Lest We Forget / 47 Branch #9 Presidents: Lt. Col. E.W. Johnstone 1932-33 Byron H. Thompson Unavailable H. Lloyd Howard Unavailable William L. Delaney Unavailable Preston J. Kennedy Unavailable G. Ellis Profitt Unavailable Robert E. Howard Unavailable J. Robert MacDonald Unavailable C. Christian Heechen Unavailable D. Roscoe Walker 1947-48 C. William Glydon 1948-49 S. Leaman Caseley 1949-50 Frank K. MacEwan 1950-52 Elmer M. Bernard 1952-53 Michael J. MacKinnon 1953-54 Ernest Taylor 1954-55 Stewart Peppin 1955-56 Roland W. Paynter 1956-58 Donald Baker 1958-60 Roland W. Paynter 1960-61 Donald S. MacLellan 1961-62 James W. Evans 1962-64 Clair A. Mayhew 1964-67 Dr. L.K. Zeilinski 1967-69 S. Leaman Caseley 1969-71 Elmer J. Cole 1971-73 Henry E. Meek 1973-75 John G. Henderson 1975-77 James Brown 1977-78 G. Wallace Thompson 1978-80 F. J. Campbell 1980-81 Ben Champion 1982-84 Joseph Thibeau 1984-86 Donald B. MacKay 1986-87 W. J. Ready 1987-89 Donald Thompson 1989-91 Fred Beairsto 1991-93 Doug Doncaster 1993-95 Blaine Taylor 1995-96 Robert W. Banks 1996-97 Lea Bell 1997-99 Dean Cole 1999-00 Dennis Hopping 2000-02 John Nicholson 2002-03 Ladies Auxiliary Presidents: Wilena Millar 1955-56 Jean Harding 1956-57 Annie Douglas 1957-58 Jean Mayhew 1958-59 Luella Bryanton 1959-60 Lilly Profitt 1960-61 Erma Turner 1961-62 Ida Peppin 1962-63 Elizabeth MacKay 1963-64 Ruby MacInnis 1964-66 Gloria Cole 1966-69 Minerva Sudsbury 1969-70 Emily Mill 1970-72 Ruth Carr 1972-74 Helen Turner 1974-76 Elva Meek 1976-78 Marion Evans 1978-80 Doris Campbell 1980-82 Marion Hickey 1982-84 Evelyn MacEwan 1984-86 Ruth Thompson 1986-88 Margaret Cousins 1988-90 Waneatta Thibeau 1990-92 Isabelle Pollard 1992-94 Ruby Noonan 1994-96 Lois Brown 1996-98 Ruth Carr 1998-00 Eudavilla Weeks 2000-02 Waneatta Thibeau 2002-03 The Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Island Command Branch No. 9 - Kensington - Lt. Col. E.W. Johnstone The notable volunteers who have served as Presidents of the Legion Branch and Ladies Auxiliary are listed below with their years of service: Three major projects have been completed by Branch #9. A 16-unit seniors CO-OP housing project was built in 1988 and continues to have a waiting list for tenants. A military museum was built and opened in 1987 and remains the only freestanding military museum in the Maritime Provinces. The Veterans Memorial Gardens was opened in Kensington on 02 July 2001. It combines a granite memorial with a picnic and playground space. The Memorial lists the men and women from the districts served by the Kensington Legion who gave military service in times of peace and war. The central panels list those who gave their lives in the Boer, First and Second Wars and Korea. There is space on the Memorial for those who will serve in the future; names are being submitted regularly and will be placed on the Memorial annually. The Kensington Legion welcomes visitors to the Legion Home, Military Museum and Memorial Gardens. Admission is free.
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