex- perience de -humanizes the citizen soldier whose compassion and humanity were shown to be exceptional. Quoting historical references, Brig. Clift appreciates the at- tempts that have been made to prevent ag- gressive actions. Nevertheless, they persist, and each time the methods become more and more menacing involving the civilian population on a much more comprehensive scale. The Zeppelin raids of WW I, the aerial bombardments of WW II, and the threats of an atomic holocaust demonstrate only too clearly the consequences of military sophistication. Looking back Brig. Clift admits that his participation in WW II was the most event- ful and exciting time in his life. It was, he declares a war that had to be fought, a cir- cumstance which is not always true. But he is equally aware that it resulted in the death of so many men with whom he served. His most enduring memories are of the shared unity of purpose, comradeship and sense of duty which generated a desire to perform over and above the individual expectations of achievement. zehrs fine markets... of Fine bods ZEHRS —LOW PRICE FRESH! YOUNG ONTARIO PORK SHOULDERS ZEHRS LOW PRICE FRESH! 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