Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 173 GRAHAM, Robert Olin WWI Olin, son of William and Eva (Johnson) Graham of Burnside, was born in 1887, and enlisted in March 1916 and served in the United Kingdom, France and Germany with the 193rd, the 73rd and the 25th Battalions. He fought at Vimy Ridge and was later wounded and sent to hospital in England. He and his brother, Maxwell, met in the trenches in France. On returning from overseas, he went to the United States for a time, then returned to Burnside where he worked in the woods. Robert passed away in 1964. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society GRANT, Peter Eugene WWI Peter, son of Charles and Margaret (Cox) Grant of Cross Roads, was born in 1899 and joined the Active Militia and was stationed at Fort Ogilvie in Halifax. He married Gertrude Jackson from PEI. They had a chicken farm in Spencer, Massachusetts, and moved to California in 1968. Peter passed away in 1992. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society JOHNSON, Charlie WWI Charlie, son of Viola and William Johnson, was born in Bridgetown, NS, in 1892 and joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces, 29th Division in December 1915 in Digby, NS at age 22. He sailed from Halifax on July 23, 1916, and arrived in Liverpool, England, on July 31, 1916, and then arrived in France on September 13, 1917. Charlie was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, France, on August 9, 1918 at age 26. Submitted by Digby Branch #020, The Royal Canadian Legion
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