Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 73 DUDKA, Bill WWII Bill was born on September 6, 1924 in Stellarton, NS. During World War Two, he was a lance-corporal with the Canadian Provost Corps attached to the North Nova Scotia Regiment (Highlanders). He saw action in Holland, France and England. We waded ashore at Juno Beach on D-Day and traveled to the frontier by motorcycle until VE Day. Bill was married to Eileen MacDonald and together, they had four children. He was a dominant factor in The Royal Canadian Legion, holding positions of Branch President, Zone Commander, Command President, and served on the Dominion Executive Council, receiving MSM and Palm Leaf. Bill passed away on April 5, 1990. Submitted by Stellarton Branch #028, The Royal Canadian Legion DUKESHIRE, Clinton Boothby WWI & WWII Clinton was born on 20 March, 1893, in Caledonia, NS. Upon enlisting on 12 January, 1915, at Sling Plantation in England, he declared that Beneiah Dukeshire of Clementsvale, NS, was his legal next of kin. He enlisted in the 17th Bn and served in France with the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps as a Transport Sergeant. After the war he lived in Shelburne and Caledonia and returned to Army service during WWII. He settled in Maders Cove in 1961. Submitted by Zone 13, The Royal Canadian Legion EARNEST, Albert WWI Albert was born in Mahone Bay on 3 January, 1891, and enlisted in the Corps of Canadian Engineers on 21 January, 1915, in Ottawa. Sapper Earnest was posted to the 2nd Divisional Signals Company and was wounded during the war. Upon enlisting he stated that he was a locomotive fireman by trade and that his next of kin was a Mrs. Eunice Earnest of Mahone Bay. He died in Blockhouse in 1974. Submitted by Zone 13, The Royal Canadian Legion
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