LEGION The Royal Canadian Legion NOVA SCOTIA / NUNAVUT COMMAND VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOKLET Volume Five Port Hawkesbury, N.S. - Branch #043 - Cenotaph
On behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia I would like to thank our Nova Scotia military personnel and their families for the enormous contributions and sacrifices they have made and continue to make for our great country. Nova Scotia has always had a strong tradition of supporting Canada’s military. This year the Navy is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard in Halifax. Since 1759 the Halifax Dockyard has helped to provide a strong naval presence in Halifax harbour, forging a strong bond between Nova Scotia and the Navy that has lasted for 250 years. This is a relationship we value and want to build upon in the future. The Province of Nova Scotia is proud of the women and men that serve and have served in the Forces. For this reason I want to extend our heartfelt appreciation for the contributions that they make abroad and at home with their families, in communities throughout Nova Scotia. Darrell Dexter Premier “We Support Those Who Serve”
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 1 Table of Contents MESSAGES Presidentʼs Message 3 Project Chairmanʼs Message 5 VETERANS ADAMS, Irvin St. Clair 7 AMIRAULT, Edythe Mae 7 ANDERSON, Jordan 7 ANDREWS, Donald Alvin 7 ANDREWS, Fulton Kerr 9 ARCHIBALD, Isaac Baird 9 ARENBURG, Lawson G. 9 AUSTIN, Hugh Fraser 9 AYRES, Annie Elizabeth 11 AYRES, Ernest George 11 BAKER, Victor 11 BARRETT, John Alfred 11 BARRY, Dennis Jeremiah 13 BATEMAN, Cecil 13 BATES, Horatio Hamilton 13 BEACH, Bernard Charles 13 BENTLEY, James Clifford 15 BENTLEY, James Lester 15 BENTLEY, John Douglas 15 BENTLEY, Robert Smith 15 BENVIE, Irene Mae 17 BIGELOW, Percy 17 BIRMINGHAM, Melbourne James 17 BISHOP, Evelyn Katheleen 17 BLAIKIE, George Morrison 19 BLAIKIE, Harry Lee 19 BLAIKIE, Samuel Alden 19 BLANCHARD, C. Ritcey 19 BOUTILIER, Arthur Lloyd MacDonald 21 BOUTILIER, David Maxwell 21 BOUTILIER, Joan A. 21 BOUTILIER, Kenneth Rudolph 21 BRENTON, Byard Fraser 23 BRENTON, Frank Howard 23 BRENTON, Grace Thurza 23 BRENTON, Lewis 23 BRENTON, Walter Campbell 25 BRENTON, Walter Robinson 25 BROWN, Harold C. 25 BURRIS, Jeannie McBean 25 BURRIS. Laurie Bernard 27 CAMERON, Bruce 27 CAMPBELL, George Burris 27 CAMPBELL, Harold Edward 27 CAMPBELL, Hugh Dunlap 29 CAMPBELL, Marion 29 CAMPBELL, William Ross 29 CARDOZA, George Charles 29 CARROLL, Walter Dillman 31 CASEY, Joseph H. 31 CHAPLIN, Homer Grant 31 CHAPLIN, Lewis Everett 31 CHUTE, Colin Douglas 33 CHUTE, George Edward 33 CHUTE, Walter Leslie 33 CLARKE, John 33 CLEVELAND, Laurie M. 35 COLBURNE, Richard Alan 35 COLEMAN, Elvin MacKenzie 35 COLEMAN, Glenna Marie 35 COMEAU, Stanley J. 37 CONROY, Donald Elwood 37 CONROY, John Lyons 37 CONROY, Robert Fitzgerald 37 COOK, Lealand George 39 COOK, William 39 COPUS, Charles 39 CORBETT, Daniel G. 39 COX, Andrew Thomas 41 COX, Daniel Graham 41 COX, Ernest William 41 COX, Frank Brown 41 COX, Gerald 43 COX, James Foster 43 COX, Kathleen Mabel 43 COX, Norman Alexander 43 COX, Roland Grant 45 COX, Ula Bessie 45 COX, Weldon John 45 COX, William Rutherford 45 CREELMAN, Donald Logan 47 CREELMAN, Hedley Gordon 47 CREELMAN, Howard Thompson 47 CREELMAN, Jamie Cox 47 CREELMAN, Kenneth Munro 49 CREELMAN, Lloyd Duncan 49 CREELMAN, Paul Wilbert 49 CREELMAN, Prescott Archibald 49 CREELMAN, Robert Currie 51 CREELMAN, William Aubrey 51 CROCKETT, David Earl 51 CROCKETT, Edward Arnold 51 CROCKETT, John Cecil 53 CROMWELL, Everett Sylvester 53 CROOK (LAING), Ethel Mae 53 CROSBY, Marjorie 53 CURWIN, John Michael 55 DAVIDSON, William Seldon 55 DAVIS, Edgar 55 DAVIS, Frederick 55 DAVIS, Gerald Maurice 57 DAVIS, John Thompson 57 DAVIS, Paul 57 DAVIS, William 57 DAWSON, James Rath 59 DEAN, George Gordon 59 DEAN, William Joseph 59 DENSMORE, Robert 59 DESMOND, James R. 61 DEVEAU, Frank 61 DEVEAU, Nelson 61 DEVINE, Joseph Madie 61 DEYARMOND, Charles Proven 63 DEYARMOND, George Robert 63 DEYARMOND, Harold Leslie 63 DEYARMOND, Lester Burton 63 DICKIE, Edward Owen 65 DICKEY, Ernest Ryan 65 DICKEY, Gertrude Sybil 65 DICKEY, John Franklin 65 DICKIE, Herman Samier 67 DICKIE, Lloyd George 67 DOREY, Halton Truman 67 DOUCET, J. A. 67 DUNLAP, William Cameron 69 EARLE, Joseph Vernon 69 EISENHAUR, Maurice 69 ELLIOTT, Lawrence W. 69 ELLIOTT, Ronald E. 71 ELLIS, Hugh Dennison 71 ELLIS, Marion Dean 71 FALK, Henry 71 FEVENS, Lawrence Whitman 73 FISHER, Adams Elwood 73 FISHER, Alexander Kent 73 FISHER, Aubrey Clair 73 FISHER, Duncan Cameron 75 FISHER, George Chester 75 FISHER, Harold Taylor 75 FISHER, Henry Pollock 75 FISHER, Howard Dickey 77 FISHER, Hugh Garnet 77 FISHER, John Alvin 77 FISHER, Leonard Weldon 77 FISHER, Norman Marshall 79 FISHER, Rupert Seldon 79 FISHER, Thomas