www.ns.legion.ca 21 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion BROWN, Clifford Clair WWII & KOREA Clifford was born in Fairfield, Ontario in 1925, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Throop) Brown of the Brockville, Ontario area. He attempted to join the Armed Forces from the time he was 14; he finally made it when he turned 18 in 1943. He served all over Canada from the East to West Coast and in the far North. He made the R.C.A.F. his career, retiring in 1972 to his farm in Lake Pleasant Annapolis County, NS. He served in Japan (Korean airlift), Germany, and the United Kingdom with NATO Forces. Clifford passed away on August 16, 1984. Submitted by New Germany Branch #102, The Royal Canadian Legion. BROWN, Stuart L. WWII Stuart was born in Kingston, Ontario in 1925. He served with the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment, the Prince of Wales Own Regiment, the Royal Canadian Signal Corps, and Ontario Tank Regiment in Belgium and Holland. Submitted by Clementsport Branch #122, The Royal Canadian Legion. BRUCE, Aubrey Elmore WWII & Korea Aubrey was born in 1927 in West Gore, N.S. He enlisted with the Army and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment in WWII and with the Special Forces for the Korean War. He was awarded the Korean Medal, Special Forces Pin, United Nations. Medal and WWII Medal 1939-1945. Submitted by Cora V. Bruce. BRUNT, Charles Locklin WWII Charles was born on December 9, 1904 in Truro, N.S. He enlisted with the Army and served as a Gunner in the Halifax Rifles in Canada until his medical discharge in 1943. He received the C.V.S.M. Ribbon and 1939-45 War Medal. Charles passed away on February 12, 1962, and is buried in Fairview Cemetery along side other Veterans. Submitted by Elmsdale Branch #048, The Royal Canadian Legion. BRYDON, Francis Samuel WWII Francis was born in Somerset, N.S. He was 19 years old when he enlisted with the R.C.A.F. After training in Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Quebec, he graduated as Sergeant Navigator in June 1943 and was commissioned overseas the following month. On June 1, 1944, the bomber plane Francis was navigating set out on a mission over France. Completing the mission successfully, the plane was returning to home base when they were picked up by searchlights and became the target of enemy fire. The plane caught fire and three of the crew managed to bale out, but Francis and three of his companions were unable to escape before the plane crashed killing all four members. Submitted by the Berwick Branch, Ortona #069, The Royal Canadian Legion.
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