Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 185 THISTLE, Sinclair WWII & KOREA Sinclair was born in Milton, NS, in 1927. He served in the Special Forces in Korea and with the Merchant Navy from 1935 to 1945. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and Korean Medallion. Submitted by Mersey Branch 038 of The Royal Canadian Legion. TROWSDALE, Harry Dienstead WWI Harry was born on July 21,1895, in Crapaud, PEI. On May 9, 1917, he joined the 105th Battalion draft of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. Harry was shipped overseas on the SS OLYMPIA on June 1, 1917, and arrived in Liverpool on June 10, 1917. He was taken on strength with 13th Reserve Battalion Seaford on June 12, 1917, and with the 26th Battalion in the field in France on December 8, 1917. He was then attached to Headquarters 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade from September 28 to October 26, 1918. He proceeded to England on April 10, 1919 and was discharged on May 17, 1919 in Saint John, NB. Harry was a Past Commander of Flanders Post, Canadian Legion Milford, Mass., USA. Harry passed away in November 1966. Submitted by Colchester Branch 026 of The Royal Canadian Legion. TURNER, Arthur WWII Arthur Turner was born in Port Morien, NS, on October 6, 1922; the son of Alvin and Laura (MacKenzie) Turner. He served in the Army in World War Two between 1939 and 1945. He was discharged on November 25, 1944. Arthur passed away in 1992. Submitted by Port Morien Branch 055 of The Royal Canadian Legion. . TROWSDALE, Frank Hicks WWI Frank was born on August 29, 1897, in Crapaud, PEI. In October 1917, he was drafted under Military Service Act, 1917, with the 1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment. Throughout World War One, Frank served with the 6th Detachment Canadian Garrison Regiment and was discharged on April 25, 1919, in Halifax, NS. Following discharge, he returned home to Crapaud, where he farmed the land until his untimely death on May 7, 1925 of tuberculosis. Submitted by Colchester Branch 026 of The Royal Canadian Legion. TUPPER, Oliver William WWI & WWII Oliver was born on February 2, 1898, in Port L’Hebert, NS. On May 14, 1917, he enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corp Canadian Expeditionary Force at Halifax, NS. He served with the 4th Battery, Canadian Machine Gun Corps in France. Oliver was discharged by reason of Demobilization on June 9, 1919, and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. On September 15, 1942, Oliver enlisted in the Veteran’s Guard of Canada in the CanadianArmy (Active) at Truro, NS, serving in Canada and the CaribbeanArea. Oliver was discharged from the service on August 18, 1945 as a Lance Corporal and was awarded the Canadian Voluntary Service Medal and the Defence Medal. On Sunday, December 24, 1989, at ninety-two years of age, Oliver passed away. Submitted by Colchester Branch 026 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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