Samuel John Alderdice was born June 5th, 1919 in Winnipeg, growing up in the Ft. Rouge area, with his 5 siblings. When the war broke out he quickly saw his duty and enlisted in Aug. of 1940. He trained as both a driver and gunner. Quickly rising through the ranks he was promoted to lance corporal and then corporal before shipped out with his squadron to England in Oct. 1941. During his training he gained a reputation as a heavyweight boxer of note. The next spring he returned to Camp Borden, ON, where he was promoted to sergeant and served as an instructor.
He started work at Veteran’s Affairs Canada, where remained until his retirement 26 years later. He was also a longtime member of the War Amps, including serving as Vice-President. He and his wife Dorothy had 4 children 2 boys and 2 girls. He died all too soon May 8th, 1974, at age 58, a veteran who had proudly served his country, in war and in peace.