John William McHugh

Born in 1926 in England, John and his younger brother Stanley were the sons of George (WW1 Britian) and Mary. The family had immigrated to Canada in 1928 and the 1931 Census shows them renting a house on Young St., Acton with George working at Beardmore tannery, earning $700 per year. The family eventually moved to 112 Poplar Ave., in housing provided by Beardmore for their employees. Two additional brothers, William and Edward eventually rounded out the family.

John served in Canadian Army from 1941 to 1945 in Europe. No further details of his service are known.

John married June Talbot and their daughter Lynda Anne was born in 1949, sadly dying one year later. At that time John and June were living on Mill St.

John Jr. died in 1976 at 17 as the result of an auto accident, leaving two sisters Gail and Karen.

John was a member of the Legion Choraliers and St. Joesph’s Church, Acton.

John died September 4, 1998 at the age of 74 and was buried at St. Joseph’s Pioneer Cemetery, Acton.

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