Notable East Greenfielders
Malcolm Melly Barker
Malcolm Barker was the son of George and Susan Barker of Pinehurst. Malcolm attended Pinehurst & East Greenfield Elementary School, where he was a student of George Lewthwaite (see below). In the latter part of WW2, Malcolm joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (perhaps following in the footsteps of his mentor, Mr. Lewthwaite). Malcolm trained as an air gunner and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He was assigned to 12 Squadron of the RAF, which was a bomber group based at Wickenby, England. Malcolm was mid-upper gunner on board Lancaster RF-188 (call letters PH-U) when it crashed near Nuremburg (Ottensoos), Germany on the night of March 16/17, 1945. The cause of the crash is not known (the hazards of night-time bombing raids were many). Malcolm was 19 years old.
RAF Wickenby Memorial Collection
Lost Aircraft Database (German)
John F. Campbell
Realtor and owner of the Pinehurst Land Company, J.F. Campbell was largely responsible for the development and growth of East Greenfield in the first half of the twentieth century. He donated land for two churches and the park that still bears his name.
William Raymond Howarth
Raymond was the son of William and Jessie Howarth. At the outbreak of the Korean War, a number of young men from East Greenfield enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment of the Canadian Army. Raymond Howarth was among them. He is believed to have been part of an ill-fated assault on Hill 467 (Kakhul Bong) during the Battle of Chail-Li, which took place on May 30, 1951. He was one of five Canadians who lost their lives that day (there were also thirty-one wounded). Others who served in Korea included Roy Arnauld, Warner Baxter, Jim Campbell, Alan Gaskell, Gerald Hennessy, and Ralph Keller.
KOREA VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA - Casualty List
Blood on the Hills, by David J. Bercuson
George Alexander Lewthwaite
Although technically not an East Greenfielder, George Lewthwaite was a teacher and principal of Pinehurst & East Greenfield Elementary School in the late 1930s - early 1940s. He was the son of William and Mary Lewthwaite and the husband of Madeleine Lewthwaite, of Montreal. George was a graduate of MacDonald College (McGill) and Queen's University. He enlisted in the RCAF in September 1942. He was navigator on board Halifax JD372 when it crashed in a training accident on July 24, 1944.
Harrowgate (Stonefall) Cemetery
Samuel Robinson
Soldier of the Great War and mayor of St. Hubert from 1949 to 1955.
Raynold Skerrett
Ray Skerrett was a noted athlete at Montreal High School, where he excelled in baseball, football, and track & field. In 1948, as a halfback with the Verdun Fashions of the junior QRFU, he gained a reputation for his exceptional speed. The following year, he joined the Ottawa Roughriders of the CFL, where he became an instant fan-favorite. Traded to the Alouettes in 1950, he made an impressive start but was hampered by injuries. He did not return to the CFL the following year.
