veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
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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