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Revision as of 14:13, 30 July 2018
Joseph Wesley "Wes" Coulter (1912 - 6 September 1997) was a Canadian WW2 veteran.
Early life
He was born in 1912 in Alberta to the Reverend Joseph Coulter and his wife Williamina Bessie Coulter. He used his middle name, likely to disambiguate himself from his father, with whom he shared a first name.
World War 2
He served as a Pilot Officer of the RCAF, service number J/90189.
He was released 24 May 1945.
Marriage and family
He married Joyce Caswell 3 March 1945, at Hart House chapel. His sister Ruth Newman played the piano during the ceremony.
Wes had four children, who are all alive as of 2018:
- Jeff
- Hugh
- Robin (girl)
- Lawrence "Laddie"
Death
He died 6 September 1997 in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Sources
Sandra Kenzie told to Michael Currie
Toronto Daily Star, 6 March 1945, page 16 [1]