Crocker 79 FISHER, Walter Roy 79 FLECK, Cyril Dares 81 FLECK, Elton Pryor 81 FLECK, Raymond Dickie 81 FLECK, Roland Arthur 81 FLECK, Russell Charles 83 FORBES, John W. 83 FOSTER, Henry Robertson 83 FRAME, Cecil Bennet 83 FRANCIS, Stephen Joseph 85 FRANCIS, Walter Buchanan 85 FRAZEE, Isaac 85 FRAZEE, John Albert 85 FREEMAN, Dolan 87 FULTON, Charles Russell 87 FULTON, Chester Clarence 87 FULTON, David Holmes 87 FULTON, David Scott 89 FULTON, Douglas Graham 89 FULTON, Ervin Blair 89 FULTON, Frank Austin 89 FULTON, Herbert Roblyn 91 FULTON, Joseph Young 91 FULTON, Louis Emil 91 FULTON, Norman Lester 91 FULTON, Parker Alonzo 93 FULTON, Parker Leslie 93 FULTON, Reta May 93 FULTON, William Stanley 93 GAMMELL, David Aubrey 95 GARAGAN (MacDONALD), Marion 95 GARRISON, Michael E. 95 GAULT, John Wallace 95 GAULT, Martin Sinclair 97 GAULT, Odessa Minnie 97 GAVEL, Donald 97 GIFFIN, Lester Douglas 97 GIFFIN, Randolph Murray 99 GRAHAM, Allister Sanford 99 GRAHAM, Andrew Chester 99 GRAHAM, Clarence Hugh 99 GRAHAM, Frederick Alexander 101 GRAHAM, Gordon Alexander 101 GRAHAM, James Perley 101 GRAHAM, John Gilbert 101 GRAHAM, Maxwell 103 GRAHAM, Robert Olin 103 GRAHAM, Walter Arthur Clifford 103 GRANT, Peter Eugene 103 GREEN, Richard A. 105 HALL, Gordon Murray 105 HAMILTON, Ivan Luther 105 HAMILTON, Thomas Jane 105 HAMM, Maurice 107 HAMMOND, Thomas Edward 107 HANDSPIKER, Robert F. 107 HANSEN, Glen 107 HAWES, Hugh Alywin 109 HAWKIN, Donald Keith 109 HEMEON, Gary Wayne 109 HENDERSON, Calvin Murray 109 HENDERSON, George Donald 111 HENDERSON, Allen Parker 111 HENNIGAR, James Lauchlin 111 HERSEY, Charles Henry 111 HOGAN, Clyde John 113 HOGAN, Gordon Parker 113 HOGAN, William Everett 113 HOLLAND, Pearlie Harris 113 HOLMES, Charles Edgar 115 HURLBURT, Arthur 115 HURLBURT, Victor 115 JACKSON, Arthur Morton 115 JACKSON, Claude 117 JACKSON, Joseph Haliburton 117 JACKSON, Nelson Heustis 117 JERNEY, Joseph Francis 117 JOHNSON, Charlie 119 JOHNSON, Elmer Ralph 119 JOHNSON, Francis McGill 119 JOHNSON, Frederick C. 119 JOHNSON, Frederick Douglas 121 JOHNSON, George Daniel 121 JOHNSON, Harry Arthur 121 JOHNSON, James Foster 121 JOHNSON, James Oliver 123 JOHNSON, John Munroe 123 JOHNSON, John Myron 123 JOHNSON, Paul 123 JOHNSON, Roy Cox 125 JOUDREY, William Leroy 125 KAULBACK, Robert Harold 125 KEAST, Gerald Patrick 125 KELLY, Gregory R. 127 KENNEDY, Arthur Logan 127 KENNEDY, Dorothy Marie 127 KENNEDY, Ruby Margaret 127 KENRICK, Frank Oliver 129 KENRICK, Richard Gibbs 129 LAFFIN, Frank Albert 129 LAKE, Stafford 129 LAMONT, Douglas Richard 131 LANGILLE, Edwin 131 LOCKERBIE, Arthur J. V. 131 LOGAN, Gerald Dykeman 131 LOGAN, Jotham Wilbert 133 LOHNES, Gerald Freeman 133 LUND, H. Ernie 133 MacDONALD (FRANKLIN), Dorothy 133 MacDONALD, Frederick Herbert 135 MacDONALD, Lorna 135 MacDONALD (SNOW), Jean 135 MacDONALD, John Archibald 135 MacDONALD, Lewis George 137 MacDONALD, Reid Lewis Frederick 137 MacDONALD, William Frederick 137 MacDONALD, William Reid 137 MacKAY, Lawrence Alexander 139 MacKENZIE, Charles Rutherford 139 MacKENZIE, Edward Ross 139 MacKENZIE, John Fraser 139 MacKENZIE, Kelvin 141 MacKINNON, Aubrey 141 MacLAUGHLIN, James Douglas 141 MacLEAN, Laird 141 MacLENNAN, Frank Lester 143 MACNEIL, John Myers 143 MacNEIL, Michael James 143 MacQUARRIE, George Carson 143 MacQUARRIE, James Campbell 145 McSHEFFERY, William James 145 MADER, Avard Reginald 145 McKAY, Gordon 145 McLEOD, Leslie W.C. 147 MAHONEY, Charles Peter 147 MAHONEY, Charles Victor 147 MALAY, Reginald Foster 147 MAYNARD, George William 149 McLEAN, Robert William 149 McPHAIL, Wourtle Emery 149 MEGENEY, Ronald Kevin 149 MELLISH, Frank Robert 151 MERSEREAU, Byron McLeod 151 MERSEREAU, Helen Jeanette 151 MILLEN, Raymond Lee 151 MILLEN, Warren 153 MILLER, Allen Henry 153 MILLER, Curtis Harrison 153 MILLER, John 153 MILLER, Lester Levi 155 MORASH, Allison Percy 155 MORRELL, Earl 155 MOSES, Malcolm 155 MOSHER, Lester Randolph 157 MOSHER, Robie 157 MOSS, Brian James 157 MOWATT, Ross Griffin 157 NASH, John William 159 NELSON, Jean 159 NEWTON, Willard 159 NORSE, Thomas E. 159 OʼCONNELL, Fraser Keith 161 OʼCONNELL, Jeremiah 161 OʼCONNELL, Rufus Elroy 161 OLIVER, Raymond 161 PARKER, Norman MacKelvie 163 PEARSON, William Edward 163 PIERCE, Douglas James 163 PRATT, Charles Edward 163 PRATT, John James Alexander 165 PRATT, Ronald Spurgeon 165 PREST, Elmont Gasper 165 PREST, Homer Eldon 165 PREST, Max Hawes 167 PREST, Spencer Charles 167 PURCHASE, Henry Eric 167 PUTNAM, Charles Edward 167 PUTNAM, David Flemming 169 PUTNAM, Lena Margaret 169 RAMSAY, Arthur St. Clair 169 RAMSAY, Howard Anthony 169 READE, Ronald Joshua 171 REID, Christopher 171 REID, Clarence 171 REID, Fred Joseph 171 REID, George 173 REID, Joseph H. 173 REID, Parker MacQuarrie 173 REEVES, Herbert 173 RHODENIZER, Andrew David 175 RHULAND, William Harold 175 RHYNO, George