Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 27 BARRETT, John Leranco WWI & WWII John was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1896. He served the Canadian Army with the 85th Battalion in Europe. He was wounded in 1917 in World War One. John had been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion for twenty-five years before his death in 1965. Submitted by Bear River Branch # 022 of The Royal Canadian Legion BARRY, Dennis Jeremiah WWI Dennis was born in Maitland Forks on January 22, 1897 and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at age 18 on December 29, 1915 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He was a farmer and the son of Charlotte and James Barry. After training with the 112th Battalion (The Annapolis Regiment), Dennis would join many other Mahone Bay men in Nova Scotia’s 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles). Dennis died of wounds received during the Battle for Cambrai on October 1, 1918. His remains are buried in plot 2F 18 in the Canada Cemetery in Tilloy-lesCambrai, France. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch # 049 of The Royal Canadian Legion BATES, Horatio Hamilton WWI Horatio, born in 1888, was the son of George and Martha (Lays) Bates of Middle Stewiacke. He enlisted in 1916 while in British Columbia with the 131st Battalion and went overseas. He was wounded at Agincourt, France and sent back to British Columbia. In 1929, he returned to Middle Stewiacke where he spent the rest of his life working on the home farm with his brother, Borden. He represented Middle Stewiacke on Colchester Municipal Council for two terms. Horatio passed away in 1974. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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