Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 73 FEVENS, Lawrence Whitman WWII Lawrence was born in Overton, NS, in 1916. He joined the Navy and served on HMCS Gaspe, Q-Boats, Glenora, North Wind, HMCS Fundy and HMCS Border Cities. In the Merchant Marines, he served on the Chomdy and Lord Calvin on the High Seas, the Mid Atlantic and along the Atlantic Coast. He was awarded the Military Service Medal 1939-45, the Merchant Marine Medal, 2 Atlantic Star Medals, 2 King George Medals, Bar Medal and the Napel Leaf. His duties included loading ammunition, oiling, motor mechanics, dismantling mines, and working in the diesel room as an engine room engineer. Lawrence passed away in 2009. Submitted by Enid Elliot. FISHER, Adams Elwood WWII Adams was born in Birch Hill in 1902, son of Suther and Annie Maude (Richards) Fisher, and enlisted with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Halifax in 1940 and served as Staff Sergeant until his discharge in 1946. He married Blanche Gourley of Stewiacke town and resided in Stewiacke town. Adams passed away in 1972. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. FISHER, Aubrey Clair WWI Aubrey, son of David and Jane (Bates) Fisher of Berry Hill, was born in 1896. He left the farm and enlisted in 1914 at age 18. He joined the 25th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Nova Scotia Regiment. He was killed in action at St. Eloi on April 16, 1916, and is named on the Ypres Memorial. This monument bears the names of men who were lost without a trace during defence of the Ypres Salient during WWI. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. FISHER, Alexander Kent WWII Alec was born in Halfway Brook in 1921, son of Raymond and Katherine (Taylor) Fisher, and enlisted in 1940 with the 13th Company of the Canadian Forestry Corps and served in Canada until his discharge in 1944. He married Helen Chute of Middle Stewiacke, and worked for Eastern Transport and later for Canada Post as a mail courier. He and Helen made their home in Middle Stewiacke. Alec passed away in 1995. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
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