Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 209 PICKUP, Walter WWI Walter was born in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia in 1893. He came from a prominent family but like so many other sons and daughters from Annapolis County he enlisted in the Canadian Corps during World War I. A graduate of Mount Allison University, Walter served with the 14th Battalion, known as the Royal Montreal Regiment. He became Captain and fought bravely in France, often in harsh conditions in the frontline trenches. He was wounded at the Somme in 1916 and killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, one of Canada’s most significant and bloody victories. Two of Walter’s older brothers also served in the war. Walter is commemorated at Nine Elms Military Cemetery in France and at Stony Beach Cemetery in Granville Beach. Submitted Independently PORTER, Albert Judson WWI Albert was born in Falmouth, Hants County in 1897. He served with the 112th Battalion during World War I. He had local militia experience and volunteered for the 112th at its headquarters in Windsor in 1915 not long after that unit had been established. The following year they embarked for European battlefields aboard the Olympic, a famous luxury liner turned troopship. Porter fought valiantly, suffering serious wounds to his chest and shoulder at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. He was sent to hospitals in England and then discharged at Halifax. Tragically, Albert was struck and killed by a car while walking to work in Windsor in 1942. Only 46 years old, he left behind a wife and seven children. Falmouth mourned this “respected citizen” and war veteran. Submitted Independently PRENTICE, Dr. Willit WWII Prentice was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia in 1920. He enlisted in the Army with the 3rd Division Co. and served in France, Germany, Debert, Camp Borden and Petawawa. He is a member of the Springhill Legion. He was awarded the France and Germany Star, Holland Liberation Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. Dr. Prentice is 96 years old and currently resides in the Veterans Wing at High-Crest Nursing Home in Springhill. Submitted by Pugwash Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion
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