Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 51 CREELMAN, Robert Currie WWII Currie, son of Robert Edgar and Myrtle Esther (Johnson) Creelman of Newton Mills, was born in 1904 and was ordained Presbyterian Minister. During WWII, he served as Senior Protestant Chaplin for the 2nd Canadian Division in France and Germany. He was twice decorated for his service and received a certificate from Field Marshall Montgomery. He married Margaret Graham of Alberta, and for a time he was Moderator of the Presbyterian Synod for Ottawa and Montreal. He passed away in 1964. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CREELMAN, William Aubrey WWII Aubrey, son of William and Lottie (Cox) Creelman of South Branch, was born in 1916 and joined the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1942 and took his training in Halifax, Debert, and Sydney before going overseas. He was wounded by shrapnel in Germany. He married Shirley Snook, daughter of Hugh and Ruth (Fulton) Snook, and lived in New York state. He later returned to Nova Scotia and died in Halifax in 2006, survived by companion Euela Barron of Enfield. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CROCKETT, Edward Arnold WWII Eddie, son of John and Cora May (Graham) of Burnside and Otter Brook, was born in 1921 and enlisted in June 1941, landing in England on September 1st of the same year. He served in Europe for nearly three years. He married Evelyn Goodall and lived in Dartmouth. Eddie passed away in 1987. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. CROCKETT, David Earl WWII David, son of John and Cora May (Graham) Crockett of Burnside and Otter Brook, was born in 1919 and enlisted in 1940, serving for five-and-a-half years. He was stationed in Sydney, Halifax, and Petawawa before going overseas setting up antiaircraft guns. He married Wilma McKay from Cape Breton, and they made their home in Massachusetts where he operated a garage. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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