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tie at Braeslde. me only surviving member til then nun ‘ 15 Jimmy Ring believedto hellvlngln Niplgon, Ont. in tha'thlrl‘ row standing third from right) is William Poynter, and below are personal experimces related to The Guide reporterby his widoe, who lives in Galena. ‘ overseas. Sitting in front are Lt. Lemoine; boat mErchant. of Amprior; Captain Hatton, butcher,oiAmpr'lor; and Lt. Cunning- ham, of White Lake. AmongareJimmy Ring, Charles Ring. Sgt. Jackson, and Fred Nichols, all of Amprior: Billy Dobonham. William Poynter, and .lim Parker. of Pakenham;and.lim Beat- iAT THE TIMEIN 1968 OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 0F ,ARMISTICE, on Nov. ll. 1918, the abue picture has nostalgic ’meanings for many relatives and friends of the soldiers in this r1915 photo of the lllnth Battalion Lanark and Rentrew Regiment 4 l in from of the Amprlor Town Hall just biota leaving for 3 EXPERIENCES OF WAR . . . ’ William Poynter and his wife came to Canada April 2, 19”, on the last trip the Empress of ireland made, be» fore the boat was scrapped. with her husband and two children, Hilda age 3 years, and Charles agelG months, Mrs. Paynter celebrated her 28rd birthday aboard the Empress of Ireland. Arriving in Canada they made their w'“ 3 Pakenham, to the farm of Mack Russell. ‘- that same year William Painter enlisted Midi me 59th bul tins medically discharged 5 wed-.s later. He [hm joinâ€" ed (no 130th stalinned in Amprior, “here he was located for over a year. He was made canteen serge-tr If the aid hing Edward Hotel, villicll was the Lariat-ks, th run-m iii Ilia men billeted on Daniel Street in abrle my». t’l‘lxese are identified as the Hillel standing \‘liere bl» .xiiQh's Service Station is mm, and Lllt: [71th Yuma: :Jitu north of Oddlellon Hall)o Just before the baitalionbihich had been made up of three groups) took departure for Perth, 3 picture (abate shown) was taken of the men on the steps ot the roun Hall. From here they wait to Barridield Camp uig9~ ton; than on to Valcarfier; and thence the} here about to be shipped overseas. Just as “illiam Painter has about to get on the boat, the doctor discharged him as medically unfit. V ' . Returning to Fakean and his (only, aoout ‘ two months later he was calledtrom Omaha aiirluasher‘ to go overst as a foreman in the glanndian limber Suyplies Overseas. En route over, [hair ship was inrâ€" pedoed, and many “ms were lost. ihe men (an [no or three at the lifeboats were picked up by a destroyer mu *Xhlrl'} 1*}}*}*X>}*}}*K‘K¥‘KX¥¥&X¥¥¥¥¥¥ ,‘w taken to ireland to recuperate. William Poynter was one of these, and was rescued with only pants and socks. Mrs. Pomtcr did not learn of her husband's being alive (or quite some time. t 1 After three wears they nere transferred to England. Here, Pointer and his companions were put in a camp with the British lmperials at Aylesbury, England. All this Lima his m'l’c and other relatives thoLghl everyone had beer lost at sea. Just [0.9 M15. Painter’s predicament mtex‘s the story. Herc 5hr tin), all ulolie in Canada, a stranger, withnut a relati~e in the l 1d, and Hth Um small children depen- ient upon her, She \iZlS nithout money or recompense. lath no money a: pa) she had to hunt to nan her inâ€" of $15 a month). The alarm. heartache, trial ard frustration Mrs. Pyn- ier wcnl rhrollgh in Ar eltort to get recognition from Ot- Lana, are a Slur} Lullu [l’Elllsel\E>. llanv many times she appeared Laure 1h ‘91: aimmrlli s demanding to be sum [0 her hu-Jxmd who l’lL mw learned “as alixe). 21.: to oz can, iv: 4 lamily. :\ilel‘ .ICll iuggiing about fmm cue to a r 'v 3, 1918,placed aboard (hr ,Vm. ma. hi the first tank l.th h h battalion com sh l'ft a 7‘ \lr~ mg, n has a 3 heeh tr _ wiry “U . row in in one wo- “42' IL- L' ‘ .uri measles bro“ rut on V _ t ' lunnryThck flying the yellow flag. In England the flu (Mrs. Poynter describes it as “the black flu") was raging. So she lett her children in the care of her Mother while she Worked as a Civil Dd‘ence nurse. About this time, tired of separ- ation, Mrs. Poynter commandeered one of me army huts and joined her husband with the children. A year later they were shifted to Quentin, Buckingham- shire, where they remained 2-1/2 years. . "in the meantime" said Mrs.‘Poynt.er "l was eight. ing the government to get pay. They just scoffed at me, and i mean scoffed! They said he wasn't British Im- periaL All they would do [or me, was to glue mea free pass back to Canada, where they said lbelonged." So, alter three years and four months in Britain,thc little woman widq her children, again separated from her people, left the land of her birth, and joined by her husband returned to Pakenham in 1922. Mr. Poynler went to Work in Flndlays Stove Foundry, Carleton Place, where he remained for 28 years working as agrincler. July )2, [957 William Poynter died suddenly. in the meantime, the lamin had been joined by another datghtâ€" er whom they named Amy. 1 Mrs. Poynter. who was christened Amy Maud Susanah Drake. is a descendent of the great Se: Captaln,Slr ancis Drakefihe has lmvelled to England 17 time, l0 by ship and 7 by air. A few years ago she journeyed to England again and brorght her aged mother out to Can- ada, by a' . Son Charles is In Elliot Lake, ,Mrs. Amy Eressan 1 es in Amprlor, Mrs. Hilda Hall lives in Fitzroy, while Mother Poynter has her own little ap- hrtmenl in Galena, where she lives with her cat, her knitting and many, many lovely antique pieces of pew- ter, crystal and silver. Last but not least, Mrs. Payn- ter has a wealth of memories and stories, some very sad and pathetic; but many are bright and happy.