Delmar Stanley Beaumont

Delmar was born in Glen Williams on August 18, 1923 to Matthew Henry Beaumont and his second wife Mae Haines Beaumont (his first wife having died in 1918 of septic infection). Delmar had four older half-brothers and an older half-sister (William, Rupert, John, Matthew and Ruth), and older brother Clarence (Killed in Action 1945) and two younger brothers Melvin (WW2)a nd Matthew. Delmar grew up with his family at 528 Main St. Glen Williams and attended St. Alban’s Anglican Church across the river.

Delmar was first cousin to Richard Beaumont (WW2) and Lawrence Beaumont (Killed in Action WW2).

Del attended Georgetown High School and then North Toronto Collegiate. He played hockey against Bob Goldham and Gaye Stewart, graduating to the Toronto Marlboros. He was on the negotiating team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Del joined the Navy in the spring of 1943. He served on the Corvette Trentonian until it was sunk in the English Channel on February 234, 1945 and he took part in the D Day landings on June 6, 1944.

Following his discharge in November of 1945, he returned to Georgetown and played hockey with the local teams and was part of three O.H.A. Championship teams and also several Ontario Finalist Teams. Del was a leading scorer and member of each team and also exceled in track and field and school football.

Del retired as a hockey player and then coached a Midget Championship team in 1962 and was on the Minor Hockey Executive for 15 years eventually becoming President. He was presented with the Hockey Heritage Award in 1987.

Delmar married Ethel Anne Lane on July 26, 1947 and the couple had two children Vicky and Brian. The 1957 Canadian Voters Registry shows the couple living at 53 Shelley St. Georgetown.

Delmar died March 22, 2001, and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Georgetown.

Truly a Canadian Hero. His story lives on. Information obtained from Ancestry.ca, Findagrave.com and Thegeorgetownvault.com