Sgt. B-27113 John Joseph (Tuffy) Turford
Served with the 18th Field Company Royal Canadian Engneers.
During WW2 Of 1941-45. He enlisted on June 7th 1940 at Hamilton Ont. at age 32. He listed his occupation as "Locomotive Engneer" Born in South Elmsall Yorkshire England in 1908 he was the 10th Child out of 13. At age 13 he went to work in the Yorkshire coal mines and worked with the pit ponies. At age 20 he had a chance to come to Canada so off he went arriving at Quebec City on June 22nd 1928 on board the Canadian Pacific Liner R.M.S. Montrose. He settled in the Hamilton Ont. area. It was there in 1929 he met Miss Winnifred M. Wharton and were married later that year. They had 3 children Jack 1931-2002 Frances 1933-2011 (My Mother) & Diane 1940-2011. He worked for the T.H. & B. Railway until his enlistment . He served overseas in England, France & Germany as a Dispatch Rider and in 1945 because of his Locomotive Engneers skills he was put to work helping to rebuild Germanys ruined Railway System. He returned home in June 1946.
In 1948 He headed out West to British Columbia were he settled in New Westmister BC living at 2117 Dublin St. from 1949-2002. There he went to work as a Tug Boat Ships Engneer for Gilly Brother's & Ocean Cement Co. he worked with them from 1949-76. He was also one of the founding fathers of the Scuba Diving Clubs Founding the First club called The Sea Hellons. He was a grand man and I am Very Proud to have called him Grandfather. I still miss him and all the wisdom he has past on to me over my 47 years I had the honor of knowing him. My proudest boast is "John Turford was my Grandfather!"
My grandfather was great at one liners and little tidbits of wisdom one I'll always remember was
"Working hard for an ungrateful person or company is like bailing out the Titanic with a tea cup, your doing some good, but remember no matter how hard you try the ships still going down."
He also added "When your bailing out a row boat with a bucket and the water reaches your nose, its time to stop bailing and start swimming!"
Please note: on my Grandparents grave marker I added the following...Look For Us At www.Findagrave.Com I think its time for all of us "Gravers" to add this to our family and of course our own future stones. ^_^
Just an Idea. ^_^
Served with the 18th Field Company Royal Canadian Engneers.
During WW2 Of 1941-45. He enlisted on June 7th 1940 at Hamilton Ont. at age 32. He listed his occupation as "Locomotive Engneer" Born in South Elmsall Yorkshire England in 1908 he was the 10th Child out of 13. At age 13 he went to work in the Yorkshire coal mines and worked with the pit ponies. At age 20 he had a chance to come to Canada so off he went arriving at Quebec City on June 22nd 1928 on board the Canadian Pacific Liner R.M.S. Montrose. He settled in the Hamilton Ont. area. It was there in 1929 he met Miss Winnifred M. Wharton and were married later that year. They had 3 children Jack 1931-2002 Frances 1933-2011 (My Mother) & Diane 1940-2011. He worked for the T.H. & B. Railway until his enlistment . He served overseas in England, France & Germany as a Dispatch Rider and in 1945 because of his Locomotive Engneers skills he was put to work helping to rebuild Germanys ruined Railway System. He returned home in June 1946.
In 1948 He headed out West to British Columbia were he settled in New Westmister BC living at 2117 Dublin St. from 1949-2002. There he went to work as a Tug Boat Ships Engneer for Gilly Brother's & Ocean Cement Co. he worked with them from 1949-76. He was also one of the founding fathers of the Scuba Diving Clubs Founding the First club called The Sea Hellons. He was a grand man and I am Very Proud to have called him Grandfather. I still miss him and all the wisdom he has past on to me over my 47 years I had the honor of knowing him. My proudest boast is "John Turford was my Grandfather!"
My grandfather was great at one liners and little tidbits of wisdom one I'll always remember was
"Working hard for an ungrateful person or company is like bailing out the Titanic with a tea cup, your doing some good, but remember no matter how hard you try the ships still going down."
He also added "When your bailing out a row boat with a bucket and the water reaches your nose, its time to stop bailing and start swimming!"
Please note: on my Grandparents grave marker I added the following...Look For Us At www.Findagrave.Com I think its time for all of us "Gravers" to add this to our family and of course our own future stones. ^_^
Just an Idea. ^_^
Sgt. B-27113 John Joseph (Tuffy) Turford
Served with the 18th Field Company Royal Canadian Engneers.