Edgar 175 RING, Vernon 175 ROBERTS, James Arthur 177 ROBERTSON (LEDBURY), Elizabeth 177 ROBERTSON (RITCHIE), Pauline 177 ROBICHEAU, George William 177 ROBICHEAU, Ronald James 179 ROST, Earl Alexander 179 ROST, Emery Haliburton 179 RUTHERFORD, Frederic Clark 179 RUTHERFORD, Roy Foster 181 SANFORD, Kenneth 181 SANFORD, Thomas Richard 181 SELDON, Lawrence Richard 181 SHANNON, William George 183 SHREENAN, Burton 183 SLAUENWHITE, Charles H. 183 SMITH, Graham Cox 183 SMITH (SWANSBURG), Marion 185 SMITH, Nathan Lloyd 185 SMITH, Roy Sidney 185 SMITH, Thomas Henry 185 SMITH, William Roderick 187 STANNIX, Christopher 187 THOMPSON, Clark D. 187 THOMPSON, Edward Michael 187 TOWNSEND, Gordon Richard 189 TRASK, Henry Arnold 189 TUCKER, Herbert S. 189 TURNBULL, Archer Roop 189 TURNBULL, Guy Victor 191 SOUTHAM, Frederick George 191 STEWART, Dr. John Murdock 191 SUMMERSGILL, William Ernest 191 SUTHERLAND, Donald Charles 193 TAYLOR, George 193 TAYLOR, Hugh Morris 193 TAYLOR, Reuben Dewitt 193 TAYLOR, Rupert Alexander 195 TAYLOR, Spurgeon Balcolm 195 TEAS, Gordon William 195 TREE, William Muir 195 UHLMAN, William 197 VEINOTTE, Avery 197 VEINOTTE, Charles Alexander 197 VEINOTTE, George Allan 197 VERBIEREN, Frank Clement 199 VERRET, J. C. A. C. 199 WAGNER, Benjamin 199 WALKER, Harry 199 WALKER (HALFORD), Mary Elizabeth 201 WALKER, Raymond 201 WALKER, William 201 WALLACE, William Humphrey 201 WASSON, Marion V. 202 WASSON, Ralph 202 WEARE, Leander Spurgeon 202 WEAGLE, Raymond Joseph 202 WEBB, Judson Zephrine 203 WENTZELL, Everette 203 WESSELL, Gilbert 203 WESTHAVER, Russell Reginald 203 WHIDDEN, Thomas Harry 204 WHITE, Trafton 204 WILLIAMS, Bernice 204 WOODFIELD, Braun Scott 204 YOUNG, Clayton Foster 205 YOUNG, James Albert 205 Ad Index 206 & 207
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 3 President’s Message COMMAND PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion takes great pride in this, the 5th Veterans’ Service Recognition Booklet. This booklet, as in the previous issues, recognizes the men and women, our Veterans, who served our Country in times of War and Peacetime. To the Comrades’ families and the Branches of Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command who have continued to submit photographs and biographies of our Veterans, we thank you, and urge you to continue your support of this project. Thank you to the advertisers and to Fenety Marketing Services for their support, without you this project would not be possible. Special thank you to project Chairman Steve Wessel for his commitment to this project and the many long hours he has spent making this booklet a reality. Yours in Comradeship Leslie Nash President Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 5 Project Chairman’s Message Comrades, this Veteran’s Service Recognition Booklet is the 5th edition in a series of publications in which we celebrate and honor the lives and accomplishments of the veterans of Nova Scotia and Nunavut. As mentioned in my message in the last edition, I have included the biographies of the 12 Nova Scotia and Nunavut Veterans we have lost in Afghanistan since 2002. I hope and pray that I do not have to research and write another one of those! In our next edition we will be celebrating the lives and careers of all Veterans who have honourably served in the Canadian Forces (retired) up to and including present day. I look forward to your submissions. I would like to thank all the branches who continue to take the time and effort to research and submit the photographs and bios included in this 5th edition in memory of our veterans and their comrades. I would also like to thank Fenety Marketing for their continuing assistance in the production of these books and together with NS/NU Command we look forward to issuing our 6th edition in the fall of 2010. In Comradeship, Steve Wessel Project Chairman
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 7 ADAMS, Irvin St. Clair WWI Irvin was the son of Henry and Mary Adams of Mahone Bay, NS, and enlisted in Lunenburg on December 29, 1915. Upon enlistment, he gave his occupation as “fisherman.” During the 2nd Battle of Arras, the Battalion sent out reconnaissance patrols on the nights of June 12th & 13th, 1918. Twenty-one men would be wounded on the June 12th patrol and twenty-two men would be wounded on the June 13th action. Irvin was one of the wounded and would die of his wounds on June 14, 1918. His remains can be found in plot 2 H 22 in the Wailly Orchard Cemetery. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. AMIRAULT, Edythe Mae SPECIALDUTYAREA Edythe was born in Boston, Mass., in 1933 and served with the RCAMC in 1955 and the CFHS in Kingston, Ft. Churchill, Germany, CFB Chatham, Greenwood, Val Cartier. She retired after 28 years of service and received medals for her years of service of peacekeeping in Germany. