Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 101 GRAHAM, Frederick Alexander WWI &WWII Fred was born in 1893 in Burnside, son of Ned and Cassie (MacKay) Graham. He served in both WWI and WWII. In WWI, he was a Corporal in the 106th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force serving in France and receiving a bullet wound in his right hand. In WWII, he served in Canada with the Veteran’s Guard and the Canadian Army. He married Emma May Redmond and lived in Middle Musquodoboit. Fred worked as a carpenter and was also employed by the local school board. He passed away in 1972. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRAHAM, Gordon Alexander WWII Gordon, son of Luther and Lottie (Gry) of Eastville, was born in 1917, and served in the Army with the Irish Regiment of Canada, RCIC, Division 15. He was killed in action on May 23, 1944, and is buried in Cassino War Cemetery in Italy. He was married to Kathleen (Minnie) Nicholson of PEI. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRAHAM, John Gilbert WWII June, as he was called, son of John David and Ivy (Cox) Graham of Pembroke was born in 1926, and joined the Army in 1945 training at Aldershot then serving in Canada. He married Elsie Fader. He worked as a truck driver for Brookfield Creamery and later for Irving Oil. He passed away in 1995. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRAHAM, James Perley WWI Perley was born in 1896 in Burnside, son of Peter Woodbury and Minnie (Johnson) Graham. He was recruited in 1917. He and his brother Allie were to have gone overseas together, but Perley contracted mumps, so he was sent later, and the war ended by the time he got overseas. He married Lelia Frances Fulton, daughter of Walter and Laura (Crockett) Fulton, and lived in Easthampton, Massachusetts. He acquired the Wagner Ice Company there and later sold it when electric refrigerators came in. Perley passed away in 1970. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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