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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