VOLUME 13 DECEMBER 2013 Bronze Plaque on the War Memorial in St. John’s ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Newfoundland and Labrador Command THE KOREAN WAR At the end of the Second World War, Japan’s empire was dismantled and the Soviet Union, seeking to gain influence in the region, occupied North Korea while the Americans moved into South Korea. The Soviets and the Americans eventually left, but not until a communist government had been established in the North and a democratic government in the South. Tensions between the two Koreas grew to a climax and, on June 25, 1950, the military forces of North Korea crossed the 38th Parallel into South Korea. This marked the beginning of hostilities which were to rage on for more than three years, throughout the country known to its people as the Land of the Morning Calm. Sixteen (16) members of the United Nations, including Canada, would contribute combat forces under United States command to defend South Korea. On November 21, 1950, 17 soldiers of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, died in a train crash in B.C. while on their way to the war in Korea. Canadians saw action in the Battle of Kapyong on April 24-25, 1951. Despite fierce enemy attacks, they maintained their position. Ten Canadians were killed and 23 were wounded in the battle. On October 2, 1952, HMCS Iroquois was exchanging fire with an enemy gun battery on shore when the ship took a direct hit. Three Canadian sailors died and ten were wounded in the explosion. Hill 355, known as “Little Gibraltar,” was the scene of bitter fighting in late October 1952. Under intense enemy bombardment and assault, the Canadian soldiers there held their ground. Over the course of some four years, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) No. 426 Squadron carried 13,000 personnel and 3 million kilograms of freight and mail between North America and the Korean theatre of operations. Twenty-two (22) RCAF pilots served with US Air Force squadrons in Korea. Flying Officer Omer Lévesque, seconded to the USAF, was the first Commonwealth pilot to shoot down a MiG-15 enemy fighter in the Korean War. More than 5,000 Canadian women were recruited for military service during the Korean War. Of them, 60 Nursing Sisters served in Korea and Japan. When the ceasefire came into effect in 1953, the Nursing Sisters treated the released Canadian prisoners of war. For their gallant stand at Kapyong, the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry received the United States Presidential Unit Citation. Other awards for valour received by Canadians during the Korean War include: 9 Distinguished Service Orders, 33 Military Crosses, 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 8 Distinguished Conduct Medals and 53 Military Medals. The active fighting in the Korean War ended on July 27, 1953 with the signing of the Armistice at Panmunjom. As with the two world wars that preceded Korea, Canadians volunteered for military service far from home. More than 26,000 Canadians served in the Korean War, including sailors from eight destroyers and airmen who took part in many combat and transport missions. Canada’s military contribution was larger, in proportion to its population, than most other UN participants. In total, 516 Canadians died in the third deadliest conflict in Canadian history. The total number of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who served in the war is not known. On the back cover of this book is the list of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice as well as those that were wounded or injured. Lest We Forget - Volume 13 Contents – Lest We Forget – Volume 13 Boer War NIPPARD, Allan . .47 LAWLOR, Stefan Alphonsus John . .89 NORMAN, Lawrence . .47 BURSEY, Levi . .5 LECOURES, Ronald J. .89 PARSONS, Malcolm Archibald . .47 O’BRIEN, Keith Joseph . .89 World War I PEDDLE, William G. .49 O’BRIEN, Paul Gerard . .91 POOLE, Lawrence Baxter . .49 O’BRIEN, Sheldon Louis . .91 BAKER, Essau . .9 ROGERS, Graham . .49 O’TOOLE, Thomas . .91 BAKER, George . .9 RUMBOLDT, Augustine A. .51 PIERCEY, Charles . .93 BATTEN, Joseph . .9 STRINGER, Levi . .51 PINKSEN, Brian Neil Calvin . .93 BROWN, W. F. (Willie) . .11 SWEETAPPLE, Walter E. .51 PITCHER, Albert Max . .93 GARDNER, Cyril . .11 TAYLOR, Walter . .53 PITCHER, Rex . .95 GREEN, Joseph . .11 THISTLE, Earl A. .53 RICKS, Wallace . .95 GREENING, George Freeman . .13 VARDY, Clarence . .53 SULLIVAN, Frank . .95 HANN, Eloil . .13 VEY, William James . .55 SULLIVAN, Kirk George . .97 HUDSON, Alex Marshall . .13 WHEADON, Angus . .55 SULLIVAN, Robert M. .97 KAVANAUGH, Maurice . .15 WHEELER, Reginald . .55 THOMAS, David A. .97 KELLY, Frank . .15 WHEELER, Sydney (Don) . .57 VALLIS, Dwayne . .99 LODGE, Albert John . .15 WHITE, Hubert Arthur . .57 WHITTLE, Kevin James . .99 LODGE, Samuel Thomas . .17 WHITEWAY, J. .57 WILLCOTT, Corey George . .99 MURPHY, David . .17 WINTER, Ernest Hayward . .59 WILLCOTT, Murray Michael . .101 MURPHY, Patrick James . .17 YOUNG, Lloyd Martin . .101 NOSEWORTHY, William . .19 Korean War PEARCE, Hector . .19 Newfoundland Peacekeepers KEATS, Hayward . .63 PIERCEY, John Charles . .19 PEARCEY, Charles A. .63 PIKE, J. A. .21 FORD, William Charles . .105 PRYOR, Clyde . .63 PITTMAN, Robert . .21 PHEIFER, Rudolph . .105 QUINTON, William . .21 Canadian Forces Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit SAUNDERS, Roy William . .23 SEAWARD, Bartholomew . .23 ANDREWS, Richard M. .67 AUSTIN, George . .109 STONE, Henry Skinner . .23 ANDREWS, Rodger D. .67 AUSTIN, James . .109 STRICKLAND, Walter . .25 ARSENAULT, Joe . .67 BAKER, Ellis . .109 SULLEY, William Ambrose . .25 BALDWIN, Andrew . .69 BARNES, Carl C. .111 SULLIVAN, Peter . .25 BALDWIN, Paul . .69 BUTT, Harold . .111 TAYLOR, Jack . .27 BARRON, James A. .69 BUTT, John . .111 THORNE, George . .27 BATTCOCK, Noel F. .71 BUTTON, Elias . .113 TRAVERSE, Jabez William . .27 BENEDICT, Mary Ryan . .71 CHURCHILL, Walter . .113 TUCKER, George . .29 BENEDICT, Sean . .71 CLARKE, Ernest . .113 TURNER, Horatio . .29 BURSEY, Carl . .73 CLOWE, Edward Lawrence . .115 VERE-HOLLWAY, Henry Benjamin . .29 CHIDLEY, Christopher David . .73 GOODWIN, Joshua . .115 WATKINS, Jonas . .31 CLOWE, Kimberly A. .73 GREGORY, Jonathan . .115 WHEELER, Adam John . .31 CLOWE, Roxanne M. .75 MULLINS, Patrick . .117 COADY, Deanie M. .75 PEDDLE, Ralph . .117 World War II COLLIER, Don . .75 PITCHER, Raymond Maxwell . .117 DINN, Sheldon M. .77 AVERY, Chester . .35 REID, Frank . .119 DINN, Stephen John . .77 BLACKMORE, Stephen H. .35 SPARKES, Peter . .119 DOMINIE, Gerald . .77 BISHOP, Noah . .35 STOYLES, Eric Lester . .119 DUGGAN, Randal K. .79 BUTT, Cyril Elijah . .37 TUCKER, Ebenezer . .121 DUNNE, Charles A. (Lee) . .79 BUTT, Newman . .37 FORD, Audrey Phyliss . .79 Poetry CHURCHILL, Charles . .37 FORD, William George . .81 COLFORD, Cyril . .39 GUSHUE, Carl W. .81 A Wife In London COLFORD, Gerard . .39 GUSHUE, William J. .81 by Thomas Hardy . .5 COLLINS, Albert . .39 HACHE, Crystal (Reddy) . .83 COOPER, Royle . .41 WW2 - Gander HARVEY, Brenda . .83 DAWE, Harvey . .41 by Relative of George Corbin . .59 HOGAN, Jack . .83 DOYLE, Kevin Patrick William . .41 JOHNSTON, Jason . .85 A Thousand Times DROVER, Angus . .43 KAVANAGH, William . .85 by Mrs. Rita Johnston . .121 DROVER, Willis . .43 KELLY, Cecil J. .85 GORDEN, Hubert W. .43 KELLY, Lori Anne . .87 GUSHUE, Harold . .45 KELLY, Joseph Donald (Don) . .87 142 HAYLEY, Tobias . .45 Advertiser’s Index KENDELL, Eric G. .87 HURLEY, William . .45 www.legionnl.ca 1 2 Military Service Recognition Booklet Lest We Forget - Volume 13 BoerBoer WarWar “Lest“Lest WeWe Forget”Forget” www.legionnl.ca 3 LEST WE FORGET PROUD SUPPORTER OF OUR VETERANS Torbay Road Atlantic Place Memorial University Topsail 272 Torbay Road 215 Water Street Student Centre 470 Topsail Road St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s Avalon Mall Clarenville CBS Mount Pearl Nubody’s 48 Kenmount Road 76 Manitoba Drive 54 Conception Bay Hwy 12 Merchant Drive St. John’s Conception Bay South Mount Pearl BoosterJuice.com 4 Military Service Recognition Booklet Lest We Forget - Volume 13 BURSEY, Levi Army – Boer War. 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