Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 111 ASHFORD, Jack Floyd SPECIAL DUTY AREA & PEACETIME Jack was born in Yarmouth, NS in 1936. He joined the Air Force with the Armament, Maintenance and Weapon Tech. He served in Summerside, Torbay, Greenwood, Germany, Cold Lake and Shearwater in Peacetime and Special Duty Area. He received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, NATO and Defence Medal. Jack passed away in 2017. Submitted by Pugwash Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion AYRES, Annie Elizabeth “Bessie” WWII Bessie was born in Stellarton, NS in 1919. When World War II began, she and her husband, Ernie, along with four children were living in Upper Stewiacke working for the Foster family. Bessie left each of the four children with a different family and enlisted, serving overseas in England. When the war ended, she returned to Nova Scotia before her husband and got all the children back together. Ernie and Bessie lived their retirement years in Berry Hill. She passed away in 2006. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society AYRES, Ernest George WWII Ernest was born in England in 1913 and came to Canada at age 16. He was working for the Foster family in Upper Stewiacke when World War II began and he enlisted in 1939, serving overseas in England, Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. His wife, Annie, also served overseas in England. After the war, they lived in the Halifax area before retiring to Berry Hill. Ernest passed away in 1992. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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