2011 Convention – Penticton, BC - Legion

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McMullen, Raymond Richard
Raymond was born August 5, 1920 in Vernon, BC. He enlisted in the BC Dragoons on June
13, 1940 and went to Northwest Europe as a clerk, wireless operator, driver operator, gunner,
and driver mechanic. He spent nine months as a P.O.W. in Stalag 12D. He was discharged on
August 31, 1945. Raymond re-enlisted on May 12, 1947 in the Lord Strathcona’s Horse and
in 1950, was promoted to Sergeant. He was posted to I & A Cadre in Vernon but returned to
the Lord Strathcona’s Horse in 1956. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant in March 1962 and
to Warrant Officer in 1968. Raymond was released in May 1969. He later served with the
Cadets and was Commanding Officer at Vernon Army Cadet Camp before he transferred to
the Supplementary Reserve and was released in August 1986 as a Captain. He received the
1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer
Service Medal, the King George VI Medal, the Centennial Medal and the Canadian Service
Medal and Bar. He was a Legion Member for forty-three years and a Life Member of Branch
#25 Vernon and Branch #167, Lumby. He died in Vernon on March 5, 2003.
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McLauchlin, Douglas
Douglas was born in Winona, Manitoba on May 18, 1918 and enlisted in the
Army in Trail, BC in 1940. He did his basic training in Westminster, BC
and Aldershot, NS. Initially, he was with the Rocky Mountain Rangers but
transferred to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, going overseas in
1942. He was attached to the Seaforth Highlanders and then to the Princess
Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in the United Kingdom. Douglas was
discharged in 1946 and worked in the bush until he retired in 2005. He has
been a member of Branch #167 in Lumby, BC for thirty-six years.
McMullen, William (Bill)
Bill was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1949. He enlisted in the Navy in 1967
and took basic training in HMCS Cornwallis and Halifax, and then went to
Camp Borden, Ontario to train as a ship’s writer. He was then posted to
Esquimalt until 1971 and Canadian Forces Station Masset until 1974. Bill
re-mustered at 1 st Air Movement in Edmonton as a traffic technician in the
Air Force. After qualifying as a load master, he joined 436 Squadron in
Trenton and while there, did a six-month tour on the Golan Heights in Israel.
He was with 2 Air Movement Units until 1981 with 429 Squadron in
Winnipeg before going to Calgary, Vancouver, and finally, in 1991,
Edmonton. Bill retired in 1996. He is a Life Member and Past President of
Legion Branch #167 in Lumby, BC, where he has been a member for
twenty-seven years.
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