War veterans British pension unchanged since 1980Continued from page 1After spending Christmas Day in Algeria,The first thing we had to do when daylightmarried and returned to his job with an insur-our own or have the Canadian government doTrantom joined a defence company of thecame and we saw where we were, was clear upance company.it, said Trantom. So not only do they rob us ofLancashire Fusiliers (riflemen) and served inthe dead American bodies that were lying allHe immigrated to Canada in 1957 and hasour money, but they get an additional benefit byTunisia and Egypt.over, everywhere, said Trantom.lived in Oakville since 1985. He has been draw-not having to pay for our health services.Trantom said the fighting intensified whenThat was not a pleasant task for the troopsing his British pension since 1980.Trantom said this is particularly disappoint-he reached Sicily and Italy.to do.Now required to use a walker to moveing given he spent nearly six years of his lifeIt was bloody fighting and very difficult, heTrantom said he established a headquartersaround, Trantom wants to add a stair lift to hisfighting for Britain during the Second Worldsaid.in the area, which endured sporadic Germanhome to make it easier for him to go up andWar.The Germans realized the sooner theyshelling for about a month before finally beingdown stairs, but cannot because he lives on aTrantom, a former resident of Chesham,pulled out the better for them, so they did. Thatwithdrawn.fixed income.England, signed up to become a soldier in 1939gave us the time to really establish ourselvesThere was always bombing and shelling,He said this is one of the reasons he wouldwhen he was just 19. He soon found himselffully before we moved across to Taranto andbut I was always fortunate, he said.like to see his pension unfrozen.serving with the 42nd Divisional Signals on athen we started our move up the heel of Italy.When the war finally came to an end,They say they cant afford to pay, but itship bound for Norway. This trip, however, wasTrantom described this period as a slogTrantom was in Austria where he helped towould only cost about one per cent of their totalcut short when Norway fell to the Germans inwith the Germans falling back to one heavily-accept the surrender of hundreds of thousandspension budget to give us indexation, said1940.defended position after another as the Alliesof Axis soldiers.Trantom.In 1942, Trantom, now a newly commis-advanced.For his service during the war he receivedIts a bit hard to bear.sioned second lieutenant, joined the war inOne place that stands out in Trantoms mindthe 1939-45 Star, the Africa Star, the Italy Star,In March 2010, the European Court ofNorth Africa where the Allies were involved inwas Monte Cassino where German defendersthe Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-45 andHuman Rights rejected claims made by Britishhard fighting against the German Afrika Korpsinflicted heavy losses on Allied armies from athe Meritorious Service Award.pensioners, a ruling that dampened hope for aand their Italian allies.historic monastery they had fortified.Trantom eventually returned to England,legal solution. NOIVoted Best Lighting Store Readers TChoice Awards Oakville Beaver.yAlppa Lyam LsnoitiWINTER SALEdAnoc wTemooSn S. 0n00o,N1$I e sahEcrupE muRminiFM*Featuring lighting from Framburg Corbett Troy Hudson Valley Stonegate Designs Art Craft and much moreDallas topgrain leather chairSALEAdditional 50% off floor/table lampsOakvilles Finest LIGHTING STORE1029 Speers Rd.,Oakville 905.842.3739243 Speers Road Between Kerr & Dorval Oakville, ON 905.849.LITE (5483)(showroom at Speers and 4th line)ELEGANTwwwDISTINCTIVE.conceptlighting.caSpeers Rd. & 4th Line (Main Location)*See store for details.CommercialThe information you need to make smart real estate decisions is not always easy to find. Get one of our Commercial Agents** to work for you ...Call us first!*Sales Representative **Broker*?n?n{Ӱon Abma**Suzanne Farkas*Terry Hutchison**The REALTOR trademark is controlled by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and identifies real estate professionals who are members of CREA.905.842.7000905.842.7000905.338.90002011-01-283 Friday, January 28, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.oakvillebeaver.com