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Peter William Storey

Birth	:	30 Jun 1916 Colgan, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	22 Jul 1944 London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Saint Johns Cemetery, Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9875630, -79.9789050
Plot	:	G1
Description	:	William Peter on Military gravestone. Peter William on family gravestone. Orangeville Banner, July 27, 1944, page 1 - Mono Mills Soldier Passes After Long And Trying Illness --- Pte. Peter Storey, Invalided Home on Hospital Ship in May, Had Been on Active Service Overseas. Citizens of the Mono Mills community were deeply grieved on Saturday, July 22nd, when they learned of the death in a London, Ontario, hospital, of Pte. Peter William Storey, in his 29th year. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Storey, the young soldier was born at Colgan and grew to... Read More	William Peter on Military gravestone. Peter William on family gravestone. Orangeville Banner, July 27, 1944, page 1 - Mono Mills Soldier Passes After Long And Trying Illness --- Pte. Peter Storey, Invalided Home on Hospital Ship in May, Had Been on Active Service Overseas. Citizens of the Mono Mills community were deeply grieved on Saturday, July 22nd, when they learned of the death in a London, Ontario, hospital, of Pte. Peter William Storey, in his 29th year. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Storey, the young soldier was born at Colgan and grew to manhood in the farm home on the 7th Line of Mono. A strong healthy chap, he enlisted in His Majesty’s Forces in February 1942, trained at Brantford, Listowel, Niagara-on-the-Lake and was for several months stationed at a west coast point with the Fusiliers, going overseas in May, 1943. In May of this year he was invalided home on the Canadian hospital ship, the “Lady Nelson,” to Christie Street hospital, Toronto, where he remained for three weeks. He was then removed to the London hospital where he bravely fought a losing fight for life. Before going overseas Pte. Storey had been promoted to the rank of Corporal, but when he arrived in Great Britain he again became a Private at his own request. He was a member of St. John’s Anglican Church, Mono, and an Orangeman, having been connected with L.O.L. 465, Hockley. Surviving are his sorrowing father and mother, one sister, Mrs. Melville Baxter, Toronto, four brothers, Chester, of Drayton, Jack, Clarence and Wallace, on the 7th Line, Mono, three uncles, four aunts, three nieces and one nephew. A military funeral, in charge of a party from Camp Borden, was held for the young soldier on Monday afternoon, July 24th, with a short service at the bereaved home, followed by a public service in St. John’s church, and was perhaps the largest funeral ever witnessed in the Mono Mills district. Rev. H. N. Bracken, rector of the parish, was in charge of the services and music was provided by the robed choir of St. John’s church, of which Pte. Storey had been a member before his enlistment. A military band of twenty-five members, a firing squad of fourteen and a bugler assisted at the obsequies. The casket, draped with a Union Jack and with the young soldier’s cap and belt resting on top, was borne on the shoulders of the pallbearers, six members of the military party. As the mourners and the funeral cortege filed over to St. John’s cemetery, where interment was made, the band and firing squad stood at attention and the band played the Dead March. After the church service the soldiers preceded the casket to the graveside, where they presented arms and fired three volleys, the band playing “Abide with Me” - a line between each volley - and the bugler sounded the Last Post. Flowerbearers were Gilbert, Brian and Ted Rice, Fred Baxter, Parker Pettit, Arnold Young, Lindsay Donaldson, Robert Mills, Leslie Pierson, Randolph Snell, Danny Varey, Douglas Pierson, Ross MacKenzie, Alex. Jackson, James Parker and Jack Ward. The beautiful floral tributes included: Gates ajar, Mother and Dad; broken circle, Sister and Brothers; sweetheart spray, Miss Minnie Hillock; sprays, Nephew and Nieces, Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary, Uncle Bob and Aunt Annie, St. John’s Church and Guild, Hockley L.O.L. No. 465, Madge, Joe and Danny, Wm. Hillock Family, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Parker and family, Douglas Pierson, Geo. Wineholt and family; baskets, Aunt Margaret and Ronnie, Fred and Madeline, Hockley Red Cross, The Neighbors, including Mr. and Mrs. R. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. J. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Pierson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson and Ernest Jackson. Among the relatives from a distance present for the funeral was Pte. Storey’s uncle, Mr. Peter Storey, from Vulcan, Alta., after whom the young soldier had been named. Mr. Storey, a veteran of the first Great War, was at the west coast when he learned of the serious turn in his nephew’s illness. He immediately left for the east but did not reach here until the morning Pte. Storey passed away. Uncle and nephew had never seen each other, although while he was stationed in Western Canada Peter had made an effort to visit his uncle but military duties had made this impossible.

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Where is Peter William Storey's memorial?
Peter William Storey's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Cemetery, Mono, Dufferin County, Canada.
When did Peter William Storey death?
Peter William Storey death on 22 Jul 1944 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Peter William Storey's memorial?
Latitude: 43.9875630
Longitude: -79.9789050

Family Members:

Parent

George Robert Storey

(1876 - 1957)

Margaret Maude Pettitt Storey

(1885 - 1964)

Siblings

Jessie Margaret Storey Baxter

(1907 - 1984)

Chester Storey

(1909 - 1954)

John Edward “Jack” Storey

(1911 - 1966)

Clarence Oliver Storey

(1914 - 1958)

Wallace Oscar Storey

(1925 - 2016)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 43.9875630, -79.9789050

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