291 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND McLEAN, John John was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on February 16, 1894, to Norman and Margaret McLean. At some point in his life, he moved to the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario area because at one time, he belonged to the 51st Soo Rifles. On January 4, 1916, he joined the Army (Regular Force) with the 119th Overseas Battalion and was later transferred to the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Royal Highlanders of Canada). While in the area of Vimy, France, Cpl. John McLean was killed in action by shrapnel to the head on February 3, 1917. He is buried in the Lapugnoy Cemetery in France. His name is inscribed on the Echo Bay cenotaph east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. McLEAN, Robert Elvin Robert was born in Priceville, Ontario on March 30, 1894. Lance Corporal Robert McLean joined the Canadian Army (Regular Force) on January 8, 1916, as a member of the 8th Battalion (114th Winnipeg Rifles). He joined his unit after crossing on the SS Olympic in September 1916. He suffered a leg wound and a broken wrist in May 1917. At the Battle of Canal du Nord, he was wounded by a machine gun bullet and succumbed the following day on September 30, 1918. He earned the Military Medal for his service. McLEOD, Crosby William “Bud” Crosby (Bud) was born on November 15, 1923, in Somerville, Massachusetts, to Captain Crosby and Bertha (Meisner) McLeod. Living in Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, he enlisted with the US Merchant Marine (Regular) in 1940 and during his service he survived the U-Boat sinking of the SS Gypsum Empress. He was discharged in 1945. After the war, he studied at Tufts College in Boston, where he met and married Ethel Muriel Darling. They returned to Port Mouton and raised three children while “Bud” took over his late father’s fish processing plant. It became Sea Spray Seafoods, the 2nd largest employer in Queen’s County and the first Canadian processor to export lobster to France. Retiring from fish processing in 1986, he turned his skills to volunteering locally and provincially while also being a member to both Liverpool’s Kiwanis and their Legion (Branch 38). As well, he made many trips to see children and grandchildren, spending lengthy quality time in Ottawa and Richmond Hill between 1984 and 2002. Bud passed away in Halifax on June 25, 2002, and is buried in Peaceful Hill Cemetery, Port Mouton.
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