131 www.on.legion.ca DOBSON, Richard John Richard was born in Walkerton, Ontario on February 11, 1963. He enrolled in the Canadian Forces in Kitchener 1986 and was deployed to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia for basic training. He joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and among his many assignments was a tour to Cypress 1988 and Bosnia 2003. Richard was trained in the maintenance of heavy equipment and was promoted to Sgt in October 2008. He retired after 25 years of service and resides in Paisley with his wife Nancy. He serves on the Executive at Paisley Branch 295 as the Service Officer and runs the coffee group. He is the recipient of a Quilt of Valour 2025. DOBSON, William McKee “Bill” Bill was born in Bruce County on April 19, 1926. The family moved to the Village of Ethel where he was raised and lived most of his life. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in 1944 with the 21st Field Regiment and Royal CanadianArtillery until discharge in 1946. He married his wife Helen soon after and raised a family of six. He did many jobs including farming, driving a transport truck for two large companies and operated an egg grading station for a time. On November 17, 1953, he joined the Canadian Army Militia as a Bombardier and completed annual training every year until February 22, 1966. He attended weeklong camps at Borden and Petawawa, as well as weekly meetings in Listowel. He had many passions including being a pilot for forty years and owned his own plane. He loved antique cars and trucks and belonged to the Clubs. He was a mason and a 50-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Brussels Branch 218. Bill passed away on May 28, 1998, and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel. DOOLE, Robert A. “Bob” Bob was born in Portrush, Northern Ireland on March 27, 1930, to Robert and Hannah Doole. Bob was the eldest of five children. As a teenager, Bob was active in sports. He was a talented golfer and soccer player, and he became the assistant club pro at Royal Portrush before going to England to play professional soccer for the Lutton Town Football Club. He gave up soccer to join the Royal Navy with his buddies and served for two-and-a-half years on a C-Class Destroyer, the HMS Consort. Bob achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer whilst serving on the Consort. During the Yangtze Incident, the Consort took 56 direct hits, killing 10 and injuring 23 others. Bob was one of the 23 injured where he suffered a severe head wound ending his tour in the Navy. After the KoreanWar, he travelled, finding his way to the booming town of Elliot Lake, Ontario where he met his bride to be Priscilla (Pat) Gallant (1938-2015). They moved to Toronto where they had their first child, then moved to Montreal where they had three more children. Bob passed away on February 27, 2023, just outside of Montreal. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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