Private Morris London
A photograph of German propaganda and an excerpt from “York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in WWII, Book 2” that lists Private Morris London of Vaughan Township as being killed in action in 1942. He was reported as a Prisoner of War (POW) after the Battle of Dieppe, where 1946 soldiers were captured. Throughout the course of World War II, approximately 9,000 Canadians were taken prisoner and held in German and Japanese POW Camps. For the most part, these individuals were treated humanely, but as Nazi Germany began to collapse, conditions worsened, leading to a scarcity of food and long, forced marches.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43, Ref 15
Private Morris London
A photograph of German propaganda and an excerpt from “York County Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in WWII, Book 2” that lists Private Morris London of Vaughan Township as being killed in action in 1942. He was reported as a Prisoner of War (POW) after the Battle of Dieppe, where 1946 soldiers were captured. Throughout the course of World War II, approximately 9,000 Canadians were taken prisoner and held in German and Japanese POW Camps. For the most part, these individuals were treated humanely, but as Nazi Germany began to collapse, conditions worsened, leading to a scarcity of food and long, forced marches.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43, Ref 15