Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270 Coldwater

On September 30, 2018, the Coldwater Legion lowered its flags to half-mast in honour of Private Joseph Borrow and Private William Caswell, M.M., of Coldwater. Both were killed in action 100 years ago while serving on the front lines in France. They were the last two Coldwater soldiers to be killed in action during the First World War. PRIVATE WILLIAM THEODORE CASWELL William Theodore Caswell was born in Coldwater, Ontario, on February 1, 1884, the first son of Lorenzo and An

On September 29, 2018, the Coldwater Legion lowered its flags to half-mast in honour of Lance Corporal William Russell Middleton, D.C.M., of Coldwater, who was killed in action 100 years ago while serving on the front lines in France. William Russell Middleton was born in Medonte Township near Coldwater, on October 23, 1891, the son of Isaac and Mary Ann Middleton. On February 23, 1916, Russell enlisted in Orillia with the 157th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditiona

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, Royal Canadian Legion Coldwater Branch President, Betty-Jean Murray, and Branch Vice-President, Norm Marion, took part in the annual Battle of Britain parade downtown Barrie. The event, which marked the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, was organized by members of RCAF 441 (Huronia) Wing, 16 Wing Borden, and the City of Barrie. The parade saw a wide spectrum of participants including current members of the Canadian Forces, Veterans, Fir

At age fifteen, former Sea Cadet George boarded the train to Shotley, England to join the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman aboard the HMS Ganges. His sea-legs come from following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. This boarding would lead to many ports of call: the Mediterranean; Persian Gulf; the Far East; South Africa; the West Indies; the Scottish Islands, Norway, South Africa, and the Falkland Islands. Add to these travels a Christmas spent on a diamond mine at th