www.ns.legion.ca 87 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion LARAMEE, Guy WWII Guy was born in Montreal in 1917. He was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces from 1935-1968. From 1939-1945, Guy was a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946, he transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and served on all three aircraft carriers. He retired in 1968 as Lieutenant Commander. Guy now resides in Creignish, NS and is a member of Port Hawkesbury Branch #043, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Port Hawkesbury Branch #043, The Royal Canadian Legion. LAYTE, Mary R. WWII Mary was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1924. She joined the U.S. Army in January 1944 and remained until January 1946. She served in the U.S.A. After the war, Mary moved to Canada, married Percy Layte, a World War Two veteran, and lived in Middleton until she passed away in 2002. Mary was a long time member of Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion. LAYTE, Percy G. WWII Percy was born in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, NS in 1909. He joined the Canadian Army in March 1924, serving in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He returned to Canada in 1945 and lived in Middleton until he passed away in 1986. Percy was a member of Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion. LEBLANC, Clifford Robert WWII Clifford was born in Plymouth, Yarmouth County, NS on December 16, 1920. He joined the Army and served from 1939 to 1945. His tour of duty included Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, either doing gun guard, search light or as a cook. In 1941, he married Marjorie Walker. Together, Clifford and Marjorie had three children. Clifford currently resides in Dartmouth, NS with his new wife. Submitted by Centennial Branch #160, The Royal Canadian Legion. LEBLANC, Joseph WWII Joe was born on March 31, 1916 in Alder Point, Cape Breton, NS. He was the son of Mary Barbara and Alex LeBlanc. In 1942, he joined the Royal Canadian Army at the young age of twenty-six to serve with the Royal Canadian Engineers. In 1942, he boarded a train in North Sydney to travel to Halifax, where he boarded the luxury liner, the Queen Elizabeth, which took him overseas to war. During his tours of duty, Joe was assigned to numerous countries, such as England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. His role in the war was to build and re-construct bridges and roads that had been damaged from the war. He also worked as a cook. When the war finally came to an end in 1945, he sailed back to Halifax on the Queen Mary and then again by train to North Sydney. After the war, his family took up residence in North Sydney. He then worked as a coal miner for most of his life, and later moved back to Alder Point, until he passed away in 1989.
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