Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 173 FISHER, Leonard Weldon WWII Leonard was born in Middle Stewiacke in 1914, son of Burton and Della (Fleck) Fisher. He joined the Canadian Army in August 1942, serving with the Canadian Forestry Corps in various parts of Canada. He was stationed in Debert when the war ended and was discharged in April 1946. He married Frances Banks of Montreal and lived in Brookfield, where he worked for the Department of Natural Resources as a carpenter. Leonard passed away in 2002. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society FISHER, Norman Marshall WWII Norman was born in Middle Stewiacke in 1903, son of Homer and Clara (Fleck) Fisher. He enlisted with the 13th Co. Canadian Forestry Corps in September 1940, serving in Canada and Scotland, and was discharged in April 1944 because of defective eyesight. He was a farmer and lived in his home place in Birch Hill and later moved to Stewiacke town. Norman passed away in 1981. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society FISHER, Rupert Seldon “Rupe” WWII Rupe was born in Middle Stewiacke in 1920, son of Burton and Della (Fleck) Fisher. He worked as a mechanic prior to enlisting in 1940 with the 13th Co. Canadian Forestry Corps serving in Canada, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, returning to Canada in September 1945. He met and married Mary Riddell of Scotland in 1944 and they settled in Middle Stewiacke after the war. Rupe was employed with the Department of Lands and Forests in Shubenacadie for 37 years. He passed away in 2000. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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