Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 191 TURNBULL, Guy Victor WWII Guy was born in Yarmouth, NS, in 1898. He served with the 12th Siege Battery Canadian Dental Corps in France, Canada and England. He was a Life Member of the Digby Branch # 020 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 67 years before he passed away in 1986. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. SOUTHAM, Frederick George WWI Fred was born in England in 1898. He came to Nova Scotia as a Home Child and was placed on the Lester Creelman farm in South Branch, but he left there and went to the George Dickey home in Middle Musquodoboit and enlisted underage in WWI. He arrived in England in June 1916, and again, in October 1918. He was in hospital when the Armistice was signed. In 1967, Frederick received a Centennial Medal for valuable service to his country. He passed away in 1973. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. SUMMERSGILL, William Ernest WWI Ernie was born in Otley, Yorkshire, England, in 1893 and came to Nova Scotia as a British Home Child. He lived with Mattin and Agnes Fulton in Upper Stewiacke. He was recruited in 1917 and served with the 85th Battalion. He was wounded on October 8, 1918, while fighting at Amiens. After the war, he returned to the Fulton home. Ernie passed away in 1963. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. STEWART, Dr. John Murdock WWI John was born at Pictou, NS, in 1885, the son of James MacGregor and Julia (Creelman) Stewart. He received his education at Pictou Academy, Dalhousie University and the University of Toronto and interned at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He went overseas in WWI with the No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, and later transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps No. M7 Stationary Hospital, Dalhousie Tent. By the end of the war, he had achieved rank of Major. In 1925, he became resident doctor in Upper Stewiacke (his mother’s birthplace), and he remained there for ten years. In 1935, he joined the staff of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax, and remained there until retirement. He married Martha Riggs of Charlottetown, PEI. John passed away in 1961. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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