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. ANDREWS, Donald Alvin KOREA Donald, son of Harry and Elsie Andrews of Stewiacke, was born in 1932 and enlisted in 1952, serving with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and later with the 2nd Battalion Black Watch as well as in the RCR. He was in Korea in 1953 and 1954 as an infantryman and later a weapons instructor. After his military career he became Executive Director of the Central Nova Tourism Association and currently lives in South Branch. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. ANDERSON, Jordan AFGHANISTAN Corporal Jordan Anderson (1982 – July 04, 2007) age 25. Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut he grew up in Pelly Bay, Tuktoyaktuk where he attended elementary school, and Invuit in the Northwest Territories. Jordan was a member of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton, Alberta. He and six other soldiers died when their armoured vehicle struck a massive roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Jordan completed high school in Wilcox, SK, where he was an avid rugby and football player. He loved parachuting and was close to earning a political science degree and wanted to pursue a master’s degree in strategic studies. Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 9 ANDREWS, Fulton Kerr WWII Fulton was born in South Branch in 1921, son of Stanley and Jennie (Fulton) Andrews. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1941 and served in various ships. His service took him to points in Canada, the UK, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He completed his service as Stoker, Petty Officer. Fulton was wounded onboard ship once and was nearly swept overboard. He married (1) Verna White of Musquodoboit and (2) Edith (Hutchison) Higgins. He lived most of his adult life in the Musquodoboit Valley and was appointed an assessor for Halifax County and retired in 1981 as Director of Assessment. He was a lumberman and also operated a small canteen for a time. Fulton passed away in 2008. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. ARCHIBALD, Isaac Baird WWI Isaac, born in 1881, was the son of David Waddell and Sarah (Baird) Archibald, who lived in Pembroke, Upper Stewiacke, for several years. He went overseas in 1914, serving there with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was killed at Vimy Ridge on October 27, 1916, and his name is on the Vimy Memorial at Pas de Calais, France. He had married Minnie Mae McLellan and they were living in British Columbia when he enlisted. Archibald passed away in 1916. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. AUSTIN, Hugh Fraser WWII Hugh was born on June 25, 1921 in Skye Glen, NS, and enlisted with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders serving in Canada, England, France and Holland. Hugh was a member of Whycocomagh Branch #123 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by his wife. ARENBURG, Lawson G. WWII Lawson was born in Bridgewater, NS, and served with the 30th A.A. RCA in the Atlantic. He received the 1942-1945 CVSM & Clasp. Lawson passed away on April 4, 2007. Submitted by Bridgewater Branch #024 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 11 AYRES, Annie Elizabeth WWII Bessie was born in Stellarton, NS, in 1919. When WWII began, she and her husband, Ernie, along with four children were living in Upper Stewiacke working for the Foster family. Bessie left each of the four children with a different family and enlisted, serving overseas in England. When the war ended, she returned to Nova Scotia before her husband and got all the children back together. Ernie and Bessie lived their retirement years in Berry Hill. She passed away in 2006. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. AYRES, Ernest George WWII Ernest was born in England in 1913 and came to Canada at age 16. He was working for the Foster family in Upper Stewiacke when WWII began and he enlisted in 1939, serving overseas in England, Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. His wife, Annie, also served overseas in England. After the war, they lived in the Halifax area before retiring to Berry Hill. Ernest passed away in 1992. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BARRETT, John Alfred WWII Alfred, son of Richard and Myrtle (Pratt) Barrett of Upper Stewiacke Village was born in 1915 and was a Lance Corporal with the 4th Canadian Armoured Division serving in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He married Marguerite Fraser of New Glasgow and lived in Truro, then in Upper Onslow. Alfred worked on the railroad for twenty years and then opened a Radio and TV repair shop in Truro. He passed away in 1986. