299 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND McANDLESS, Frederick William Douglas “Doug” Doug was born in London, Ontario on January 7, 1935. He joined the 9 Signal Regiment in 1958 and won a Signals Test Award in 1961. The Regiment was reduced to a Squadron, and he transferred to the 1 Hussars as Signal Officer. Qualified Armour and his tank stalled in an ice-covered creek and blew the engine out. He was assigned to do a Summary Investigation. He retired from 1 Hussars and returned to the 9 Signals Squadron as 2 IC and was in charge of the radio troop. The Signal Squadron was removed in 1972 and he became DCO of the London Service Support Company and promoted to Major and CO of the LSSC and later promoted to LCol and became CO 22 Svc Bn. Doug was discharged in September 1985. He moved to Toronto and became an Instructor with Militia Officers Training School from 1978 to 1980. Upon his return to London, he was appointed CO of the Elgin Regiment until 1985. In 1995, he was asked to become the HLCol of 31 CER (The Elgins). Doug retired in 2013. He is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Vimy Branch 145. McCLENAGHAN, James Melvin “Mel” James was born in Whitechurch, Ontario on April 13, 1919. On May 12, 1941, at the age of 22, James joined the Army during World War II. He served with the Perth Regiment - Regular Force in Canada until his discharge on November 17, 1945 with the rank of Company Sergeant Major. During his military service in 1943, James married Norma Keller and they raised one child, Michael. Mel as he was called, worked at Seagram’s Distillery as their warehouse clerk and retired after 35 years of loyal service. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for more than 55 years – first with Kitchener Branch 50 and then Waterloo Branch 530. In 1968, the Kitchener Armories closed so Mel and 99 other Veterans bought a 29-acre property and called it the ‘K-W Khaki Club’ and continued their military socializing. Mel passed away on January 13, 1991 and is buried in Parkview Cemetery in Waterloo, Ontario. His name has been inscribed on Plaque 4 of the Waterloo Legion Veterans Memorial Wall. His wife Norma joined the Waterloo Legion Ladies Auxiliary in the 1950’s and to this day, at 98 years of age, still drives to the Legion to socialize on Friday afternoons. McCALLUM, Charles Rupert Charles was born in Belmont, Ontario on July 25, 1891, to Mrs. Jane McCallum. Charles was one of the few Canadians who volunteered for both World Wars. In March 1916, he enlisted during World War I and served in Canada with the Army’s 91st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. He then went overseas and served in England with the 12th Reserve, in France with the 2nd Battalion, and with the Army of Occupation. His theatres of war included Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Drocourt, Canada du Nord, Cambrai and Valenciennes. Charles was discharged in June 1919. In the period between the World Wars, Charles served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for five years in Niagara Falls. In World War II, he served as Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant in Chatham and then at the Officer’s Training Centre in Brockville. Charles was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188. He passed away on November 13, 1959.
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