Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 207 SMITH, Roy Sidney WWI Roy was born in Otter Brook in 1898, son of David Holmes and Martha (Fulton) Smith. He was a member of the 1st Canadian Motorized Machine Gun Brigade of the 106th Overseas Battalion. He saw most of his war action in France. At one time, he was gassed, left for dead, and thrown into the back of a truck picking up dead bodies. A soldier riding in the back of the truck saw his hand move and pulled him out. He married Nellie Rutherford, daughter of Frederick and Isabel (Waddell) Rutherford of Middle Stewiacke. After the war, he homesteaded in Saskatchewan and later moved to California. Roy passed away in 1967. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society SMITH, William Roderick WWI Rod, son of Henry Martin and Martha (Cox) Smith of Otter Brook, was born in 1896. He was recruited in 1917, joining the 1st Nova Scotia Depot Battalion. He worked as a blacksmith on his home place in Otter Brook after the war, and for a time, he was the postmaster for the community. He also ran a small canteen there. He married Ruth Faye (Perry) (Wilson) Hunter in 1966. Rod passed away in 1979. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society SOUTHAM, Frederick George WWI Fred was born in England in 1898. He came to Nova Scotia as a Home Child and was placed on the Lester Creelman farm in South Branch, but he left there and went to the George Dickey home in Middle Musquodoboit and enlisted underage in WWI. He arrived in England in June 1916, and again, in October 1918. He was in hospital when the Armistice was signed. In 1967, Frederick received a Centennial Medal for valuable service to his country. He passed away in 1973. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society
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