343 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND McMAHON, Goldwin Starr Goldwin was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario on August 22, 1888, the only son of Thomas Franklin and Lillie McMahon. He enlisted in the Merchant Navy on June 1, 1918. Goldwin Starr McMahon was killed in action on August 5, 1918 while serving as 2nd Steward on SS Luz Blanca when it was attacked in the Atlantic Ocean just SE of Halifax, by a German U-Boat. The U-Boat shelled the ship number of times and one of the shells hit amid-ships killing the 2nd Cook and fatally injuring Starr. Merchant Marine causalities were not generally seen as deserving of the same recognition as other serving military personnel during World War I, hence Starr was not included on the Richmond Hill cenotaph WWI inscriptions. At the end of the 2nd War this thought had changed and Starr was appropriately added to the monument. Starr was buried at sea and is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial. McPHAIL, Allan Gordon Allan was born in Toronto, Ontario on April 7, 1923. In 1940, he joined the nonpermanent active militia, 2nd Battalion Irish Regiment of Canada. He enlisted with the Royal CanadianArtillery in 1941 serving with the 8th HeavyAnti-Aircraft Battery from 1941 to 1943, and transferred to the Royal Regiment of Canada serving from 1943 to 1945. In July 1944, during the D-day invasion, Allan was wounded at Louvigny, France. Later, he served in the liberation of Holland and was wounded outside Xantan, Germany in March 1945. For his military services, Allan received the 1939-1945 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1945. In 2016, he received the Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. In 1947, Allan married Marian Avis. They moved to Cannington in 1953 where he started teaching at Brock District High School, later becoming vice-principal. Allan passed away on August 1, 2017. He was a Royal Canadian Legion member of Branch 186 Lloyd G. Parliament for 65 years. McMILLAN, Ronald Benedict Ronald was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on April 24, 1941. He enlisted in the Air Force on August 3, 1959. He served with the 129, 137, 437 and 436 Squadrons. He flew more the 8,500 hours on Dakotas, Bristol Freighters, Boeing 707 and Hercules as Loadmaster. Ronald was discharged on September 15, 1994. He is a 37year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wellington Branch 160.
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