Rosenberg, Wilfred

War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
R.C.A.S.C.

A111346
R.C.A.S.C.
Private

Born: June 22nd 1918, East Zorra Township
Died: August 2nd 2002
Attended: SS #8, East Zorra
After School: farmed
Enlisted: September 1944, London
Trained: locally with Oxford Rifles Reserve, London, Orillia, Aldershot NS
Served: Canada
Discharged: March 1945

After the War: farmed in East Zorra; moved to Tavistock - Assistant Manager at Tavistock Arena; Custodian at People Care

Family: Married Ruth Kinzie of Kitchener, July 17th 1948
Children - Suzanne, Kathryn, Peter, Nancy

Comments: Wilfred was a School Trustee for the East Zorra Twsp. School Board; Town Councillor for 6 years; President and active member of the Tavistock Agricultural Society; on the Executive of the Tavistock Braves Hockey team; member of Elgin Missionary Church; an avid horse enthusiast and former breeder of horses; a Blue Jays fan. He suffered 4 years and was confined to a wheelchair as a result of a crippling stroke.