Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 109 MARCHAND, Francis WWII Francis was born in Louisdale, NS on March 28, 1924. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1943 and served until 1971 on HMCS Quebec and HMCS Magnificent in Canada and the UK. He was awarded the Defence Medal, the Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the War Medal 1939-45 and the NATO Medal. He was a denturist in Port Hawkesbury, NS until his retirement. He was a member of RCL Isle Madame Branch #150 for fifteen years before he passed away on May 2, 2001. Francis is survived by his wife, Genevieve Samson. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MARCHAND, Leo John Baptist WWII Leo was born in Arichat, NS on June 24, 1922. He joined the Army on December 11, 1942 and was discharged on November 12, 1945. He served as a gunner with the 1st Canadian Division, 2nd Canadian Field Regiment and the 8th Field Battery in Canada, the UK, Europe and in the Central Mediterranean area. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the War Medal 1939-45, the France and Germany Star, the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star and the Dutch Thank You Canada Medal in 1945. While Leo and his wife, Lillian Vigneau, raised 3 children, he worked as a cook on HMCS Kapuskasing for twenty years and was a commissionaire for the NS Power Corporation. Leo was a member of RCL Isle Madame Branch #150 for sixteen years before he passed away on June 8, 1992. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion. MARTELL, Francis J. WWII Francis was born in Arichat, NS in 1930. He joined the Merchant Navy on April 20, 1944 and sailed for the Margate Steamship Company Ltd. and with the Canadian Park Ship Company as part of the Canadian war effort, moving supplies to and from the Caribbean and Central America in the North Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, China Sea and the Mediterranean. In July 1948, he was deployed to Shanghai, China at the onset of the Chinese Revolution where he became very ill. He returned to Canada and was discharged on December 10. Francis has been a member of RCL Isle Madame Branch #150 for twenty years. Submitted independently. MARTELL, Albert J. WWII Albert was born in Petit-de-Grat, NS on September 8, 1919. He joined the Royal Canadian Army on January 12, 1943 and served with No. 6 District Depot in Canada. Discharged on April 8, 1946, he married Anita Samson and they raised 3 boys. Albert was a local fisherman in Petit-de-Grat till 1953 then worked at Booth’s Fishery till he retired in 1985. Albert was awarded the War Medal 1939-45. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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