Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 189 WAGSTAFF, Donald E. WWII Donald was born in born in Round Hill, NS, in 1918. At the outbreak of World War Two, he and his twin brother, Douglas, joined the CanadianArmy with the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, serving at the Normandy Invasion, where Douglas lost his life. Donald served in many volunteer duties after the war and was a member of Stellarton Branch 028 of The Royal Canadian Legion. He passed away on July 12, 2005. Submitted by Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. WALTON, Ernest WWII Ernie was born on July 6, 1913, in Bible Hill, NS. He enlisted in the Army Service Corp in July 1941, and was discharged in April 1946. He served in England and Northern Europe and was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Ernie passed away on February 11, 2005, at the age of ninety-one years. Prior to his death, he was a resident of the Veteran’s Wing at Colchester Regional Hospital in Truro, NS. Ernie was a member of Colchester Branch 026 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Colchester Branch 026 of The Royal Canadian Legion. WEARING, John Thomas William WWII John lived in Gold River, NS. He served in the Royal Canadian Artillery from April 25, 1940 to October 6, 1945. John was a member of Harding Branch 144 of The Royal Canadian Legion until his death. Submitted by Harding Branch 144 of The Royal Canadian Legion. WAGSTAFF, Douglas E. WWII Douglas was born in Round Hill, NS, in 1918; the twin brother of Donald Wagstaff. He and Donald joined the Canadian Army with the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders and served overseas. Douglas was killed during the Normandy Invasion in 1944 at the age of only twenty-six years. He is buried at Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. Submitted by Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. WARNELL, Theodore WWII Theodore was born in Coldbrook, NS. He served with the 148th (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, North Nova Scotia Highlanders in the Netherlands, Europe and Germany. Private Warnell was killed in action in the Battle of the Rhineland in 1945, and is buried in the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. Submitted by Four Harbours Branch 120 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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