303 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND NOBLE, Harvey Campbell Harvey was born in Ontario, California, USA on July 11, 1894. He came with his family to Cranbrook, Ontario and at 21 years of age, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Stratford on August 9, 1915, with the 34th Battalion. He left for service in March 1916 and after arriving, he joined the 3rd Can Battalion and was sent to France in April. Harvey struggled with health issues and had influenza, laryngitis and after recovering, returned to duty in May. He was wounded in June 1916 – shell shock and concussion was sustained. He returned to duty and in May 1917 he suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh. After his recovery, he returned to his unit and in March 1918 he was presented with the Military Medal in the field and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Corporal Harvey Noble was discharged on April 25, 1919, on demobilization. He returned to Canada and went to live in Manitoba. He was a farmer and never married. Harvey was killed in an automobile accident on July 22, 1925, in Benito, Manitoba. He was buried in Cranbook Cemetery. NOBLE, Walter George Walter was born in Logan Township, Perth County, on January 2, 1893. His family moved and farmed near Cranbrook, Ontario. He joined the Army (Regular Force) with the 161st Battalion on June 12, 1916, in London. He boarded the SS Lapland on November 1 and arrived overseas on November 11, 1916. By the spring, he was in the trenches of France with the 58th Canadian Infantry Battalion. In February 1917, he suffered through two cases of mumps and was very sick the second time. He recovered and returned to the front where he was killed in action on April 18, 1917. He was 24 years old. NORMAN, Fraser Stanley Fraser was born on August 28, 1917, in Nithburg, Ontario, to Charles and Harriet (Erb) Norman. Prior to World War II, Fraser was working on the family farm, and on August 24, 1944, he enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) with the Royal Canadian Artillery. After basic training, he was stationed in Newfoundland where he served for the remainder of the war. He was discharged on April 24, 1946, and returned to farming in North Easthope Township and drove a truck for Smith Transport for many years. He became a member of The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532 in 1967 and served for nineteen years. He was sick for many months in his home and finally was sent to the University Hospital in London, Ontario where he passed away on June 10, 1986. Fraser has been laid to rest in the Roman Catholic Cemetery in St. Agatha and commemorated on the New Hamburg Legion Veterans Memorial Wall.
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