Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 113 Gunner Ralph Rexnall Murphy, of East Jeddore, served in the 1st Regiment of Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA). He was the son of John William and Beatrice Murphy. Ralph was killed in action on 13 September at Majon'ni. 30 September – Private William Karl Hamm of Halifax and Lance Corporal Aloysius Osborne of Glace Bay were wounded. Private William Henry Elliott was born in Montreal and served in A Company of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment. He enlisted in the army in Halifax in January 1951. William was the son of Albert Edward and Ethel Elliott and brother of Gordon Albert, Franklyn Ross, Douglass, Rita, Velma, Muriel and Irene. Private Elliott was killed in action, on 1 October when ACompany’s position was shelled by the Chinese. On the night of 2 October HMCS Iroquois was shelling the railway line on the east coast of North Korea. The Chinese shore batteries returned fire and HMCS Iroquois was struck. Lieutenant Commander John Louis Quinn, MiD, was aboard HMCS Iroquois that night. John was born in Moose Jaw and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942. He attended King’s College in Halifax before going to sea. John’s WW II service ranged from shore establishments to sea duty on corvettes and motor torpedo boats in the Atlantic, Pacific and along the coast of NWEurope. He was the son of Colonel H.J. Quinn MM and Rosa Quinn and the husband of Grace Lillian (Merrill) Quinn and father of Charles Patrick Quinn. John transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1945 and served in the Mediterranean Sea and the North and South Atlantic. Lieutenant Commander Quinn was killed when an enemy shore battery opened fire and struck the “B” gun turret of HMCS Iroquois. He is buried in the Yokohama War Cemetery (Japan). His widow and son settled in Halifax. 3 October - Private Thomas Alexander Lamie of North Sydney and Lance Corporal John Edward MacDonald of Stellarton were wounded. Private First-Class Clarence Edmond Deon served in Korea with the 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division of the US Army. Clarence was born in Beech Hill, Antigonish Co. in 1927. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deon. Clarence moved to Maine with his family when he was a child. In October the 31st participated in some of the heaviest fighting of the war at features known as ‘Triangle Hill Complex’ which include 5 hills in a triangular shape – all held by Chinese and North Korean forces. Operation Showdown began on 14 October with the objective of clearing the hills of all Communist forces. PFC Clarence Edmond Deon was killed that day. He is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Ma. The First Battle of the Hook was a battle fought during the period of 2-28 October 1952 between the United Nations Command and Chinese forces over several frontline outposts. Hill 355, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul and known to the troops as “Little Gibraltar” because, like the British fortress for which it was named, it commanded the highest ground overlooking supply lines. Canadians fought on and around Hill 355, defending the front lines and repelling enemy assaults. Every Canadian battalion saw service there at some point. By the time the battle ended 18 Canadians were dead (five of whom were from Nova Scotia), 43 were wounded and 14 were taken prisoner. Lance Corporal William Edward Johnstone of 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was born in Westville in 1929. He was the son of William Johnstone and Margaret Johnstone, of Westville; the husband of Elva May Johnstone and father of Douglas Wayne of Calgary, AB; and brother of Isabel, Eleanor, Edith Doreen and Patsy. Lance Corporal Johnstone was recorded as ‘missing and presumed killed in action’ near Naengjeon on 15 October. His body was never recovered. Lance Corporal William Edward Johnstone is commemorated on the Commonwealth Memorial (Busan), South Korea. continued ... continued ... Ralph Murphy John Louis Quinn
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