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BAKER, Victor “Buzz” WWII Victor was born in 1916 in Yarmouth, NS, and enlisted in the Canadian Infantry, serving in Canada and Europe from 1941-1945. Victor, “Buzz,” returned to Yarmouth where he worked until his death. He enjoyed his cottage in Carleton, where he and his family spent many summers. Submitted by Carleton Consolidated Branch #167 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 13 BARRY, Dennis Jeremiah WWI Dennis was born in Maitland Forks on January 22, 1897 and joined the CEF at age 18 on December 29, 1915 in Lunenburg, NS. He was a farmer and the son of Charlotte and James Barry. After training with the 112 Battalion (The Annapolis Regiment), Dennis would join many other Mahone Bay men in Nova Scotia’s 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles). Dennis would die of wounds received during the Battle for Cambrai on October 1, 1918. His remains are buried in plot 2F 18 in the Canada Cemetery in Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BATEMAN, Cecil WWII Cecil was born in Liverpool, England, on August 5, 1926. He joined the British Army in 1944 and served in the United Kingdom. After the war, he came to Canada and joined the RCAF as an Air Navigator, retiring in 1972. Cecil was a resident of Middleton, NS, until his death on June 22, 2006. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BEACH, Bernard Charles PEACETIME Bernard was born in Halifax, NS, in 1926 and served in the Canadian Army (Active Force) in Canada. He was a member of the Calais Branch #162 for 20 years. He passed away in 2006. Submitted by Calais Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BATES, Horatio Hamilton WWI Horatio, born in 1888, was the son of George and Martha (Lays) Bates of Middle Stewiacke. He enlisted in 1916 while in British Columbia with the 131st Battalion and went overseas. He was wounded at Agincourt, France, and sent back to BC. In 1929, he returned to Middle Stewiacke where he spent the rest of his life working on the home farm with his brother, Borden. He represented Middle Stewiacke on Colchester Municipal Council for two terms. Horatio passed away in 1974. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 15 BENTLEY, James Clifford WWI Clifford Bent/Bentley was born in 1894 in Barbados, British West Indies, the son of James and Letitia Bent. As a boy he came to live with David and Sarah (Henry) Bentley in Pembroke, Upper Stewiacke, and took their name. After some years there he went to Quebec where his mother was living, resumed the Bent name and enlisted in the army in 1915 in Montreal. He was sent overseas with the 42nd Battalion and was killed in the battle of Somme on September 15, 1916, and was buried in Courcelette British Cemetery, Somme, France. He is named on the cenotaph at Springside as James Clifford Bentley. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BENTLEY, James Lester WWI Lester, son of Abram and Flora (McCarthy) Bentley of Otter Brook, was born in 1895. He enlisted in the 25th Battalion of the Nova Scotia Regiment in 1915 and was killed in action in France on April 29, 1917, and like others who have no known grave, his name is on the Vimy Ridge Memorial. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BENTLEY, Robert Smith WWI Bob, born in 1879, was the son of John and Rachel (Smith) Bentley of Upper Stewiacke Village. He went to Vancouver and enlisted there in the 88th Battalion Victoria Fusiliers. He was badly wounded overseas and was returned to Vancouver where he remained for the rest of his life. Bob worked for 45 years in the body building shop of the Mainland Transfer Company. He passed away in 1957. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BENTLEY, John Douglas WWII John, son of Abram and Flora (McCarthy) Bentley of Otter Brook, was born in 1907 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served four years as a Chief Petty Officer mostly overseas. After the war, he lived in Mount Uniacke and sold insurance. He was a founding member of the Mount Uniacke Volunteer Fire Department and served on both the East Hants Municipal Council and the East Hants School Board. In 1981, the school board named the J.D. Bentley Memorial Gymnasium at the Mount Uniacke School in his honour. He passed away in 1978. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
Military Service Recognition Booklet 16 TD Canada Trust is working together with The Royal Canadian Legion – Nova Scotia and Nunavut Command. It’s just part of our commitment to making our communities better. TD Canada Trust is proud to support The Royal Canadian Legion. www.commissionaires.ns.ca Members of Commissionaires Nova Scotia are honoured to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of veterans and their families at this special time of remembrance.
