Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 119 BREMNER, William Frederick DesBarres WWI William was born in Halifax in 1859. He joined the North-West Mounted Police in 1884 and arrived outwest in time to witness the suppression of the “North-West Rebellion” between the Métis and their First Nations allies against Canadian government forces. When the 112th Battalion was activated at Windsor in 1915, with broad recruitment across western Nova Scotia, Bremner volunteered and quickly became a Major and second-in-command. After training on the grounds of Fort Edward in Windsor, this battalion arrived in England in 1916, but did not see combat. After many soldiers were sent to reinforce other units on the continent, the 112th was merged into the 26th Reserve Battalion. William suffered from bronchitis in 1917 and was invalided back to Canada and released from service. He retired to his fruit farm at Castle Frederick in Falmouth, Hants County. William passed away in 1933. Submitted Independently BRENTON, Walter Campbell WWII Walter, son of William Clark and Irene May (Goodwin) Brenton of Cloverdale, was born in 1918. He enlisted in 1940, serving in Canada, England, France, Belgium and Germany. He married Marion Campbell in 1946 and lived and farmed in Stewiacke East. He passed away in 1984. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society BROWN, R. Denis SPECIAL DUTY AREA/PEACETIME Denis was born in Wallace Bay, NS in 1933. He joined the Army with Europe NATO Administering and Middle East Peacekeeping. During his 28 years in the Army, he served in Canada, the Middle East and Europe. He received the Canadian Long Service Medal 2 Rosette, Special Service Medal (NATO), Middle East Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. He was a ten-year member of Peace Legion Branch 60 in Pugwash, NS. Denis passed away in 2016. Submitted by Pugwash Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion
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