Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 177 JOHNSON, James Foster WWI & WWII Foster, son of George and Annie (Creelman) Johnson of Newton Mills, was born in 1893 and enlisted in Truro in 1914. In 1915 he joined the Canadian Mounted Rifles and trained in Val Cartier then went overseas. He was sent to France but developed pneumonia so was taken back to England. He later went back to France and saw active duty at Vimy and Passchendaele, where he was gassed with mustard gas. He returned to Canada in 1919. He enlisted again for WWII and served in various places in Canada. James was then sent overseas again, and in 1943, he helped escort 3,000 German Prisoners of War to Canada. He finished his war career as an instructor in Debert. He married Mary Logan from Cross Roads and lived in Alberta. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society KENNEDY, Arthur Logan WWI Artie (or A.L.), as he was known, was born in 1896, the son of David and Margaret (McMullen) Kennedy of Upper Stewiacke Village. He was sent overseas and saw front line action in 1916. He was once buried alive in debris from an enemy shell until someone saw his hand move and rescued him. Later, he was seriously wounded when hit in the head by a bullet. He spent months in Germany and British hospitals. Artie worked as a police officer in England for a time. He married Lillian Cooper of Bexhell-on-Sea, Sussex, England. After the birth of their first son, they came back to Nova Scotia and lived in Upper Stewiacke where Artie farmed. He served as County Councillor for the area at the time. He passed away in 1982. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society KENRICK, Frank Oliver WWI & WWII Frank was born in Massachusetts in 1894 and enlisted in the American Army in 1918 and served one year overseas in France, and later with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He married Ellen Kathleen MacKenzie from Halfway Brook, who had gone to Massachusetts to work. After WWI, they moved from there to Middle Stewiacke where he operated a general store. Frank enlisted in the Canadian Army during WWII and served as Sergeant Major at Debert where he was in charge of the Fire Department. After WWII, he continued to operate the store, later in partnership with his two sons. Frank passed away in 1960. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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