WO Wallace Edward Gardner, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Wallace Edward Gardner, CD (Ret’d), peacefully on 21 November 2017 at The Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre in Ottawa, ON  at age 91 years.

Wallace was a World War II veteran of the Royal Navy who was awarded the rank of Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honor in November 2016 for his participation in the D-Day Invasion. He also participated in the Pacific Campaign. After the war Wallace joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he served as a Firefighter in Canada and in Germany .

Friends are invited to Beechwood Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, for a Celebration of Life on 2 December 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson’s Canada, The Leukemia Association or to The Kidney Foundation. ^{[khMay2018]{zsd, zcc}}