www.ns.legion.ca 103 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion MANNING, Albert L. “Shine” WWII Shine was born and lived the majority of his adult life in Kentville, NS. He served with the West Novies in the United Kingdom, North West Europe, Italy and Africa. He was a Life Member, Past 1st and 2nd Vice-President, with forty-nine years of service to Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion at the time of his death in 1995. Submitted by Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion. MANNING, Gordon E. “Dub” WWII Dub was born, raised and lived in Kentville, NS. He fought with the West and North Novies in Europe (Italy and Germany), from 1942 to 1946. He was a Life Member and Past President of Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion, awarded the MSM and Palm Leaf, with fifty-four years of service at the time of his death in 2000. Submitted by Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion. MARSH, Clifford WWII Clifford joined the military in Halifax in January 1942. He was shipped overseas with the West Nova Scotia Regiment of the First Canadian Infantry in 1943. He was seriously injured, not once, but twice during the war. He returned home in 1945. Clifford is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. MARSHALL, Ryland “Rylie” WWII Rylie was born on December 24, 1921 in Truro, NS. He served in the Canadian Navy from 1942 to 1945 aboard the corvette HMCS Battleford as a decoder. He knew the Atlantic better than most, making approximately fiftyeight trips between St. John’s, NL, Ireland, and the Mediterranean. Upon release, Rylie returned to Truro, where he still resides. He is a Past President of Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. MARTIN, Cyril Joseph WWII Cyril fought with the Royal Canadian Artillery and the Engineers from 1939 to 1945 in Europe. He retired from the Army in 1956. He is the oldest member of Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion at 99 years of age! He is a Life Member, and Past President, with forty-eight years of Legion service. Submitted by Kings Branch #006, The Royal Canadian Legion.
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