Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 187 OLAND, Sidney Culverwell WWI Sidney was born on June 17, 1886 in Dartmouth, NS to parents George W.C. and Ella Young (Bauld) Oland. He served the Canadian Army with the 82nd Abegweit Regiment in PEI; the Prince Edward Island Light Horse Regiment; 1st Halifax Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery; he was appointed Captain in June 1914; promoted to Major and appointed Officer Commanding of 66th Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery in September 1916. He retired in June 1919, but rejoined the Canadian Army Militia in February 1920. In October 1922, he retired again with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His theatres of war included England, France, Germany. He received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer’s Decoration. He was Mentioned-in-Dispatches by Winston Churchill. He was named Honourary Colonel of the 1st Halifax Dartmouth Field Regiment. He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to three Governors-General of Canada. Sidney passed away on November 17, 1977 in Halifax, NS. Submitted Independently. OLSON, Cornelius “Con” WWII Con was born on March 7, 1909 in Bras d’Or, Cape Breton County, Cape Breton, NS. He joined the military on September 13, 1940 and served with the Cape Breton Highlanders until May 2, 1946. He also served with the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corp and the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers. He was the first person to run across the Canso Causeway the day after it open. He ran from the Cape Breton side to the Nova Scotia mainland on August 14, 1955. Con was one of the best known distance runners of his era. Con passed away on April 13, 1959. Submitted by Hants County Branch #009, The Royal Canadian Legion O’HALLORAN, William E. WWII William was from Antigonish, NS. He was killed in action on May 13, 1943 with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He is buried in Reichswa Forest War Cemetery in Germany. Submitted by Arras Branch #059, The Royal Canadian Legion
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