Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 43 CAMPBELL, Jerry WWI Jerry was born on April 30, 1886, the son of Hugh and Sarah (MacNeil) Campbell of Jamesville West. He joined the Army and went to England with the 1st Canadian Division on October 15, 1914, into France on February 15, 1915 and into the trenches in mid-April. On April 22, 1915, Germans released 160 tons of chlorine gas (5700 cylinders); using cloth soaked in urine as mask, the Canadians closed the gap as the French (Algerian) army fled and stopped the German attack. Cpl. Campbell survived many battles until he was killed on June 3, 1916 at the age of thirty in the Battle of Mount Sorrel. He has no known grave; his name is engraved in Stone Panels ay Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. “To those lost without a trace in the Ypres Salient”. Submitted by Gardona Branch #124, The Royal Canadian Legion CANAVAN, Gordon Stuart WWII Gordon was born in Newport, NS in 1924. He served on various HMC Ships in the North Atlantic. Gordon passed away in 1993. Submitted by Mount Uniacke Branch #165, The Royal Canadian Legion CANAVAN, Joseph Vincent WWII Joseph was born in Newport, NS in 1916. He was in the Reserves in Canada. Joseph passed away in 1990. Submitted by Mount Uniacke Branch #165, The Royal Canadian Legion
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