Weston, John Herbert Spencer “Ben”

War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
Halifax Coastal Regiment

125479
Halifax Coastal Regiment, Royal Canadian Army
Gunner, Private

Born: April 15th 1918, Tavistock, ON
Died: March 16th 2006, Tavistock
Attended: Tavistock Public and Continuation Schools
After School: Bakery
Enlisted: February 1944, London
Trained: Halifax
Served: Canada
Medals or Awards: General Service
Discharged: April 5th 1945

After the War: Weston's Bakery, Tavistock, for over 60 years

Family: Parents - Frederick and Elizabeth (Weitzel) Weston
Brother - George
Sisters - Elaine Harris, Jeanne Pollard, Olive Alles
Married Audrey McDermott, November 16th 1951
Daughters - Heather [d. Jan. 17, 2003], Dawn (Boucher), Faye (Bryan James)

Comments: Member of Tavistock Citizen's Band, New Hamburg Concert Band, Stratford Concert Band, several German bands; Member of Tavistock Legion; former member of the Tavistock Volunteer Fire Department and Tavistock Men's Club; member of Grace United Church

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