Profile Of A Provost
	1940 - 1952	A/LCpl James Kozma WWII Veteran Served with the Armoured Corps and C Pro C during WWII (1943 - 1945) Served with Ordance Corps and C Pro C 1954 - 1957	1952 - 1968

Born in 1923 in Saskatchewan, Acting Lance Corporal James KOZMA enlisted in the Canadian Army at age 19, joining the Armoured Corps. Following his training as a Driver in Camp Borden, ON that same year and was later deployed overseas to the Armoured Corps reinforcement unit in the United kingdom. He was subsequently deployed with the Allied Forces In Italy from 1944 - 1945 where he served with several Armoured units. Later in 1945, he moved to France where he transferred to the Canadian Provost Corps, serving with No.9 Provost Company. Demobilized in 1945, having earned the following awards: 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal (1939-1945) Following his return to civilian life, James was employed as a Police Constable/Investigator in Toronto, ON. After ten years of civilian life he rejoined the Canadian Army in Toronto in 1954, serving with the Ordance Corps. Later in 1954 he once again transferred over to the C Pro C, serving with No.1 Provost Company in Camp Borden until his release in 1957. Upon his return to civy street in 1957 he was employed as an Industrial Training Consultant with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities in Subury, and Peterborough, ON, until his retirement in 1983. James passed away in Peterborough at age 86 in 2010. A/LCpl James Kozma's biographical information was submitted by his Nephew, Captain (N) (Retired) Thomas Tulloch of Halifax, NS.

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