Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 103 GRAHAM, Maxwell WWI Maxwell was born in Burnside in 1888, son of William and Eva (Johnson) Graham. He enlisted in 1916 in the 106th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry, Nova Scotia Regiment, and was later moved to the 25th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. He fought in the trenches for over six months and was killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. Maxwell is buried in Thelus Military Cemetery, pas de Calais, France. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRAHAM, Robert Olin WWI Olin, son of William and Eva (Johnson) Graham of Burnside, was born in 1887, and enlisted in March 1916 and served in the United Kingdom, France and Germany with the 193rd, the 73rd and the 25th Battalions. He fought at Vimy Ridge and was later wounded and sent to hospital in England. He and his brother, Maxwell, met in the trenches in France. On returning from overseas, he went to the United States for a time, then returned to Burnside where he worked in the woods. Robert passed away in 1964. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRANT, Peter Eugene WWI Peter, son of Charles and Margaret (Cox) Grant of Cross Roads, was born in 1899 and joined the Active Militia and was stationed at Fort Ogilvie in Halifax. He married Gertrude Jackson from PEI. They had a chicken farm in Spencer, Massachusetts, and moved to California in 1968. Peter passed away in 1992. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. GRAHAM, Walter Arthur Clifford WWII Walter, son of George and Minnie Rachel (Graham) Graham of Pembroke, was born in 1921 and enlisted in 1942 with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and did his basic training at Fredericton, NB, and was later sent to British Columbia for more training, which included mountain climbing. He sailed overseas with the North Novies and was fighting with the Winnipeg Rifles on the border of France and Germany when he was wounded and spent some time in hospital. He lived in Pembroke where he farmed and worked in the woods. Walter passed away in 2006. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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