Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 111 HENDERSON, George Donald WWII George, son of Charles and Bessie (Bonnyman) Henderson of French River, Colchester County, was born in 1916 and lived in Birch Hill as a young man. He enlisted in 1942 and took his training at Yarmouth, Camp Borden, and Hamilton Trade School. In England, he was attached to the 7/11 Hussars, 5th Division and served in Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. He married Madeline Boland of Hamilton, ON, and settled there. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. HENDERSON, Allen Parker WWII Allen was born in Upper Stewiacke in 1920, son of Matthew and Ella (Miller) Henderson, and joined the Army in 1942 training in Yarmouth then joining the Forestry Corps in Val Cartier, Quebec. He was sent later that year to Scotland where he joined the Black Watch as a Bren Gun Carrier, a post he held until the end of the war. He was wounded in Kalcar, Germany, in 1945 and was hospitalized in Belgium for seven weeks. He married Vera Bailey and lived in Camden, NS, where he worked in the woods and operated a dairy farm. Allen passed away in 2001. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. HERSEY, Charles Henry WWII Charles was born in Digby, NS, in 1921 and served with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps in Canada. Charles has been a member of the Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 54 years. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HENNIGAR, James Lauchlin WWII Jim, son of William and AMY (Johnson) Hennigar of Cross Roads, was born in 1921 and enlisted in 1940 in the 14th AA Battery, RCA. In 1944, he joined the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and was stationed in Shilo, MB, winning his wings in June 1944. He was sent to England and stationed at Buford for the remainder of the war. He returned to Canada and was sent to Niagara Falls for more training for the war in Japan and was discharged in 1945. He married Gladys Helen MacKenzie, and lived in Stellarton where he worked in a steel plant then in the food and restaurant equipment business. Jim passed away in 2005. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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