Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 41 BLANCHARD, Edward Stirling WWI Edward was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on February 14, 1886. From August to November 1914, he attended the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps at McGill University. He enlisted in the Army on June 20, 1916 and served as a Lieutenant in the 82nd Regiment during World War I. Submitted independently BLANCHARD, Henry H. WWI & WWII Henry was born on April 4, 1893 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the 219th Battalion in Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 1, 1916. He served with the 85th Regiment as a stretcher bearer in World War One. He was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and received the Military Medal for “bravery in the field”. He graduated from Pine Hill Divinity Hall in 1920 and was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister the same year. He was a Chaplain in Halifax during World War II, serving as a H/Captain in the Chaplain Corps. Later, he was a Padre with R.C.L. Branch # 009 in Windsor, Nova Scotia where he passed away on June 2, 1974. Submitted by Hants County Branch # 009 of The Royal Canadian Legion BLANCHARD, Dr. Robert Johnstone WWI Robert was born in Truro, Nova Scotia on December 8, 1853 and he was educated at Dalhousie and Edinburgh (M.B., 1877). He secured a position in Manitoba as one of the doctors for the Canadian Pacific Railway practicing medicine in the woods for two years while the railway was being built. Robert was one of the founders of the Manitoba Medical College in 1883 and served as Professor of Surgery at the College. He served as President of the Canadian Medical Association from 1900-1910 and served in France as commanding Officer of No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. The University of Manitoba honoured him with an L.L.D in 1921. Submitted independently
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