Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 77 DeYOUNG, Arthur Granville WWI Arthur enlisted in March 1915 in the Cycle Corps when he was 24 years of age and went overseas after earning his Lieutenancy and was then attached to the fighting 25th Battalion and held the single distinction of being the youngest Lieutenant in this celebrated battalion. He was wounded twice in the Battle of the Somme and took the course for Flight Lieutenant in the Air Force and returned home on furlough and then went back to the fighting. Arthur was killed in action while flying in France on January 12, 1918. He was only 26 years of age. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. DEXTER, Eugene B. WWII Eugene was born in 1910 and joined the RCEME serving in France and Germany. He was a Life Member of the Digby Branch #020. Eugene passed away in 2001. Submitted by the Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion. DOIRON, Joseph Ronald SPECIALAREA DUTY & PEACETIME Joseph was born in Sydney, NS in 1962 and joined the Army on May 21, 1981 in Sydney and then left for Cornwallis on an 11-week basic training program. Upon completing, Ron was posted in Petawawa, Ontario for 4 years and then posted in Lahr, Germany for 4 years and CFB Gagetown, NB for 3 years. He then returned to Petawawa for 3 years, 1992-95. In October 1994, he was posted to Bosnia until May 1995 and then to CFB Gagetown until 2000. In 2000, he was transferred back to Petawawa for 4 years, then back to Bosnia from 2003-2004. In 2004, Ron returned to CFB Gagetown, NB, where he continues to serve as a Sergeant Major in the Royal Canadian Dragons. Ron has a son, Andrew, from a previous marriage. His parents are Jerry Doiron and Ann Gaudet. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion. DILLMAN, Guy Hunter WWI Guy, son of Alton and Bertha Dillman of North Dartmouth did his heroic work at the time of the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917 and will never be forgotten. He went to France as a member of the Depot Battalion in April, 1918 and was transferred to the 25th Nova Scotia Battalion but was only there one month when he became a victim of the influenza from which he never recovered, succumbing on November 23, when he was only 18 years of age. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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