Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 181 RUTHERFORD, Roy Foster WWI Roy, son of Frederick and Isabel (Waddell) Rutherford of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1896. He was drafted in 1917, and spent some time at Camp Aldershot. After the war, he went to California, married and settled there. Roy passed away in 1935. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. SANFORD, Kenneth WWI &WWII Kenneth, son of Thomas Richard and Emma Jane (Brown) Sanford was born in 1898. The family lived for a time in Newton Mills. He served in WWI and WWII. During WWII, he was a scout at a prisoner of war camp for Germans in Monteith, ON. Later, he worked for Hollinger Gold Mines in Timmins, and for the Ontario Provincial Government as a conservation officer. He married Anna May Rhyno of Eastville. Kenneth passed away in 1985. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. SELDON, Lawrence Richard WWII Lawrence was born on February 16, 1924, in Timmons, ON, and enlisted on November 6, 1940. He served in Continental Europe, United Kingdom and the Central Mediterranean. He was discharged on October 16, 1945, and returned to Caledonia, Queens County. Lawrence received the 1939-1945 Star, France-Germany Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, CVSM and Clasp. He married Joyce Martin in 1949, and they had four sons and one daughter. Lawrence was an active member of A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion, helping to build the hall and serving as President on many committees. He passed away on December 4, 2001. Submitted by A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion. SANFORD, Thomas Richard WWI Thomas, son of John and Jane (Jack) Sanford, was born in 1875. He married Emma Jane Brown of Woodside, Upper Musquodoboit, in 1896 and lived in Caribou Gold Mines before moving to Newton Mills, where they remained for several years. He enlisted in Truro in 1916 with the 193rd Battalion. He died in Camp Hill Hospital, Halifax in 1943. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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