CLOW, Edwin Thomas WWII Edwin Thomas Clow was born on September 3, 1922, in Summerside, PEI. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on October 27, 1941, and served in World War II until he was honourably discharged on August 30, 1945. He was a Wireless Air Gunner (WO/AG) and flew mostly on Lockheed Hudson aircraft. During the war, the 269 Squadron patrolled the oceans looking for German U-boats and Anti Shipping boats. They were on constant watch for U Boat and Shipping Harbour attacks, and were on surveillance to pick up survivors from downed aircraft. Edwin started his service in Canada, was attached to the RAF #31 Operational Training Unit (OTU), in Debert, Nova Scotia, training on Hudson Aircraft. He then went to the OTU in Yorkshire, England, and over the next four years moved on to bases in Iceland, Northern Scotland, back to England, Gibraltar and the Azores, patrolling the skies and waters in the North Atlantic and South Atlantic. His Squadron was highly mobile, and he was stationed for brief periods of time in England at Bournemouth, Thornaby, (training in rockets), South Hampton, Torquay (teaching wireless operators), Penzance, East Fortune Iceland, and Turnbury, Scotland. Edwin has received the five standard medals from his World War II service: the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Victory Medal, the Volunteer Medal and the Air Crew of Europe Medal. The most important of these medals is the Tour of Operations Medal which he received at the RCAF Headquarters in London, England, after he completed his tour of duty. In addition, he has in his collection several medals that were made/distributed to veterans over many years. Post World War II, Edwin settled in Montreal where he studied refrigeration. After receiving his Certificate in Refrigeration, he worked for a brief time in Montreal, transferred to Moncton, then returned to Summerside where he worked for 36 years as Plant Engineer for Amalgamated Dairies Ltd. He had four children, William Frederick, Charles Albert, Judith Ann and Dorothy Jean. Edwin was an active member of the George R. Perkes, VC#5 Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion in Summerside for 67 years, and has served as President of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association. He enjoyed keeping busy at his cottage on the Locke Shore Road where he planted and harvested a great garden each summer. Edwin passed away on June 17, 2022, in his 100th year. VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 19 / 37 THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMAND COLLETT, Arthur Leigh WWI Arthur was born in Victoria-by-the-Sea, PEI in 1888. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Kings College in Halifax, Arthur won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, but World War I broke out and he enlisted in the Army instead. He served with the 12th Regiment, 8th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment in England and in France during World War I. Lt. Collett died in action on November 18, 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre, the final large British attack of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in Grandcourt Road Cemetery in France, sharing a grave with an unknown soldier.
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