Bermuda is mourning the loss of two war veterans Calvin Ming Sr and George Mackenzie Fisher.Both men served in the Second World War.Mr Ming served in the Caribbean Regiment’s Bermuda Contingent. Mr Fisher, 92, served in the Border Regiment, a glider unit of the 1st Airborne Division.Mr Ming, 88, shipped out of the Island at the age of 19 and spent years fighting in Italy and North Africa. He returned to Bermuda and spent years working within the Island’s prisons.He also worked as a taxi driver. Later in life became a soldier again, this time for the Salvation Army.His son, Calvin Ming Jr, said: “He loved life, he loved jokes and he loved people. When he was driving taxi, he loved talking to tourists and showing them the Island.“With his children he was very stern, disciplined, but he loved a joke.“All three of his sons were abroad studying at the same time, and he would often surprise us with visits. He just loved to surprise us. I would be out on the street playing with the Salvation Army, and he would just show up across the street. I will never forget.“He always made sure that we had what we needed to further our education since he was not able to do so as a young man himself. He made sure we had every opportunity in life.”Mr Fisher, meanwhile, was among the first contingent of the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps to volunteer to serve in the Second World War in June 1940.He spent most of his time with the Lincolnshire Regiment but was transferred to the Border Regiment, which took part in the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.During the battle, Mr Fisher was buried in rubble, suffering severe injuries to both legs. After a night trapped under the rubble, he was captured by German troops, who kept him as a prisoner-of-war until Germany surrendered.He worked for Bermuda Gas & Utility Company Ltd once he returned home from the war.Mr Fisher’s daughter, Madeline Reape, said her father was a kind and generous man, loved by everyone that he met.“He was a great story teller,” she said. “He loved to tell stories about his life in Bermuda back in the old days.“He would do anything for anybody. You know the adage about giving the shirt off your back? He would do just that.”Mr Fisher’s son Mark recalled having a brief conversation with a stranger on a plane and mentioning who his father was. The stranger immediately recognised his name from his time with the gas company.He said that many years ago their family had run out of gas while cooking Christmas dinner, and Mr Fisher had dropped everything to return their service. “That was who my father was. He wasn’t a gas delivery man, he managed the place, but a customer was in need so he went out of his way to help.”