Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 193 PEARSON, William Edward WWI Edward, son of William and Matilda (McMullen) Pearson of Upper Stewiacke Village was born in 1895. He was recruited in 1917, trained at Aldershot and became a member of the 1st Nova Scotia Battalion. After the war, he went to Massachusetts and married Barbara Skinner and lived in Waltham, Massachusetts. He worked as a machinist for Sherman Paper Products. Edward passed away in 1963. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society PETERMANN, Wilfred Ferrier WWI From a Private in the ranks of the Cobalt Regiment to a Major on the battlefield, Wilfred was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He was only 28 years old, and it has been recorded that he was wounded six times before he was killed. He won the Military Cross, and is buried in Albert Cornnlunal Cemetery Extension in Somme, France. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion PHINNEY, Hugh A. WWI & WWII Hugh was born in Middelton, NS in 1896. He joined the Air Force in 1916, trained as a pilot and served in Canada. He rejoined as a pilot instructor in 1940 and served at Summerside, PEI and Peers, Alberta, until his retirement in 1944. Hugh passed away in 1961. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion
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