J.C. Herbert
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Jack Herbert was a teacher and principal at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
and an icon in the community.
. He was an active member of the Oxford Rifles with whom he served in Ontario and British Columbia. He later transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
and served with them in Holland and Germany
in 1945 as a company commander, rising to the rank of Major.
After returning from Europe
he was invited to return to Ingersoll as principal of the high school. He oversaw its move to a new building in 1954 when it became the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute and he continued to teach history and mathematics. He retired in 1968. He was also the commanding officer of the school's Cadet Corps
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as long as it existed in Ingersoll. He was a much loved member of the Kiwanis Club and was honoured a few years ago with its highest award. The Rotary Club of Ingersoll also presented him with its highest recognition, an award that his father also had received years ago.
He was a hard working and generous member of Branch 119 Royal Canadian Legion and was made a Life Member. He was elected to Ingersoll Town Council in 1971, serving one term. He later ran for and was elected as a Public Utility Commissioner. The high school has a wing named after him and the new Town Centre committee room is named the J.C. Herbert room.
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute is a public high school in Ingersoll, Ontario. As the only high school in Ingersoll, it also serves the village of Thamesford, and the rural areas surrounding both communities. It is in the Thames Valley District School Board . It is located in the north...
and an icon in the community.
Career
He came to Ingersoll in 1932 to teach at Ingersoll Collegiate Institute. From 1940 to 1946 he was away from the high school while he served his country during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was an active member of the Oxford Rifles with whom he served in Ontario and British Columbia. He later transferred to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
and served with them in Holland and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1945 as a company commander, rising to the rank of Major.
After returning from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
he was invited to return to Ingersoll as principal of the high school. He oversaw its move to a new building in 1954 when it became the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute and he continued to teach history and mathematics. He retired in 1968. He was also the commanding officer of the school's Cadet Corps
Cadet Corps
Cadet Corps is a type of a military school for young boys. Although initially such military schools admitted only children of the nobles or gentry, with time many of them were also opened to other classes....
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Retirement
After his retirement in 1968 he became much more involved with the community. He was an active director of the YMCAYMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
as long as it existed in Ingersoll. He was a much loved member of the Kiwanis Club and was honoured a few years ago with its highest award. The Rotary Club of Ingersoll also presented him with its highest recognition, an award that his father also had received years ago.
He was a hard working and generous member of Branch 119 Royal Canadian Legion and was made a Life Member. He was elected to Ingersoll Town Council in 1971, serving one term. He later ran for and was elected as a Public Utility Commissioner. The high school has a wing named after him and the new Town Centre committee room is named the J.C. Herbert room.