Harold White
Served 1945-1975?
Harold was a member of the Canadian Air Force. He was shot down and became a prisoner-of-war. He was badly abused as a prisoner and poorly fed. At some point towards the end of the war he was forced to participate in a “Death March” from one prison camp to another. When he was finally liberated and returned to Canada, he weighed less than 100 pounds. On the job, co-workers immediately gave him the nickname of “Bones”.
Retired Constable Darryl Buckle tried to get him to relate his war stories but Harold would not share.
He served his City well as a Policeman and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He married and lived on the mountain, but he did not have any children.
Retired Superintendent Lynda Bowen remembers staying
with him and his wife
one night while her parents were at the hospital.
The picture on the left shows Harold working in the Platoon Sergeant’s Office at the old Central Station. The picture on the right shows Harold as the Sergeant working in the Radio Room. The two officers with him are Roger Gerry and a young Bob Hamilton, who later became Chief.
By Dave Bowen, Retired Inspector, Hamilton Police Service