During WW2 Of 1941-45. He enlisted on June 7th 1940 at Hamilton Ont. at age 32. He listed his occupation as "Locomotive Engneer" Born in South Elmsall Yorkshire England in 1908 he was the 10th Child out of 13. At age 13 he went to work in the Yorkshire coal mines and worked with the pit ponies. At age 20 he had a chance to come to Canada so off he went arriving at Quebec City on June 22nd 1928 on board the Canadian Pacific Liner R.M.S. Montrose. He settled in the Hamilton Ont. area. It was there in 1929 he met Miss Winnifred M. Wharton and were married later that year. They had 3 children Jack 1931-2002 Frances 1933-2011 (My Mother) & Diane 1940-2011. He worked for the T.H. & B. Railway until his enlistment . He served overseas in England, France & Germany as a Dispatch Rider and in 1945 because of his Locomotive Engneers skills he was put to work helping to rebuild Germanys ruined Railway System. He returned home in June 1946.
In 1948 He headed out West to British Columbia were he settled in New Westmister BC living at 2117 Dublin St. from 1949-2002. There he went to work as a Tug Boat Ships Engneer for Gilly Brother's & Ocean Cement Co. he worked with them from 1949-76. He was also one of the founding fathers of the Scuba Diving Clubs Founding the First club called The Sea Hellons. He was a grand man and I am Very Proud to have called him Grandfather. I still miss him and all the wisdom he has past on to me over my 47 years I had the honor of knowing him. My proudest boast is "John Turford was my Grandfather!"
My grandfather was great at one liners and little tidbits of wisdom one I'll always remember was
"Working hard for an ungrateful person or company is like bailing out the Titanic with a tea cup, your doing some good, but remember no matter how hard you try the ships still going down."
He also added "When your bailing out a row boat with a bucket and the water reaches your nose, its time to stop bailing and start swimming!"
Please note: on my Grandparents grave marker I added the following...Look For Us At www.Findagrave.Com I think its time for all of us "Gravers" to add this to our family and of course our own future stones. ^_^
Just an Idea. ^_^
Served with the 18th Field Company Royal Canadian Engneers.
During WW2 Of 1941-45. He enlisted on June 7th 1940 at Hamilton Ont. at age 32. He listed his occupation as "Locomotive Engneer" Born in South Elmsall Yorkshire England in 1908 he was the 10th Child out of 13. At age 13 he went to work in the Yorkshire coal mines and worked with the pit ponies. At age 20 he had a chance to come to Canada so off he went arriving at Quebec City on June 22nd 1928 on board the Canadian Pacific Liner R.M.S. Montrose. He settled in the Hamilton Ont. area. It was there in 1929 he met Miss Winnifred M. Wharton and were married later that year. They had 3 children Jack 1931-2002 Frances 1933-2011 (My Mother) & Diane 1940-2011. He worked for the T.H. & B. Railway until his enlistment . He served overseas in England, France & Germany as a Dispatch Rider and in 1945 because of his Locomotive Engneers skills he was put to work helping to rebuild Germanys ruined Railway System. He returned home in June 1946.
In 1948 He headed out West to British Columbia were he settled in New Westmister BC living at 2117 Dublin St. from 1949-2002. There he went to work as a Tug Boat Ships Engneer for Gilly Brother's & Ocean Cement Co. he worked with them from 1949-76. He was also one of the founding fathers of the Scuba Diving Clubs Founding the First club called The Sea Hellons. He was a grand man and I am Very Proud to have called him Grandfather. I still miss him and all the wisdom he has past on to me over my 47 years I had the honor of knowing him. My proudest boast is "John Turford was my Grandfather!"
My grandfather was great at one liners and little tidbits of wisdom one I'll always remember was
"Working hard for an ungrateful person or company is like bailing out the Titanic with a tea cup, your doing some good, but remember no matter how hard you try the ships still going down."
He also added "When your bailing out a row boat with a bucket and the water reaches your nose, its time to stop bailing and start swimming!"
Please note: on my Grandparents grave marker I added the following...Look For Us At www.Findagrave.Com I think its time for all of us "Gravers" to add this to our family and of course our own future stones. ^_^
Just an Idea. ^_^
