FERRIS, PTE. HENRY
This is likely Ivan ‘Henry’ Ferris was born October 18, 1911 in Parry Sound to Henry Wesley and Catherine (Cooper) Ferris. He married Susan Charlotte Wright on November 9, 1933 in Parry Sound. They had one son Thomas Henry Ferris born Feb, 21, 1936 in Hagerman Twp. who died April 28 that same year. Henry died Dec. 4, 1972 in Dunchurch.
Henry is identified as being in the 17th Duke of York Recce, 3rd Canadian Division.
Wikipedia provides the following overview of the unit:
“7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)[edit]
On 24 May 1940, the 17th Hussars mobilized the 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (17 H) for active service. On 1 February 1941, the regiment was redesignated as the 17th (Active) Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, CASF and again on 11 February 1941, as the 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars), CAC, CASF. On 23 August 1941, the regiment embarked for Great Britain.
On 8 June 1942, the regiment was redesignated as the 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars), CAC, CASF and became the reconnaissance regiment for the 3rd Canadian Division.
On 6 June 1944, detachments of the regiment's "B" Squadron landed on Juno Beach in Normandy as part of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and were later followed by the remainder of the regiment in June and July. The regiment fought in northwest Europe in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division until the end of the war. On 15 January 1946, the 7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) was disbanded.”
