Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 187 MITCHELL, Amos WWI Amos was born in Jeddore, NS in 1887, and served with the 31st Battalion Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regt) in France. Lance Corporal Amos Mitchell was killed in action in France in 1917. He is buried and remembered with honour at Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Submitted by Four Harbour’s Branch #120, The Royal Canadian Legion MORRISON, Sholto Douglas WWI Sholto served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force from December 21, 1914 to August 31, 1919. He was twenty years old when he first became a Sapper with the 2nd Divisional Engineers. He attained commissioned rank of Signalling Officer with the NS Rifles as part of the 106th Overseas Battalion of the CEF. The first two years of his military career included service in Canada and England with the 2nd Divisional Engineers, 5th Field Company, CEF, 2nd Signal Company, CEF, 106th Battalion, 40th Battalion, 26th Res. Battalion, N.S.R.D. and General List. In 1917, he joined the newly-formed Royal Flying Corps and had postings with the British Expeditionary Force in France. Sholto passed away in 1978. Submitted by Guysborough Branch #081, The Royal Canadian Legion MURDOCK, H. Ward WWI & WWII Ward was born in Amherst, NS, on April 4, 1895. On March 8, 1916, he joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force with the 85th. In 1939, Ward was commanding the Infantry Training Centre at Aldershot, NS. On June 3, 1940, the North NS Highlanders were included in the 9th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and Lieutenant-Colonel Murdock was its CO. On May 20, 1942, he was promoted to Brigadier and returned to Canada on June 8, 1942, to command the 18th Brigade in the 6th Division on the West Coast. He was President of Colchester Branch 026 from 1931 to 1934. He passed away in 1963. Honours and awards he received include: Commander of the British Empire, Efficiency Decoration, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Defence of Britain, Canadian War 1939-1945, George 5th Jubilee, British War 1914-1918, and the Victory Medal. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion
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