Named in November 2008, Paine Avenue honours the memory of Sergeant Frederick Richard Paine, Royal Canadian Artillery.
Frederick Richard Paine joined the military as a gunner soon after the start of the Second World War and was assigned to the 4th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, supporting the 2nd Infantry Division. This Division spearheaded the attack on Dieppe in August 1942. Having lost close to half its strength during this battle, the 2nd Infantry Division focused on rebuilding its ranks and by D-Day had been identified as the reserve division for the Canadian sector. The Division then went on to serve in the Normandy campaign including the Battle of the Scheldt. By 2 May 1945, the Division was in Oldenburg with a ceasefire declared on 5 May. By December 1945, the entirety of the Division had been stood down and returned to Canada.
After the war, Frederick Paine entered the real estate business and was responsible for many of Ottawa’s major real estate developments. In the 1970’s, Mr. Paine went to work for the Public Service and eventually worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rideau Veterans Home. Frederick Richard Paine passed away peacefully in Ottawa in his 84th year on 4 September 2003.
