www.ns.legion.ca 23 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion BRANNEN, John L. WWII John was born in Centreville in 1924. He joined the R.C.A.F. in Ontario in 1943. He was discharged in 1946. He received the C.V.S.M. and clasp. John has been a member of R.C.L. Branch #148 for nineteen years. Submitted by Cape Sable Branch #148, The Royal Canadian Legion. BRANNEN, Joseph W. WWII Joe was born on Cape Sable Island, NS in 1917. ‘Cape Island’ was home except for the war years, 1939-1945. He was a veteran of the World War Two, discharged as a Corporal at the end of hostilities. He was with the West Nova Scotia Regiment and served in the United Kingdom, Central Mediterranean (Italy) and Continental Europe (Holland). He was a charter president of Branch 148, R.C.L., as well as a Life Member and recipient of the Meritorious Service Award. Joe was an active Legion member until shortly before his death in 2002. Submitted by Cape Sable Branch #148, The Royal Canadian Legion. BRANNEN, Robert WWII Robert joined the army in 1941. In 1943, he went to England with the 23rd Armoured Regiment and on to Normandy. Robert is now retired and living in Clyde River, NS. Submitted by Kingston Branch #098, The Royal Canadian Legion. BROPHY, Doug Korea Doug was born on January 11, 1931 in Sydney, NS. At the age of nineteen, he paid his own expenses and hitch-hiked to Halifax, NS to join the Royal Canadian Regiment 2nd Battalion and trained in Petawawa, Ontario, Fort Louis, Washington and Japan, before serving one year in Korea. He was honourably released in 1952 and resettled in Sydney, where he was employed at Sydney Steel. He is a Life Member and has actively served the Royal Canadian Legion for thirty-two years. Submitted by Stellarton Branch #028, The Royal Canadian Legion. BROW, J. WWII J. Brow was from Havre Boucher, NS. He served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He was wounded during the Normandy Invasion in June 1944. He died following repatriation to Canada. Submitted by Arras Branch #059, The Royal Canadian Legion.
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