Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 131 CLARKE, John WWII John was born in Truro, NS in 1913, son of John B. and Laura (Linkletter) Clarke, and went overseas with the 1st Contingent in 1939. He was married overseas to Beryl Jones of Ogmore Valley, South Wales, who he met in London. After the war, John was employed with the Department of National Defence at Windsor Park, Halifax. He and Beryl moved to South Branch in 1973. He passed away in 2000. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society COLBURNE, Richard Alan WWII Richard, son of Willard and Olive (Patriquin) Colburne of Middle Stewiacke, was born in 1924. He enlisted with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1943 and went overseas in 1944 with reinforcement units and served in France, Belgium and Holland. He was killed in action on February 26, 1945, while serving with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, RCIC in Holland. He is buried at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society COLEMAN, Vincent WWI Vincent was born in Halifax, NS in 1872. He was a civilian train dispatcher who saved hundreds of lives during the Halifax Explosion in 1917. On December 6, 1917, the Belgian relief vessel Imo and French munitions ship Mont-Blanc collided in the harbour, igniting the world’s largest man-made explosion up to that time. Approximately two thousand people died with thousands more injured and homeless. Vincent died in the blast, while his north-end neighbourhood was completely devastated. While working at Richmond railway station, Vincent learned of the danger and frantically sent telegraphs warning incoming trains to stop. Heroically, he sacrificed his own life to save others: “Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys”. Vincent’s wife and children survived but their home was destroyed. Submitted Independently
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