Name
Alphonse "Alf" George Meyer
Born
1923-11-17
Birth Place
Kerrobert, SK
Died
2017-08-04
Death Place
Lion’s Head, ON
Other Residence
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Awards
Awarded the rank of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest of national orders awarded by the Ambassador of France to Canada.
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Highest Rank
Gunner
Conflict
Battalion
Algonquin Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Prisoner of War
Yes
Prisoner of War Camp 1
Spent time at a Prisoner of War Camp in Germany
Notes
Alphonse was captured in Belgium and spent some time as a prisoner of war in Germany.Sources & Links
- "Royal Cdn. Legion Branch 202" Wiarton Echo, February 3, 2015- Photo sourced from Lindsay Women's Institute Tweedsmuir Community history album (BCM&CC Archival collection, object ID A2025.067.012).
- Find a Grave