Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 115 BEACH, Bernard Charles PEACETIME Bernard was born in Halifax, NS in 1926 and served in the Canadian Army (Active Force) in Canada. He was a member of the Calais Branch #162 for 20 years. He passed away in 2006. Submitted by Calais Branch #162, The Royal Canadian Legion BEATON, Duncan Joseph WWII Duncan was born in Scotch Lake, NS on May 26, 1925. He enlisted in the Army on January 5, 1944 with the Nova Scotia Highlanders and served during World War II in Halifax and Canada until his discharge on April 18, 1946. He was a member of the Legion Branch 53. Duncan passed away in 2005. Submitted by Normandy Branch #034, The Royal Canadian Legion BENTLEY, John Douglas WWII John, son of Abram and Flora (McCarthy) Bentley of Otter Brook, was born in 1907. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served four years as a Chief Petty Officer mostly overseas. After the war, he lived in Mount Uniacke and sold insurance. He was a founding member of the Mount Uniacke Volunteer Fire Department and served on both the East Hants Municipal Council and the East Hants School Board. In 1981, the school board named the J.D. Bentley Memorial Gymnasium at the Mount Uniacke School in his honour. He passed away in 1978. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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