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 17 BENVIE, Irene Mae WWII Irene Mae, daughter of John Will and Janie (Dean) Benvie of Cross Roads, was born in 1920 and joined the RCAF (Women’s Division) and was stationed in Halifax and St. Hubert, Quebec, during WWII. After the war, she married Carl Sidney Fleck, son of Sidney and Janie (McCulloch) Fleck of Middle Stewiacke, and they lived in New Brunswick. She passed away in 1956. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BIGELOW, Percy KOREA Percy, son of Frederick and Maria (Harendarcikova) Bigelow of Stewiacke, was born in 1933 and enlisted in 1950 in Halifax and trained in Picton, ON, and Shilo, MB, serving as a gunner in Korea under RCH Artlillery. He and his wife, Sylvia, live in South Branch. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BISHOP, Evelyn Katheleen WWII Evelyn was born in 1922 in Kentville, NS, and enlisted with the RCAF, Women’s Division serving in Canada, Ottawa, Toronto, Gander, and overseas. She married Gerald Ritza (now deceased), a WWII veteran, in 1947 and has two sons: Greg Ritza, a Sales Manager, and Peter Ritza, a Toronto Metro Police Constable. Evelyn has four grandchildren. She now resides in the Toronto area in a service position with the Postal Division. Submitted by her brother, Bob Bishop, of Elmsdale Branch #048 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BIRMINGHAM, Melbourne James SPECIALDUTY& PEACETIME Melbourne was born in Sydney Mines, NS, in 1942 and served both in the Army and Air Force with the 2nd Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders and the Royal Canadian Navy, UN Police in Canada and Kosovo. He received two Medals of Bravery: the UN Volunteer Medal, 2 UN Mission in Kosovo Medals, the Golden Jubilee Medal, the Police Exemplary Medal and the Nova Scotia Long Service Medal with Bar. He has been a member of The Legion for 35 years. Submitted by the Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 19 BLAIKIE, George Morrison WWII George, son of Roy and Edna (Fleming) Blaikie of Upper Stewiacke Village, was born in 1921 and went overseas with the Signal Corps in 1943 and served in England, France and Germany. He married Dorothy Shipley of Glasgow, Scotland. He returned to Nova Scotia in 1946 with Dorothy and settled in Upper Stewiacke, where George worked at Blaikie Brothers Lumber Mill. He passed away in 1993. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BLAIKIE, Harry Lee WWI Harry was born in 1897 in Burnside, the son of D. Morrison and Elmira (Webster) Blaikie. He enlisted in 1916 in the 193rd Battalion and was later transferred to the 25th. He fought at Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Ypres and Somme among many other places. In 1987, he was chosen to represent Nova Scotia at the activities marking the 70th Anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. He married Ellen (Nellie) Flemming of Musquodoboit and lived in Truro where he was a partner in the ownership of Blaikie’s Garage. Harry passed away in 1988. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BLANCHARD, C. Ritcey “Duke” WWII Duke served with the # 1 Canadian Provost Corps (1942-44) and the 1st Battalion Black Watch (Scheldt) RHR of Canada (1944-45). He resides in Porter’s Lake, NS. Submitted by the Dieppe Branch #090 of The Royal Canadian Legion. BLAIKIE, Samuel Alden WWI Alden was born in 1891 in Burnside, the son of D. Morrison and Elmira (Webster) Blaikie. He enlisted a few days after the declaration of war and trained at Val Cartier, Quebec, and was sent overseas with the 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry serving as a rifleman. He then requested to be transferred to work as a stretcher-bearer. Alden was killed in France on June 3, 1916, and is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke, Belgium. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 21 BOUTILIER, Arthur Lloyd MacDonald WWI &WWII Lloyd was born in 1895 in England at Burton-on-Trent and came to Nova Scotia as a British Home Child when he was three years old. He served in WWI with the Royal Canadian Engineers, Signals and enlisted in WWII and served again with the RCE, this time as Foreman of Works, Staff Sergeant. He married Marjorie Scott Webster, lived in Middle Stewiacke, and had two sons who served in WWII. He passed away in 1972. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BOUTILIER, David Maxwell WWII David, son of Lloyd and Marjorie (Webster) Boutilier of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1924 and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers as a dispatch rider serving overseas and joined the 3rd Division in Europe with the 21st Army Group, Royal Engineers and the 33rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers and served in the UK, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. After the war, he re-enlisted in the Canadian Military serving in Canada until 1966. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BOUTILIER, Kenneth Rudolph WWII & KOREA Kenneth, son of Lloyd and Marjorie (Webster) Boutilier of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1925. He tried to enlist at the beginning of WWII but was found to be underage. When he became of age, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in the Corvettes crossing the Atlantic. He also served in the Korean War. Kenneth passed away in 2005. