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M’frhitiinmonicl‘t-Wéai’il-Ja‘y.‘Niltitfiilts'c'r l i‘ éooé -‘a' ’ D O U , ’ I I Being wounded m action couldn I keep Waterloo 3 Doug Borne from his men Bit 0mm Lu KLNBMIH! light Infantry o1 \ .iiiada Hitler Youth troops of (let groin. “I had become rather Stream/mute! limit“ 1e Ill 1 mt J. nianys notorious 25th Pan! fond of it." he said with a 7fi*fii M7 llie regiment soon sailed er (ireiiadiers. Barrie was grin. . oug Hattie was des for l.ng|and and underwent struck in the head by shrap- His earlier head wound. ‘ l Dtuied to become a sol seieral years of illlt'n\1\t' nel from an exploding morr however, caused severe i dier His father. l.i'nest. battle training for the mxa tar shell. knocking him headaches utitil 1947 when I had sen‘ulowrwas duniig the sioii of lzllrllpt' On June 6. unconst ions. He was tamed doctors discovered and , first World War, and from I‘HU [5144. Doug “as one of 800 to a regimental aid post, removed a deeply inihedded to 15145 commanded krVVs ”[1 ol( soldiers who waded bandaged and directed to a piece ofshrapiiel. reserve infiuttry regiment. the ashore at ltiiio Beach, Nor rear titedical station. Barrie was returned to SuitsFusiliersoltlautada. niandy Instead he hitched a ride langlatid in late October llewasl)otig's hero. ()it ltily 8. two days after forward to rejoin his pla» 15144. to recover from his . Born in 1922. Barrie grad his 22nd birthday, Barrie led toon. wounds There he retiewed 7‘: . i uated from Kitchener (Ioller his 28-itiember rifle platoon lollowtng the hard won his courtship with lalma :,.. i ' giate liistittite. lle hecatiie in his regiment's costliest battle lor Huron, the l't‘g1' [Tali Williams. a striking '«S‘ét l an Army cadet at age Iii and battle of the war. ()f the 500 titetit regrouped. Harrie was brunette who he had met :35») ‘ three years later Joined the unit soldiers taking part in promoted to captain and the previous April at a datice ‘ Scots l-tisiliers. In 1941 he the frontal attack on the appointed secoiidriii-conr in PortsmouthTal was serv» V was commissioned as a sec french village of Boron. (53 mand of ’A‘ company. lts ing as a clerk in the Women's .. . ond lieutenant and, like were killed and 200 wound- commander was (iordon Royal Naval Service it} \ many of his regimental bud» ed. Seven more later died of Sim. a former teacher who (WliliNSI and the two hit if - . dies. was called up for active their wounds. taught Barrie at Kitchener‘s off instantly. To top it off. {if service and transferred into During the fierce hand Suddahy School. Sadly, (ion 'l'al's' home was in Barry, I j ’1 ’ the (ialtrbas‘ed Highland to-hand combat with $8 don was killed in action two South Wales and her broth- 5- ‘3‘ 1" months later near Hologne. er's first name was Barrie. “II “it -' .... 1 it France. was providence." he said. 7 ‘ a ,. ‘ l g 't; 7 ; Barrie took conittiand Tal and Doug married in ‘ a9 .M. _ “If 3 ,1, ‘ and was shortly hit by a rim» lune 1945. just after war's £3 Y . y ‘ cheting htillet that entered. end. 'lhe following February , ' -“ r. l . but failed to exit, his groin. Doug returned to Canada ‘ ‘ V “The pain was bearable." and was discharged from Barrie recalls, “so I felt l the anny. Ta! followed three Doug Barrie in 1994 during a reception in Knokke, Belgium ' cotild ca rry‘ on. Everyone months later and the pair following celebrations marking the 50th anniversary ofthe . g was needed to ptill their settled in Kitchener where liberation of Belgium. sun-momma ”’ j "1 . - weight and l was no excepâ€" Doug joined his family busi- »‘ , . ‘7 A _ tion." ness. The Barrie Glove (Iom- when the two units amalga- that left him with only par~ "" $' ' < ‘ k ‘ .. " Barrie continued to fight pany. mated .to become the lligh- tial use of his right hand. 1‘ ._ ‘ g‘ { on. the bullet still lodged in He later became a trust land Fusiliers ofCanada. He has produced several - w,» 4' ..; ' ' .- - .; , his groin. until mid October officer with Waterloo Trust, ln 1967, Canada's centen- illustrated chronicles of the -. “:2 "g 9.2%}; when a German sniper bul- retiring from that company nial year. Doug had the dis- battles in which he partici- a V m let bored through his left in 1965 after 32 years. This tinctjon of being selected as pated and he continues to .- 1 it I . hand and carved a furrow in year Barrie and his war bride aide-de-camp to Governor stay in touch with those still ‘4: his right leg. celebrated their 64th General Roland Michener. alivewhoserved with him. a _ .3 “l was crawling over a anniversary Now residing in ()ne of his other proudest “I'm proud to have " - dike during a night patrol in Waterloo. they have three moments was in 1989 when served Canada and with g ‘ Holland.” he said. "The sons. Brian. 62, Michael, 60 he was appointed honorary such a fine regiment. But I'm . sniper probably spotted me and Kevin 58 and six grands lieutenant-colonel of the saddened by the loss of so *3. ‘2' when moonlight broke children and six great- Highland Fusiliers. He many good friends and fine ' ‘ ’4 through the cloud cover." grandchildren. served in that capacity until men." he said. His third wound meant Barrie never lost his love 1992. “All were young. brave the end of the war for (Zap- for the military He reâ€"enlist- Now 87. but still tall and and full of dreams. Yet they tain Doug Barrie. lie was ed in the Scots Fusiliers in soldierly, Barrie's health is had their lives cut short in a evacuated to a field hospital 1947 and was a lieutenant » frail. war all of us felt justified in where doctors patched up colonel and commanding He underwent heart sur- fighting. . his hand and leg and officer of the Highland light gery in 1999 and has suf- "I hope they will never be ”out. Doug Barrie 1942 removed the bullet from his Infantry of Canada in 1965 fered several minor strokes forgotten. i ‘ ' /\ in BOOK A FACIAL WITH A VALUE OF $75 OR MORE ’76 » 3mm scrum 13m to NOVEMBER 30m AND YOU ' I ‘2 u ’ . Will RECEIVE $10 OFF. PLUS A BEAUIIFUL MAKE UP 8A6 99 , ‘1 I“ WHILE SUPPLIES USU v p ‘ _. 9 ‘ . W“? 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