Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 191 NORSE, Thomas E. WWI Thomas of Middle Cornwall joined the CEF on December 2, 1914, in Halifax and was assigned to the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles). At the time of his enlistment, he was a 29-year-old shoemaker. Thomas was involved during the battle for Hill 62 in the Ypres Salient and was listed missing on December 2, 1916. His body was never recovered and he is memorialized along with 54,322 other Commonwealth war dead who were killed in Belgium but have no known graves on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049, The Royal Canadian Legion O’BRIEN, James WWI James was born in Elmsdale, NS in 1883. He served in the Royal Canadian Army. He was a member of Elsmsdale Branch 48, The Royal Canadian Legion, and served as President of the Branch from 1938 to 1940. James passed away in 1950. Submitted by Elsmsdale Branch #048, The Royal Canadian Legion PARKER, Norman MacKelvie WWI Parker was born in 1897, and was another son of Reverend Lewis W. and Anna (MacKelvie) Parker of Middle Stewiacke. He was a Lance Corporal in the Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 58th Battalion. He was killed in action on October 26, 1917, and is buried in Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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