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BOUTILIER, Joan A. PEACETIME Joan was born in Englehart, ON, in 1936 and joined the WREN-RCN serving on the HMCS Cornwallis, the Gloucester, the Shelburne and the Stadacona. Joan has been a member of the Calais Branch # 162 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Calais Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 23 BRENTON, Byard Fraser WWI Byard, born in 1895, was the son of Alexander and Annie (Jeffers) Brenton of Birch Hill. He enlisted in July 1917 with the Nova Scotia Regiment and served in Canada, England and France. He married Gertrude Archibald of Pleasant Valley and resided in Birch Hill, then in Brookfield for a while and then to Ontario. He passed away in 1972. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BRENTON, Frank Howard WWI Frank, son of Alexander and Annie (Jeffers) Brenton of Birch Hill, was born in 1892 and went to the United States and enlisted in the American Army. He was killed in action on October 9, 1918, and is buried in Meuse-Argonne Cemetery in France. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BRENTON, Lewis WWI Lewis, born in 1897, was the son of Alan and Rosa (Bland) Brenton of Middle Stewiacke. After the war, he returned to Middle Stewiacke and then moved to the United States. He married (1) Carrie (Flemming) Ernst and (2) Janet (Reid) Flemming. Lewis passed away in 1962 and is buried in Massachusetts. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BRENTON, Grace Thurza WWI Grace, born in 1888, was the daughter of Robinson and Margaret (Winton) Brenton of Cloverdale. She enlisted in 1915 as a Nursing Sister. In 1918, she was married in England to New Zealand native Reginald Gambrill, an Army Major, and made their home in New Zealand. Grace passed away in 1967. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 25 BRENTON, Walter Campbell WWII Walter, son of William Clark and Irene May (Goodwin) Brenton of Cloverdale, was born in 1918, and enlisted in 1940, serving in Canada, England, France, Belgium and Germany. He married Marion Campbell in 1946 and lived and farmed in Stewiacke East. He passed away in 1984. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BRENTON, Walter Robinson WWI &WWII Walter, son of Robinson and Margaret (Winton) Brenton of Cloverdale, was born in 1890, and served in both WWI and WWII. In WWI, he served with the 8th Siege Battery, Halifax Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He married Marion Hopkins and resided in Stewiacke town. He passed away in 1967. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BURRIS, Jeannie McBean WWII Jeannie, daughter of Ewan and Jane McBean of Liff, Scotland, was born in 1914, and enlisted as a WREN in the British Navy. She met Laurie Burris at a friend’s wedding and they were married in Dundee, Scotland, in 1945 and settled in Middle Stewiacke, where she remained for several years after Laurie’s death. She passed away in 2000. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. BROWN, Harold C. SPECIALDUTYAREA Harold was born in 1932 and served in the Air Force as a Rank Corporal as a Peace Keeper in Egypt. He received the UNEF (Egypt) Medal, Peacekeeping Medal, and Good Conduct Medal for 12 years and 22 years of service. Harold passed away in 2003. Submitted by Calais Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 27 BURRIS, Laurie Bernard WWII Laurie, son of Fred and Lucy (Dartt) Burris of Beaver Brook, NS, was born in 1916, and was a private in the Canadian Forestry Corps, 13th Company working as a truck driver in Scotland. He married Jeannie McBean of Liff, Scotland, and returned to Nova Scotia with Jeannie to farm in Middle Stewiacke, until his death in 1953. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CAMERON, Bruce WWI Bruce was an 18-year-old from Mahone Bay, NS, when he joined the CEF and was assigned to the 16th Battalion (the Canadian Scottish). He would survive wounds received in October 1915, but he would be killed on June 13, 1916, during the Battle for Hill 62 in the Ypres Salient. Bruce was buried at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground outside Ypres, however, at some time during the battle for Ypres Salient, the burial ground was shelled by German artillery and his remains were disrupted. Today, “Special Memorial” H 28 can be found at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground making note of the fact that his remains are buried somewhere in the cemetery. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. CAMPBELL, Harold Edward WWII Harold, son of John and Ann (Bonin) Campbell, was born in Halifax, NS, in 1909, and enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1933, serving in Canada. He married Thelma Weatherbee and lived for a number of years on Stewart Hill, Upper Stewiacke. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CAMPBELL, George Burris WWII George, son of Hugh and Emma (Burris) Campbell of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1910, and enlisted in 1941 with the Royal Canadian Army Corps and served overseas. In 1948, he married Anna Sophia Christina Bosveld (called Fie) of the Netherlands, whom he met while serving in that country. They lived and farmed in Middle Stewiacke. He passed away in 1975. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 29 CAMPBELL, Hugh Dunlap WWII Hugh, son of Hugh and Emma (Burris) Campbell of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1923, and served five years as LeadingAircraftsman with the RCAF in Great Britain and Gibraltar. He married Shirley Allayne Mont and lived in Dorval, Quebec. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CAMPBELL, Marion WWII Marion, daughter of Hugh and Emma (Burris) Campbell of Middle Stewiacke, served 3½ years as Leading Aircraftswoman with the RCAF in Canada and Newfoundland. She married Walter C. Brenton of Cloverdale and lived and farmed in Stewiacke East. She passed away in 1987. