441 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND RICE, Ray Ace Ray was born in Rockland, Ontario on May 27, 1899. He attended school in Ottawa and with war, he enlisted in the 73rd Battalion on July 10, 1916. On arrival in England, he transferred to the 51st Howitzer Battery, 13th Brigade CFA where he served with his brother Gordon. The 51st sailed for France on August 25, 1917 and was attached as divisional artillery. He served in France fromAugust 26, 1917, to March 9, 1919, and in action at Mount Sorrel, Passchendaele, Hill 70, and Canada’s 100 days in pursuit of the German retreat. Ray was demobilized in June 1919. His service continued intoWorldWar II. He enlisted on November 24, 1939, and spend the war years in Ottawa, achieving the rank of Warrant Officer 1st Class RSM on January 1, 1944, and working at NDHQ in the office of the Judge Advocate General Central Chambers in charge of No. 9 Detachment Corps of Military Staff Clerks. He was demobilized on February 12, 1947. For his service, Ray was awarded the BritishWar Medal 1914-1918, the Victory Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the War Medal 1939-1945. Ray passed away on October 19, 1978. RIGGS, James George Edward James was born on October 4, 1893 in West Williams Township, Arkona, Ontario. He was the son of Thomas and Mary Riggs and worked in Arkona, Ontario as a butcher. James joined the 149th Battalion in August 1915 and he also belonged to the 24th Lambton Regiment. James sailed on the SS Megantic in September 1917 to England and served in France for fourteen months in the Railway Construction and Forestry Depot. James sailed to Canada on the HMT Celtic and was discharged in March 1919. He passed away in 1961 buried at Bethel Cemetery, Warwick Township. RICHMOND, WilliamW. William was born on January 12, 1897, in Elma Township. He was the eldest son of eleven children of parents Hugh and Mary Richmond. Private William served in the Canadian Army in World War I with the Canadian Infantry a Quebec Regiment, 42nd Battalion. He was killed in action on September 18, 1916, in the Battle of Courcelette in Belgium, part of the Somme Campaign. He is buried in Somme, France in Puchevillers British Cemetery Grave IV.F.13. William was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. His mother received the Silver Memorial Cross. His name is listed on the Cenotaph in Atwood, Ontario.
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