Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 151 CURRIE, Hugh Robert WWII Hugh served with the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, RCIC during World War II. He was killed in action on September 3, 1944 at the age of 24 and is buried at the Gradara War Cemetery in Italy (Grave Reference: I. G. 22.) Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion CURWIN, John Michael Roy AFGHANISTAN John was born on March 1, 1982 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and grew up in Mount Uniacke. Private Curwin served with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Gagetown, NB. He was a member of the Force Protection Company of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team and was killed on December 13, 2008 at age 26, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his armoured vehicle during a security patrol in the Arghandab District west of Kandahar City. He was an avid hockey fan, a husband to his childhood sweetheart, Laura, and a dedicated father to three young children. Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command, The Royal Canadian Legion DAKIN, Allison “Duke” WWII Allison was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Dakin of Berwick, NS. The adventurous boy was dubbed “Dukey” by his boyhood friends, and later known as “Duke Dakin” in the Royal Canadian Air Force due to his fighting courage. The Flight Sergeant went overseas in 1941, and was an air gunner in a bomber plane of a torpedo squadron. On June 27, 1942, Allison’s plane was reported as having crashed in the sea after bombing its target. Allison’s body was eventually recovered off the coast of Holland. Allison “Duke” Dakin was buried in Holland. Submitted by Berwick Branch, Ortona #069, The Royal Canadian Legion
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