A Windsor veteran of the WWI is being honoured by his regiment and family.
Company Sergeant Thomas Coyle McMahon died in 1963, but served with the Windsor Regiment until 1953.
A special ceremony was held at his grave site in Heavenly Rest Cemetery where a flag and poppies were placed.
Gravesite of Sergeant Major Thomas Coyle McMahon (by AM800's Peter Langille)
McMahon's grandson, Skip McMahon, remembers spending time with "the sergeant major" when he was a kid.
"I can remember being, since I was very young, going to the armouries to meet with grandpa and my uncle Barney and my father would be there and Jim's father would be there and they'd throw us out because we couldn't be there and we'd go around the corner to grab an ice cream or something," he says.
Another of McMahon's grandsons, Jim McMahon, says it has been a strong military family and all started with the Great War veteran.
"Many of us went and grew up through air cadets, we were all part of air cadets reserves," he says. "We have family members who are still actively members of the armed forces, my brother just retired from it, I have a nephew, two nephews that are in the service so it's a huge part of our family."
Cousines Skip and Jim McMahon, grandsons of Thomas McMahon (by AM800's Peter Langille)
Lieutenant Richard Gunn speaks for the Windsor Regiment and explains they're looking to honour Great War veterans.
"These people gave sacrifice, even if it was for a month or tow, they stepped forward during the war years and other times to help protect the concepts of Essex and Ontario and Canada," says Gunn. "And not knowing where they would be serving, so we're trying to acknowledge that they did sacrifice some of their own time and their family time."
In WWI, McMahon was a member of the 3rd Canadian Divisional Transport Company later joining the Windsor Regiment.
Family of Sergeant Major Thomas McMahon at ceremony honouting him (by AM800's Peter Langille)