Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 123 HURLEY, Edward WWI Edward enlisted with the 64th Battalion as a drummer at 17 years and went to England where he was transferred to the 25th Battalion Piper Band in France. He was in all of the battles that followed until the Armistice. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HURLEY, Thomas Dennis WWI Thomas was serving as Sergeant with the 63rd Battalion when war was declared and enlisted in the 25th Battalion in October 1914 and went to France where he was awarded the D.C.M. and the Croix de Guerre for bravery at Vimy Ridge on April 9 and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major. He was through practically all the battles with his regiment, Hill 60, Lens, Courcellette, Regina Trench, the Somme and Passchendaele and went through the last great offensive before the Armistice was signed. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HURSHMAN, John WWI John enlisted in February, 1916 in the 85th Battalion sailing to England on October 13 and remained there only a few months when he crossed to France with the 13th Battalion and was wounded at the battle of Vimy Ridge and then sent to hospital in Kent, England where he died from the effects of his wounds on April 23, 1917. He was buried in the Canadian Corner of the Military Cemetery, Orpington, Kent. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HURLEY, William Patrick WWI Patrick enlisted in the Sportsmen’s Battalion as a signaller in the 4th Division Company and went to England and was transferred to the 5th Division as an instructor. When this division broke up he reverted to private and went to France and obtained promotion with the 3rd Division as Corporal Signaller. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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