Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 147 McLEOD, Leslie W.C. “Wimpie” PEACETIME Leslie was born in Fredericton, NB, in 1943 and served with the HMCS Yukon in Canada and the High Seas from 1962-1982. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MAHONEY, Charles Peter WWI &WWII Charles was born in 1901 and enlisted in the Merchant Marines out of Cape Breton in 1917. He returned to civil duty after the war and married Iris Weagle, and together they had six children. In February 1941, at the age of 40, he enlisted at Halifax and served in Canada, the United Kingdom and the Central MediterraneanArea. Charles received the Canadian Volunteer Medal and Clasp. He returned to civil life in June 1945 and lived in the North Queens area. He was a founding member of A. L. Patterson Branch #087 in Caledonia. Charles passed away in 1983 at age 82. Submitted by A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MALAY, Reginald Foster WWII Reginald was born in Sheet Harbour, Halifax County, NS, in 1924. He joined the Regina Rifles and served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He received the CVSM, the George VI Medal, the France-Germany Stars, the Thank You Canada Holland Medal. He landed in France on D-Day and was wounded twice and was in a hospital in Holland when the war ended. Reginald passed away in 2004. Submitted by his son, Kenneth Malay. MAHONEY, Charles Victor WWII Victor, son of Charles and Iris Mahoney, was born on April 25, 1925, in New Grafton, Queens County, and enlisted on January 4, 1944. He served in Canada and was discharged on demobilization and received the Volunteer Service Medal. Victor was killed in a logging accident on November 20, 1951, in Sudbury, ON, at age 26. Submitted by A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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