Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 145 ADAMS, G.A. WWI Private Adams enlisted at the age of 36 at Halifax around the November 1, 1917 in the Nova Scotia Forestry Battalion (No. 12) and sailed for England less than a month later. Various sections of his unit performed invaluable services in England, Scotland and France providing the necessary timber which was required in tremendous quantities all along the line of operations. Being detained in England on special duty he was only able to cross over to France a short time before the armistice was signed. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion ALLEN, Thomas W. WWI Thomas enlisted in the first days of the war joining up with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 and crossed the ocean with his regiment in 1915 and developed into a splendid fighter. Unfortunately, he was taken prisoner on the Somme on June 2, 1915 and sent to Prisoner’s Camp at Friedrichsfeld Ber Wesel and was imprisoned in Germany for three years. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion ANDERSON, Frederick Nelson WWI Frederick enlisted on July 28, 1915 with the 40th Battalion in England and after training at Val Cartier he reached England in the fall of the same year and then transferred to the 25th Battalion. With this famous unit he fought from the spring of 1916, being wounded on August 9. Later he was again wounded and as a result was long confined to hospital. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion
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