Alto, William Wilfred Private H62769 CFC Wing, No. 10 District Depot, Port Arthur Transferred to No. 20 Company - bushman

Canadian Forestry Corps Transferred to Rocky Mountain Rangers - rifleman

Transferred to Royal Winnipeg Rifles - rifleman

6 Apr 1910 – dob – Monds Mine, Ontario

1928 – 1934 – 6 years bush work - various locations

1939 – 1940 – diamond drilling – Miranda, Quebec

29 Apr 1941 – date of enlistment - 126 Huron St., Sault Saint Marie

29 Apr 1941 – enlistment in Army - No. 10 District Depot, Port Arthur

11 May 1941 - attached to No. 19 Coy CFC – Valcartier Camp, Que

7 Jun 1941 – Taken on strength No. 20 Coy CFC – Cove Field Barracks

18 Jun 1941 – Embarked – Halifax

2 Jul 1941 – Disembarked – Gournock, Scotland went to camp at Kincraig, Scotland

16 May 1943 – transferred to No. 1 CARU Canadian Army Reinforcement Unit

10 Aug 1943 – married to Miss Jean Grant Ross

25 Aug 1944 - Transferred to Rocky Mountain Rangers

4 Nov 1944 – disembarked – North West Europe

10 Nov 1944 – Transferred to Winnipeg Riffles

16 Feb 1945 – killed in action - Holland

No. 20 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps War Diaries Library And Archives Canada Military Heritage

16 May 1941 – TOS on posting from CFC Wing - No. 10 District Depot, Port Arthur

16 Jun 1941 – No. 20 Coy CFC – Nominal Roll of all ranks

12 Jul 1941 – returned from 5 days landing leave

Source – his service records

Courtesy of Jean-Francois Chicoine

Roll Call of Honour http://www.honourthem.ca/masterDetail.cfm?ID=92308 Veterans Affairs Canada http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2662523 Commonwealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2662523/ALTO,%20WILLIAM%20WILFRED

16 June 1941 Canadian Finnish Soldiers in WW II http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/emi3d48ae.htm

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