www.ns.legion.ca 85 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion LAYBOLT, George WWII George was born in Clam Harbour, N.S. in 1926. He served with the Prince Edward Island Light Horse in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Submitted by Four Harbour’s Branch #120, The Royal Canadian Legion. LEBLANC, Henry Sylvain WWII Henry was born in Abrahams River, NS on December 26, 1918. He served with the Princess Louise Fusiliers in Canada, Italy, and Germany. He was held as a Prisoner of War in Germany. He received the War Medal, Volunteer Medal, and Italy medal. Henry passed away in 2004. Submitted by Clare Branch #052, The Royal Canadian Legion. LIPTON, Tony WWII Tony was born August 24, 1916 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He joined the Army in 1940 and served with the 22nd Field Ambulance Corp. He went overseas in 1941. Tony incurred a knee injury and after a month in the hospital he spent approximately 1-1/2 years as a training orderly. He returned home in 1944. Tony resides in Truro, N.S. and is a member of Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. LLOYD, Willis Born in Waterville, N.S. on April 14, 1921, Willis and his family moved to Berwick, N.S., where he grew up. Willis was employed with the Berwick Royal Bank prior to enlisting with the R.C.A.F. in May 1942. Promoted to the rank of Flight Officer, he was eventually stationed at Reykjavick, Iceland. On July 29, 1944, after completing a patrol mission, for unknown reasons, the plane collided with Foula Island, 1300 feet high, off the southwest coast of the Shetland Island. The plane was completely wrecked, and seven of the eight members were instantly killed. Willis was buried with full military honours at Lemwick, Scotland. Submitted by Ortona Branch #069, The Royal Canadian Legion. LORD, Alfred WWII Al was born in 1920. He joined the Canadian Army, Black Watch, in September 1939 and served in Newfoundland, the UK and Continental Europe in the Special Training Forces. He was sent to the Cameron Highlanders in 1942 and took part in the D Day invasion. He suffered shrapnel wounds and still carries the metal fragments near his spine. He returned home in 1945, and now resides at Mosher’s Corner, N.S. Al is a 21-year member of Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion.
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