415 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND ROUTH, Percy Guy Percy was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1866. He joined the North West Mounted Police in 1885. He was two years under age, but went on to see action during the Riel Rebellion. While he was serving in the NWMP, the Mayor and Bishop of Hamilton both wrote to the Prime Minister urging an officer’s commission for the young Percy. However, his Fort McCleod Commanding Officer wrote that “this man is definitely not officer material”. Percy left the NWMP in 1895 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. At the start of the South African War in 1900, he joined Lord Strathcona’s Horse where he attained the rank of Squadron Sergeant Major and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Percy later joined the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (BC Horse) and went on to serve in World War I with the CEF, seeing action in Belgium and France. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917. He also received two French Croix de Guerre Medals (1917 and 1918) and a Belgian Croix de Guerre. Percy attained the rank of Major and served as a Deputy Provost Marshal. Following demobilization, he worked as a Land Appraiser for the Soldiers’ Settlement Board. Percy’s nine piece military medal set spans the years from the NWMP 1885 to 2CMR 1919. He died in 1936. ROWLAND, Douglas Charles Douglas was born on June 14, 1940 in Regina, SK. He enlisted in the Navy in September 1958. LCdr Rowland was a member of HMCS Chippawa, HMCS Donacona and HMCS Carleton. He served in Canada and on the High Seas. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration. On Class C service he served on HMCS Buckingham, part of the 7th Escort Squadron from 1963 to 1964. Douglas was discharged in September 1974. He was president of the Canadian Association of former Parliamentarians from 2003 to 2008 and the Friends of the Canadian War Museum from 2012 to 2014. Douglas is a Royal Canadian Legion member of Branch 638 Kanata. ROUTH, Randolph Francis Randolph was born in Montreal, Quebec on June 5, 1914. He received his initial training as a Major with the Loyola College Cadet Officers Training Corps (COTC). He volunteered for active service in 1939. After serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Rifles of Canada he transferred in July 1942 to the newly created Canadian Parachute Battalion. He was instrumental in developing the battalion insignia and motto. Initial parachute training was at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. He was later posted as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel to the Parachute Training Centre in Shilo, Manitoba. He subsequently served as a Company Commander with a British Infantry Battalion in New Guinea and Burma, where he was wounded on August 25, 1944. After recovery he was assigned to National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa. He left the armed forces in 1946 and had a career in business. He was a Royal Canadian Legion member for many years and was active with the Burma Star Association. Randolph passed away on September 19, 1983.
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