Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 165 MacDONALD, F. G. WWI F. G. MacDonald enlisted on August 14, joining the 17th Nova Scotia Battalion at Valcartier Camp. He then went overseas in October 1914 with the First Canadian Contingent and was transferred to the famous 25th Battalion. Lieutenant MacDonald fought at the battle of Courcelette where he was wounded on September 15, 1916. He rejoined his battalion in February 1918 and was again wounded on August 7, 1918. He received the Military Cross for his gallantry. Submitted by the Middleton Branch # 001 of The Royal Canadian Legion MacDONALD, William Allen “Bill” WWII Bill was born on June 16, 1920 in Janvrin’s Island, Cape Breton. He joined the Royal Canadian Army in Halifax on January 15, 1943 and served in the Pacific and overseas with the 106th Regiment. He was a Sergeant at the time of his discharge. Bill was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal 1939-45. He married Carretha Shannon in 1946 and they had seven children. Bill worked at Loggies Fish Plant in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia then at the Fisherman’s Co-op in Petit-de-Grat. Submitted by the Arichat Branch # 150 of The Royal Canadian Legion MacDOUGALL, Gerald Joseph WWII Gerald was born on January 19, 1926 in Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island. He joined the Army on January 19, 1944 and took his basic training before going overseas to England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany where he served with the 86th Bridge Company of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. Submitted independently
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