Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 125 HURSHMAN, Raymond WWI Raymond enlisted on August 18, 1915 with No. 3 Company, 1st C.G.A. and served for three years and three months at Fort Charlotte and was on a draft for overseas when the Armistice was announced. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HUTCHINGS, Reginald Thomas WWI Reginald enlisted in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1915 and went overseas in October and was through all the shows that crowded the career of his unit being at one time blown up by a mine. Fortunately enough, though wounded he escaped with his life. The Huns took him prisoner and kept him in a prison camp in Germany until he was finally repatriated and reached England on November 29, 1918. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. INNES, Allan WWI Allan enlisted in the 11th Howitzer Column in January 1916 and went overseas on April 1, 1916 and was transferred to the 35th Battery and went to France on July 4, 1916. He was wounded a week after the battle of Vimy Ridge while coming over the ridge. He was sent back to England and was still there when the Armistice was signed. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. HYNES, Thomas A. WWI Thomas enlisted with “A” Company of the 219th Battalion at Halifax on May 5, 1916 at the age of 18 and after some months or preliminary training in Canada he sailed for England and was transferred to the 17th Reserve and finally drafted to the 85th Battalion. He left for France and upon his arrival there he was transferred to the 4th Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps. After a short period he was stricken with a severe attack of pneumonia and was confined to hospital for several months. He was prevented from resuming his duty with his battalion until late June and as a result of his illness he was unable to accompany the 85th to Vimy Ridge. Thomas was born in Pictou County, NS. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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