Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 157 FILLMORE, Donald Henry WWII Donald was born in London, Ontario on May 12, 1918. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom and North West Europe during World War II. He enrolled in The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Machine Gun), Non Permanent Active Militia as Private in November 1940; Transferred to No 1 District Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Non Permanent Active Militia as Private in September 1941; Transferred to the Canadian Army Active as Private in December 1941; Promoted Acting Sergeant in December 1941; Promoted Second Lieutenant in March 1942; Promoted Lieutenant in May 1942; Promoted Acting Captain in March 1945; Promoted Captain in July 1945. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in August 1946 and transferred to the Canadian Army Regular in the agreed rank of Lieutenant in October 1946. He was promoted to Captain in June 1949; Promoted Acting Major in July 1957; Promoted Major in January 1958. He became a member of the Canadian Armed Forces on February 1, 1968 and was honourably released on April 30, 1968. He had several military degrees and was twice mentioned in dispatches for meritorious service. In his final two years of service, he worked with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve as staff officer. Major Fillmore was the highest-ranking officer in a town in Belgium when it was liberated and there is a plaque in this town with his name. A member of the Belgian Royal Family wanted to thank him for his service and met him privately in a hotel in Barrington, Nova Scotia. Donald received the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945, Mentioned in Dispatches and Canadian Forces’ Decoration and Clasp. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Lockeport Legion Branch 80. He married Rhea Florence Ernst on December 31, 1941 in London, Ontario and they had two sons, Brian and Grant. Donald passed on July 14, 1988 and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Shelburne. Submitted by Family FILLMORE, Grant Thomas PEACETIME Grant was born in London, Ontario on September 15, 1949 to Major Donald H. and Rhea (Ernst) Fillmore. He devoted his time to 738 Kingsmill Air Cadet Squadron RCAC as a Civilian Instructor from 1976 to 1989. Grant passed away on July 9, 2017. Submitted by Family
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