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society CARDOZA, George Charles BOERWAR George was born in Bethnal Green (London), United Kingdom, in 1884, and served with the 5th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) in South Africa. He received the Queen’s SouthAfrica Clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal South Africa 1902. He was a Life Member of Digby Branch # 020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. George passed away in 1967. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. CAMPBELL, William Ross “Bill” WWII Bill, son of Hugh and Emma (Burris) Campbell of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1914, and served four years in Great Britain with the RCAF, as an Air Gunner with the Pathfinder Squadron. He married Celina Arsenault and lived in Kapuskasing, ON. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
Military Service Recognition Booklet 30 Congratulations to the Nova Scotia Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion On behalf of the seniors living in care at the Birches, Braeside and Duncan MacMillan, their families, the Boards of Directors’, Staff and Volunteers, we would like to recognize the men and women who make up the membership of our local Legions in Zone 15. Each of these long term care facilities is supported by the generous programs and services actively pursued by the following branches: # 58 Courcellette, Sheet Harbour # 120 Four Harbours, Tangier # 147 Valley, Upper Musquodoboit # 161 Eastern Marine, Chezzetcook The men and women of these branches provide services to Veterans and their families, in particular, Senior and Veterans Services focusing on health care, social activities, medical support and information. Thank you to all the Veterans and their families for the sacrifices that you have made so that each and every generation coming after you enjoy a life lived in peace and freedom. We will not forget. The Birches Nursing Home RR#2 Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S. BOJ 2LO (902) 889-3474 40 Beds + Respite “Yours Today – Ours Tomorrow” Musquodoboit Valley Home for Special Care (Braeside) 126 Higginsville Road Middle Musquodoboit N.S. BON 1XO (902) 384-3007 28 Beds + respite Duncan MacMillan Nursing Home Society P.O. Box 68 Sheet Harbour, N.S. BOJ 3BO (902) 885-3631 25 Beds “Adding Life to Years”
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 31 CARROLL, Walter Dillman WWII Walter, son of Trueman and Sarah (Dillman) Carroll of Meadowvale, was born in 1914, and enlisted in 1940. He was captured by the Germans and held in a prisoner of war camp for eighteen months. In July 1944, he married Doris Healey of Hemel, Hampstead, England, and settled in Dean where they operated a small store. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society CASEY, Joseph H. WWII Joseph was born in Victoria Beach, NS, in 1918 and served in the Navy as a Commanding Officer, Q121 “Fairmile” on the High Seas. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. CHAPLIN, Lewis Everett WWII Lewis, son of Stanley and Gertrude (Flemming) Chaplin of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1921, and enlisted in 1942, serving with the Canadian Army Signal Corps. He married Olive Warnell of Halifax, and settled in Waterloo, ON, where he worked for the Globe Furniture Company. Lewis passed away in 2005. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CHAPLIN, Homer Grant WWII Homer was born in Otter Brook in 1925, son of Stanley and Gertrude (Flemming) Chaplin of Middle Stewiacke. He served with the occupation forces in Holland and Germany for four years. After the war, he married Anna Urquhart and settled in Truro Heights and worked as a lumberman. He passed away in 1983. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 33 CHUTE, Colin Douglas WWII Colin, son of Colin Campbell and Christy (Clark) Chute of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1925, and enlisted in 1944, and went overseas in June of that year. He was wounded in Italy and spent some time in hospital. He recovered and came home on furlough, but his health deteriorated and he died in a Halifax hospital in 1945. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CHUTE, George Edward WWII George, son of Colin Campbell and Christy (Clark) Chute of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1924 and took his training in Lachine and Jarvis and graduated from St. Jeans, Quebec, in June 1943. He went overseas the following month and served with the 49th Squadron of the RCAF as a Pilot Officer (air bomber). He was killed in action over Essen, Germany, on March 26, 1944 and is buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CLARKE, John WWII John was born in Truro, NS, in 1913, son of John B. and Laura (Linkletter) Clarke, and went overseas with the 1st Contingent in 1939. He was married overseas to Beryl Jones of Ogmore Valley, South Wales, who he met in London. After the war, John was employed with the Department of National Defence at Windsor Park, Halifax. He and Beryl moved to South Branch in 1973. He passed away in 2000. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CHUTE, Walter Leslie WWI Walter was born in 1897 in Bear River, NS, the son of Charles Leslie and Margaret (Davidson) Chute. The family moved to Middle Stewiacke in 1913. Walter was living in Arizona in 1918 and enlisted in the American Army. In 1931, after the death of his brother, Colin, he came back to Middle Stewiacke and took over the family farm. He passed away in 1967. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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