A58567
Canadian Armoured Corps, Reinforcement Unit
Chief Instructor of Wireless School at C.A.C. Inst. Wing, England
Volunteer for Canadian Far East Forces
Tpr., Cadet, Lieutenant, Captain

Born: Gore, Downie Twsp., Perth County
Attended: 5.5.4, Downie; S.C.V.I., Stratford; Dept. of Agriculture, 3 month course, Stratford
After School: Worked on family farm
Enlisted: November 1941, #10 Basic Training, Kitchener
Trained: Kitchener; A8-CAC Training Centre, Camp Borden; Officers Training Centre, Gordon Head, BC; #3 CAC Reinforcement Unit, England; Signal Officer's Course and Instructor's Course
Served: Canada, England
Medals and Awards: Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Victory Medal
Discharged: December 1945
After the War: farmed for 2 years; operated The Motherwell General Store, Post Office, Trucking service for 10 years. In 1958, bought the Dunsmore Homestead at Lot 2 and Pt. 3, Conc. 7, Gore of Downie; raised ROP Yorkshire Swine and Purebred Aberdeen Angust Cattle; sold the farm in 1977 and worked for Beaver Lumber, Stratford; retired in 1981
Family: Married Jean Garner in December 1942, deceased 1974
Children - Lynn Dunsmore [retired teacher, now a potter]; Paul Dunsmore [farmer, died 1977]
Married Beryl [Verner] Davidson, September 1975
Children - Dianne Kruger, Sylvia deBoer, Carol Huston
Comments: Parkview United, Stratford; Barbershop Singing Society 27 years; Senior Kiwanis Club, Stratford; Art and Beryl enjoy retired life at Anne Hathaway Seniors Residence, Stratford