Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 157 MOSHER, Lester Randolph WWII Lester was born in Brookfield Mines, Queens County, on May 14, 1913, and joined the West Novies Regiment in Bridgewater on September 21, 1939, along with others from the North Queens area. He trained inAldershot and Bridgewater, then went overseas where he served in England and the Central Mediterranean. Lester was wounded in Italy, recovered in England, and was sent home to Canada in 1945. He received the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the 1939-45 War Medal. Lester was discharged on October 10, 1945, and returned to North Queens where he still resides. Lester has been an active member of A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 45 years, and was made a Life Member in 2004. Submitted by A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MOSHER, Robie WWII Robie was born in Nova Scotia and served in the RCAF as a Squadron Leader from 1939-1945 and in the Reserves from 1945-1968. Submitted by the Dieppe Branch #090 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MOWATT, Ross Griffin WWII Ross, son of Edwin and Anna (McCabe) Mowatt, was born in Valley, Colchester County in 1918. He joined the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1944 and trained at Aldershot and Debert before going overseas to England. When the war ended, his unit went to Holland and Germany to provide security for the new liberated people. He married Mary Kennedy, daughter of Earl and Minnie (Thorpe) Kennedy of Upper Stewiacke, and settled there. Ross worked at various places, including many years at the Co-op Store. He passed away in 1995. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. MOSS, Brian James WWII Brian was born in 1920 and raised in Cheshire, England. He volunteered at the beginning of the war and was trained as a member of 719 General Construction Company, Royal Engineers and also a member of 719 Bomb Disposal Company during the blitz in London. He fought in the Middle East, Sicily and Normandy and was badly wounded in 1944. After the war, he was employed in England as a civil engineer until retirement. In 1984, he and his wife, Cecily, emigrated to Nova Scotia to be near their two sons. They settled in Burnside where Brian lived the rest of his life. He passed away in 1999. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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