Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 153 BLAKENEY, J. Arthur WWI Arthur, third eldest son was with the original 66th and transferred to the Royal Engineers and after two years of service he was discharged unfit because of poor eyesight. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion BLAKENEY, Raymond C. WWI Raymond, fifth son joined the original 66th Battalion and sailed with the 1st Contingent and he was made Corporal on the way and reverted to go to France in the 1st Field Ambulance. During an engagement he had a leg broken and was sent to England. After a year there, he was transferred to the 25th and again sailed from France in March 1918. After again recovering from wounds received he was stationed at the Base, France. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion BLOIS, Arthur WWI Arthur was a Captain in the 66th P.L.F. but surrendered his commission in order to see speedier service enlisting in the 40th Battalion and was soon transferred to the 64th and became a Lieutenant. He accompanied the 64th Battalion to England in March 1916 and when this Battalion was broken up there he was attached to the 25th in eleven months in the field, an achievement all the more notable because this was one of Canada’s hardest fighting battalions. Arthur was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry and devotion at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion
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