Black Watch friends:
Regret to report the passing of Ralph Walsh on 30 December in Fredericton, NB.
Ralph served in our Second Battalion, The Black Watch of Canada throughout most of the 1960s in CFB Gagetown, Fort St. Louis (Germany) and Cyprus (1966) – mostly in the battalion’s Signals Platoon.
At the Veterans Health Unit Mr. Ralph Walsh of Fredericton passed away on December 30, 2022, he was 84. Born in Marysville he was a son of the late John and Ina Francis (Walsh).
Ralph served in the Royal Canadian army for 21 years, doing tours in Germany and Cypress. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #15. He enjoyed spending time at the cottage in Grand Lake and enjoyed playing darts.
Ralph is survived by two sisters Jackie MacAulay and Eleanor Mason. He was predeceased by his wife Frances Dunbar, grandson Calder Coxwell and sister Shirley Esterbrooks.
A graveside service will be held at Sunny Bank Cemetery at a later date.
Donations in Ralph’s memory may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion.
Bishops Funeral Home, 540 Woodstock Rd Fredericton NB (506-458-1885) have been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed through
www.bishopsfuneralhome.co
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With thanks to Ziggy Mehlitz for the foregoing,
R. I. P.
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT