Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 117 BENVIE, Irene Mae WWII Irene Mae, daughter of John Will and Janie (Dean) Benvie of Cross Roads, was born in 1920. She joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (Women’s Division) and was stationed in Halifax and St. Hubert, Quebec, during World War II. After the war, she married Carl Sidney Fleck, son of Sidney and Janie (McCulloch) Fleck of Middle Stewiacke, and they lived in New Brunswick. She passed away in 1956. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society BLAIKIE, George Morrison WWII George, son of Roy and Edna (Fleming) Blaikie of Upper Stewiacke Village, was born in 1921. He went overseas with the Signal Corps in 1943 and served in England, France and Germany. He married Dorothy Shipley of Glasgow, Scotland. He returned to Nova Scotia in 1946 with Dorothy and settled in Upper Stewiacke, where George worked at Blaikie Brothers Lumber Mill. He passed away in 1993. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society BOUTILIER, Kenneth Rudolph WWII & KOREA Kenneth, son of Lloyd and Marjorie (Webster) Boutilier of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1925. He tried to enlist at the beginning of World War II but was found to be underage. When he became of age, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in the Corvettes crossing the Atlantic. He also served in the KoreanWar. Kenneth passed away in 2005. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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