Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 169 GIFFIN, Randolph Murray WWI Randolph was born at Isaacs Harbour on June 18, 1896, and joined the Canadian Army, 219th Battalion in March 1916. He eventually ended up with the 85th, the same unit in which his brother “L. D.” served. He fought at Vimy Ridge and was killed in battle at Valenciennes on October 22, 1918. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion GRAHAM, Allister Sanford WWI Allie, son of Peter Woodbury and Minnie (Johnson) Graham of Burnside, was born in 1894. He was recruited in 1917 and served overseas. He was shot through the neck and declared dead and tossed on a pile of bodies until someone saw him move and rescued him. He married Jennie Fraser, daughter of George and Minnie (Deyarmond) Fraser of Pembroke and settled in Easthampton, Massachusetts where he worked for an ice company and then a coal company and later at a men’s clothing store. Allie passed away in 1985. Submitted by the Stewaicke Valley Historical Society GRAHAM, Andrew Chester WWI Chester, born in 1891, was an adopted son of Charles and Ann (Johnson) Graham of Burnside. He was recruited in 1917 and signed with the 1st Nova Scotia Battalion. He married Bertha Graham, daughter of Ned and Cassie (MacKay) Graham of Burnside, and lived in Massachusetts, first in Hatfield, then in Northampton. He operated the Hatfield Ice Company. Chester passed away in 1984. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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