Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 71 GORMLEY, Carl Ernest Victor PEACETIME Carl was born in Windsor, NS in 1933. He joined the Army and served with the 3rd Battalion Canadian Guards, First Unit Carleton York Regiment in Canada and Germany. He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Special Service Medal. He was a member of RCL Bridgetown Branch #033 for forty years before he passed away in 2002. Submitted by the Lawrencetown Branch #112 of The Royal Canadian Legion. GOUTHREAU, Alexander WWII Alexander, son of Norman and Elizabeth Jane Gouthreau, was born in Mattie Settlement. He enlisted on August 9, 1941 in Sydney, CB and served in the Infantry with the West Novas, then transferred to the North Novas. He served in Canada, UK, Normandy and Belgium and was part of the Normandy Invasion. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, the 1939-45 King George Medal, the Defence Medal, the War Medal 1939-45, and the France and Germany Star. Honourably discharged onAugust 13, 1945, he married and had 2 children. He did farm work in Ontario and later moved to New Brunswick where he did commission work at Dorchester Penitentiary. Presently, he lives in Port Elgin, NB with his wife, Leona. Submitted by Tracadie & District. GOYETCHE, Gustave H. WWII Gustave was born in Petit-de-Grat, NS on April 15, 1921. He joined the Army and served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in England, France, Italy, Holland and was in Berlin after it had been bombed towards the end of the war. He was awarded the War Medal 1939-45, the Italy Star, the 1939-45 Star, and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar. After his discharge, he worked at Veteran’s hospitals in Sydney and Halifax, NS and London, ON. Gustave raised 3 children with his wife, Barbara, and he passed away on October 8, 1996. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion. GOYETCHE, Francis J. WWII Francis was born in Arichat, NS in 1916. He joined the Army on December 2, 1942 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Canada. He was awarded the War Medal 1939-45 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar. After his discharge on December 16, 1944, he worked in Halifax and married Clarisse Boudreau with whom he had 6 children. He captained a fishing vessel for a time and was foreman at the Co-Op fish plant in Petit-de-Grat until his retirement. Francis was an active member of RCL Isle Madame Branch #150 before he died in 1979. Submitted by the Isle Madame Branch #150 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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