Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 19 BLOIS, Howard WWI Howard was born in Mount Uniacke, NS, in 1893. He served in France. Harold passed away in 1943. Submitted by Mount Uniacke Branch 165 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BLYNN, Arnold WWII Arnold was born at Plympton, NS, on April 24, 1918. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Firce on July 25, 1939 and served as a pilot overseas. In August 1944, while piloting a R.A.F. bomber on a mission to drop supplies to Polish resistance, his aircraft was shot down by the Nazis. The wreckage was not recovered until 2007, when a burial service was held for Arnold and his crew at Poland’s Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow. Arnold was posthumously awarded the Polish Home Army Cross, the highest award for bravery in the struggle to liberate Poland, as well as the R.C.A.F. Operational Wing in recognition of gallant service. Submitted by Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BOND, Basil KOREA Basil was born in Chester, NS, in 1928. He served the Royal CanadianArmy with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Korea. Submitted by F. E. Butler Branch 044 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BLOOD, Warwick “Tom” WWII Tom was born in London, England in 1926. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1942 and served until the war’s end. He later joined the Royal Army, serving in Palestine, then transferring to the Canadian Army where he served with the Black Watch. He started a second career following retirement, being employed with Canada Post in Middleton, NS, where he made his home with wife, Doris. Tom served for a number of years as President of the Enfield Branch and later became a member of Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Tom passed away in 1994. Submitted by Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BLYNN, Carl Lorin WWII Carl was born in 1912 at Plympton Station, NS. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in July 1942, and served in Goose Bay, Labrador. He returned home in 1945, and passed away on April 20, 1996. Carl was the older brother of Arnold Blynn. He was a member of Bridgetown Branch 033 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Middleton Branch 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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