371 www.on.legion.ca WARMAN, Robert Wendell Robert was born on May 31, 1930. Originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick, he joined the RCMP upon completion of high school and was posted to Newfoundland. After three years of chasing down rum-runners, he released from the RCMP and on February 19, 1954, enlisted in the RCAF. After basic training and having previous police experience, he was assigned to the RCAF Military Police. For the next twenty years, Rob served on various bases across Canada, as well as overseas as part of Canada’s NATO commitment. His last posting took him to the Military Police School at CFB Borden, Ontario where he retired on May 3, 1974. After his release, Rob worked at the Law and Security Program at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, as its administrator and in a teaching capacity. He also found time to serve on the Barrie City Council for many years. Rob volunteered his time with many organizations in the community including as Honourary Colonel of 16Wing Borden from 2006 to 2010. He was a long-time member of the RCAF Association 441 Wing in Barrie, and a 25-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147, also in Barrie. Rob passed away on January 15, 2022. WASHBURN, James Ross James was born in Colborne, Ontario on August 20, 1884. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on February 1, 1916 in Picton, Ontario and served with the 21st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and England. He was wounded by shrapnel and gassed on April 16, 1916. He was invalided to Canada on October 30, 1918 after being treated in England, and discharged on January 27, 1919 in Kingston, Ontario. James passed away on August 4, 1962. WATSON, William Allen “Bill” Bill was born on April 30, 1933 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Merrill Truen Watson and Pearl Margaret (Proulx). As a small boy, Bill Watson looked up to his four uncles and his father. They were tall and handsome men in their uniforms. They were the fighting men of World War II. His father and two of his uncles returned from the war. Two uncles did not. As an eighteen-year-old ironworker, Bill left everything he knew and enlisted in the Canadian Army. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment in the Korean Conflict from January 15, 1952, to January 25, 1955. He returned to his home in Sault Ste. Marie. Bill married Helen (Wagg) and raised five children. He was a past President and volunteer member of the Korean Veterans Association, and he received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea in 1992. In 1987, he had the opportunity to return to South Korea for a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial for the Canadian Armed Forces. Bill also worked tirelessly for The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, Sault Ste. Marie and was a member for over thirty years. After many years of service and holding many hats throughout, he helped generate thousands of dollars to benefit veterans. He was granted a life membership in 1994. Bill passed away on July 26, 2005. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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