Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 43 COTIE, Hubert Francis WWI Hubert was the son of Nargis Cotie of East Tracadie. He lived in East Tracadie. He served with the 1st Battalion on the home front and in England with the Medical Corp. He was married to Mary Delory, and they had one daughter. His brother, Charles A. Cotie, also served. Submitted by Tracadie & District. COTIE, Raymond Gerard WWII Raymond, son of Francis and Rebecca Cotie, was born in East Tracadie, NS. He joined the Army and served in Italy, Sicily, England and Continental Europe. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the Defence Medal, the Italy Star, the France and Germany Star, and the 1939-45 Star. After the war, he married Lean Pretanier, with whom he had 2 children and he worked for Canada Packers in Toronto. He was brother to Alfred and William Cotie, vets of WWII. Raymond is buried in Ontario. Submitted by Tracadie & District. CROFT, Harold B. WWI Harold enlisted in March, 1916 in the 219th Battalion and went overseas in September, 1916. He was stationed at Caledonia Queen’s County and in Halifax. He was wounded at Vimy on April 9, 1917 and sent to base hospital in France before going back to the firing line. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion. COTIE, William Patrick WWII William was born to Francis and Rebecca Jane Cotie in East Tracadie, NS. He enlisted in the Navy in 1939 and served on convoy duty in the North Atlantic. He returned to civilian life in 1945 and married Edna Coty with whom he had one daughter. After the war, he worked in Halifax at St. F.X. and Scott Paper after which he retired to Rosay, NB, where he died. William was a brother to Alfred and Raymond who also served in WWII. Submitted by Tracadie & District.
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