Harold Lloyd McIntyre
Harold was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 13, 1916 to Harold McIntyre and Neita Rhodes
He moved to Acton in 1926 and worked as a farm hand on Fred and Ida Denny’s farm, Lot 30 Conc 2, Esquesing (now the industrial complex on Highway #25 North, approximately located at 100 Futura Dr. Acton).
Harold enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on January 15, 1942 and served with the 45th Canadian Army Transport Corp in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe during WWII. He was discharged on November 15, 1945.
Harold had married Dora Denny on March 28, 1942 and upon his return from the war he and Dora lived and worked on the Denny farm and raised two children…Lloyd and Marilyn.
Harold died March 29, 1995 at the age of 79 and is buried at Churchill Cemetery, Acton.
Truly a Canadian Hero. His story lives on.
*Information submitted by Lloyd McIntyre and taken from Ancestry.ca