The Masonic War Dead
from the
Twentieth Century

Decorated Casualties

Decorations Presented during
World War II

Strict Observance Lodge No. 27, Hamilton

• Cecil Homer Playfair
  Brigadier		Died on August 13th 1947
  Decoration		Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Efficiency Decoration
  

Brant Lodge No. 45, Brantford

• Charles Eardley Wilmot
  Squadron Leader		Died on October 15th 1941
  Decoration		Air Force Cross
  

St. Mark's Lodge No. 105, Niagara Falls

• Francis John Gray
  Captain			Died on February 26th 1944
  Decoration		Military Cross
  

Cornwall Lodge No. 125, Cornwall

• George Douglas Gillie
  Lieutenant Colonel		Died on November 16th 1947
  Decoration			Military Cross
  

Temple Lodge No. 324, Hamilton

• Thomas Edward Hayhurst
  Major				Killed on August 19th 1942
  Decoration			Efficiency Decoration
  

Orient Lodge No. 339, Toronto

• Matthew Charles Stone
  Sergeant			Died on October 25th 1946
  Decoration			British Empire Medal
  

Prince of Wales Lodge No. 371, Ottawa

• Walter Robert Kenny
  Air Marshal			Died on April 11th 1944
  Decoration			Distinguished Flying Cross
  

Stanley Lodge No. 426, Toronto

• Carson Alexander McCormack
  Colonel				Died on March 23rd 1945
  Decoration			Order of the British Empire
  

Coronation Lodge No. 466, Elmvale

• Thomas Clair Dutcher
  Lieutenant			Killed on September 17th 1944
  Decoration			Mentioned in Despatches
  

King Edward Lodge No. 488, Harrow

• Charles Edmond Darby
  Lieutenant			Killed on August 28th 1944.
  Decoration			Distinguish Flying Cross
  

Ashlar Lodge No. 564, Ottawa

• Ruggles Bernard Prichard
  Lieutenant Colonel		Died on February 7th 1941
  Decoration			Efficiency Decoration

Compiled by Worshipful Brother Gene Alfred Lotz
Windsor District Historian
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