Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 7 ADAMS, Irvin St. Clair WWI Irvin was the son of Henry and Mary Adams of Mahone Bay, NS, and enlisted in Lunenburg on December 29, 1915. Upon enlistment, he gave his occupation as “fisherman.” During the 2nd Battle of Arras, the Battalion sent out reconnaissance patrols on the nights of June 12th & 13th, 1918. Twenty-one men would be wounded on the June 12th patrol and twenty-two men would be wounded on the June 13th action. Irvin was one of the wounded and would die of his wounds on June 14, 1918. His remains can be found in plot 2 H 22 in the Wailly Orchard Cemetery. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The Royal Canadian Legion. AMIRAULT, Edythe Mae SPECIALDUTYAREA Edythe was born in Boston, Mass., in 1933 and served with the RCAMC in 1955 and the CFHS in Kingston, Ft. Churchill, Germany, CFB Chatham, Greenwood, Val Cartier. She retired after 28 years of service and received medals for her years of service of peacekeeping in Germany. Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. ANDREWS, Donald Alvin KOREA Donald, son of Harry and Elsie Andrews of Stewiacke, was born in 1932 and enlisted in 1952, serving with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and later with the 2nd Battalion Black Watch as well as in the RCR. He was in Korea in 1953 and 1954 as an infantryman and later a weapons instructor. After his military career he became Executive Director of the Central Nova Tourism Association and currently lives in South Branch. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society. ANDERSON, Jordan AFGHANISTAN Corporal Jordan Anderson (1982 – July 04, 2007) age 25. Born in Iqaluit, Nunavut he grew up in Pelly Bay, Tuktoyaktuk where he attended elementary school, and Invuit in the Northwest Territories. Jordan was a member of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton, Alberta. He and six other soldiers died when their armoured vehicle struck a massive roadside bomb near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Jordan completed high school in Wilcox, SK, where he was an avid rugby and football player. He loved parachuting and was close to earning a political science degree and wanted to pursue a master’s degree in strategic studies. Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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