Lance Corporal Lloyd Etherington

Lloyd Etherington was born in Paris in 1910, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Etherington. Lloyd’s grandparents had 11 children and immigrated to Paris in 1873, attracted by the jobs available in Paris’ textile mills. Lloyd worked as a millwright at Penmans Limited and also at Massey Harris in Brantford. He lived at 7 Acres Street in Paris with his wife Myrtle (Mahon). The house has since been replaced with two newer homes. Lloyd and Myrtle had two sons: Larry was born in 1941, before Lloyd enlisted, and Murray was born in 1946, after the war.

Lloyd enlisted with the 10th Canadian Armoured Corps. After attending basic training at Camp Borden, he shipped overseas to Europe in February, 1944 and went to France in July of that year. He was a Sherman tank operator/gunner and then a wireless communications operator. His tank was seriously damaged later in 1944 during battle, and Lloyd was transferred to hospital in England until he recovered from head injuries incurred in that attack. His wife had received an official telegram from Ottawa stating he was wounded, and then she got another letter from him personally.

Following the war, in 1949, the family moved to Drumbo, where they purchased two acres of land, so they could grow their own food in case of another Depression. Lloyd and Myrtle also had three more children: Kim, Ann and Karen. While the family lived in Drumbo, Lloyd had several jobs: a Hydro worker, truant officer, Township councillor, school custodian, and postmaster, and he also raised pheasants for the Township hunt. Lloyd kept his millwright instincts, inventing many “Lloydie” tools and gadgets.

Lloyd died on May 26, 1999 and is buried in the Wolverton Cemetery.