Clow - The death occurred at the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, on Friday, June 17, 2022, of
Edwin "Ed" Thomas Clow, in his 100th
year. Born in Summerside, Edwin was a lifetime resident of Summerside
and moved to Community Care at Andrews of Stratford, barely
five months ago. He was a proud Veteran of WWII (1941-1945), Royal Air
Force, 269 Squadron. Edwin is the last surviving member of 11 children
of Albert Clow and Josephine Arsenault. Predeceased by siblings Robert
"Bob", Victor, Edward, Mary Kathleen "Kay"
Rogerson, Margaret Shaw, Ralph, Allan, Doris Haynes, Lillian Hursey
and Susan Aitken.
Ed was a Wireless Air Gunner (WO/AG), and flew
mostly on Lockheed Hudson Aircraft. During the war, the 269 Squadron
patrolled the oceans looking for German U-boats and anti-shipping
boats. They were on constant watch for U-boat and shipping harbour
attacks, and were on surveillance to pick up survivors from downed
aircraft.
Edwin started his service in Canada and was
attached to the RAF #31 Operational Training Unit (OTU) in Debert,
Nova Scotia, training on the Hudson Aircraft. He then went to the OTU
in Yorkshire, England, and over the next four years moved on to bases
in Iceland, Northern Scotland, back to England, Gibraltar and the
Azores, patrolling the skies and waters in the North Atlantic and
South Atlantic. His Squadron was highly mobile, and he was stationed
for brief periods of time in England at Bournemouth, Thornaby
(training in rockets), South Hampton, Torquay (teaching wireless
operators), Penzance, East Fortune Iceland and Turnbury,
Scotland.
Post World War II Edwin settled in Montreal, where
he studied refrigeration. After receiving his Certificate in
Refrigeration, he worked for a brief time in Montreal, transferred to
Moncton, then returned to Summerside where he worked for 36 years as
Plant Engineer for Amalgamated Dairies Ltd.
Ed is survived by his son Bill (Jackie); and
daughters Judith (Billy) MacKenzie, and Dorothy Jean (Jean Claude)
Mondat; grandchildren Dana Clow (Keith Brooks), Calgary, AB; Andrew
Clow, Victoria, BC; Lindy (Pat) McQuillan, Stratford, PE; Amy (Rick)
Keefe, Pleasant Grove, PE; Margaret (Matt) Walsh, Hampton, NB; and by
several great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Charles
"Charlie"; and by his beloved friend, Ada
Dyment.
Edwin’s family would be honored to have
family and friends join them in celebrating a life well lived. Resting
at Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, where a Celebration of
Life Service will be held on Friday, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will take
place later in the Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, where he will be buried
with his comrades, in Section 103 at the National Military Cemetery of
the Canadian Forces, which honours the men and women who served
Canada. Members of the Summerside Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion,
together with members of the RCAF Association, will hold a Service of
Remembrance, at the funeral home, Friday, at 10:30 a.m., immediately
followed by the funeral service. No visiting hours by request.
Memorial donations may be made to Branch #5, Royal Canadian Legion,
Summerside - Poppy Fund or a charity of your choice would be
appreciated.
Funeral service will be live
streamed on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at
www.moase.ca
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