b'Orley McClure(continued from page 45) for a couple of years, before purchas- This little diary (3 w x 4.5 d) was kept by highly valued the fact that after thetodonatebloodrightaway.Thislovely young woman, all dressed up,ing his own 100-acre farm on ScugogOrleys mom Elsie, as a reference to dates that war,Orleyheardofsomeonewhokindness was still remembered, withand wearing a trench coat and highConcession6,betweenEpsomandshe mailed letters and staples to him.urgently needed a blood transfusion.gratitude, many years later.heels, her dark curly hair topped withUtica. Orley was a match and volunteeredMelissapointedoutthathera stylish pillbox hat. Rob, the youngest ofve siblings, grandfather cared for his own moth- Thisprizedphotographwasofrecallsgrowinguponthemixed er and his brother, the community heOrleyandhisfuturewifeLillian.farmwhichincludeddairycattle, lived in, and of course, the platoon heThey met in London, England, duringpigs, chickens, ducks, geese and rab-saved in Belgium. the war. Lillian had her own war sto- bits. He put his heart and soul into Awartimekeepsake,stillintheries to tell: Huddling in the subwaythe farm, just like he put his heart andThenal page in family, is a small, hand-carved orna- for protection with her two little girlssoul into the army. the diary shows Orleys mental pair of wooden shoes, whichduring the London blitz when bombsWhen you see Cpl. Orley Robertreturn home in April 1946.Orley likely traded in exchange fordeafenedherears,andyouneverMcCluresLegionveteranbanner cigarettes.Orleysmothersenthimknew which person on the sidewalkproudlyondisplay,pleasegiveOrley was highly decorated as 1,000cigarettesoverseas,touseaswouldnt be thereve minutes later,him a salute for all he did for futureseen by these medals.currency. Rob paraphrased. When asked aboutgenerations. By Lynn Campbell,The McClure family still has theirthe e ect of daily fear, Rob said, YouFocus on Scugogpatriarchs war memorabilia includ- get numb to it.ing Orleys medals, letters from hisA former cruise ship, the Isle de mother, his pay book and ledger, andFrance,waspaintedgreyandused of course, photographs.bythemilitarytotransporttroops Theres one that Melissa describedand prisoners of war, Rob recalled his of a dashing young soldier, in dressfather saying. It was this vessel that uniform.Itwasablackandwhitebrought Orley back to Canada after photo,butifitwascoloured,youhis discharge in June of 1946.could see that his eyes were the mostBeforeheenlisted,Orleywasa beautiful shade of light blue. He washeavy equipment operator.After the Orley and Lillian, 1946. picturedstandingproudlybesideawar, Orley farmed with his brother RememberMelissa McClure, Orleys granddaughterUnknown woodOrley McClure received the CROIX DE GUERRE medal in 1946. proudly shows his medals on whatstatue of Orley,The medal is shown with his many other medals would have been his 100th year. dated 1945. above the document. For your SACRIFICE .REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES For our FREEDOM .Christine & THANK YOUPort Perry Begins: 10:30am Terry VosMarch from library to Township Of\x1f ce 181 Perry Street, Port Perry Service: 11amCenotaph & OPERATED BD YBlackstock Begins: 10:30am NE Landon BeacockWOS YOUROURBlackstock Recreation ComplexALSO OFFERING 3440 Church Street, Blackstock NEIGHB Certi\x1f ed Arborist / Urban Forester DISPOSAL BIN 1893 Scugog Street, Port Perry 905.260.3338 RENTALS AND1346 Hwy 7A, Port Perry Service: 11amCenotaph www.yourindependentgrocer.ca landon@landonstreeservice.ca CRANE SERVICES 289-385-6951www.bryantsautomotive.ca46 FO FOFOCUCSUS S NEOPVTEEMMBBEERR2200116947FOCCUUSS NSOEVPETMEMBEBRER 2 0210916'