Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 181 PROBERT, J. T. WWI J. T. was an accountant for the I.C.R. in Halifax and had been in the local Cadet Corps before joining the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) in World War I. At the age of 22, Lieutenant Probert was Company Commander of his RCR unit which had fought so splendidly in the Foch offensive but he did not live to see the result of the drive for the capture of Cambrai. J. T. was killed in action at the head of his company on September 30, 1918, in one of the fiercest engagements towards capturing Cambrai. The Evening Mail in Halifax also reported that on April 18, 1918, Lieutenant Probert captured a Bosche machine gun, which was one of the proud trophies of the Royal Canadian Regiment in France. J. T. was awarded the Military Cross for his daring exploit. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. RAMSEY, John Edward PEACETIME John was born in 1938 in Digby, Nova Scotia. He joined the Army in 1955 and took his basic training at Camp Utopia, New Brunswick. He served for 24 years with the following regiments: 1 RCHA, 2 RCHA, 3 RCHA, 4 RCHA and with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He also served on bases at Debert, NS, Winnipeg, MB, Gagetown, NB, and Germany. John has been a member of Clementsport Legion Branch #122 for 17 years. Submitted by the Clementsport Legion Branch #122 of The Royal Canadian Legion. RICHARDSON, Norman Frederick KOREA, SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Norman was born in Shanghai, China in 1930. He joined the Army as a Private and served with 2 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (Logistics) in Korea from 1951 to 1953, and in Egypt, Lebanon, and Canada. He was Acting Lieutenant Colonel with UNIFIL in 1978 and retired as Major in 1985. Norman received the Canadian Forces Decoration with 2 bars. He was a Legion member in Orleans, Ontario as well as in Chester, Halifax, and St. Margaret, Nova Scotia for 19 years. He died in 2001. Submitted by the Eastern Marine Branch #161 of The Royal Canadian Legion. RANKIN, Angus Malcolm WWII Angus was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He joined the Army during World War II and served in Europe with the Princess Louise Fusiliers. Angus was a member of Captain Angus L. Macdonald Legion Branch #132 in Inverness. Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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