Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 211 SPONAGLE, Dr. John A. WWI John was born in Parrsboro, NS, in February 1861. After completing medical training, he set up practice in Middleton and joined the local Militia in 1887. He enlisted for World War I in November 1914 with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, rising to rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served as Commanding Officer of Uxbridge Military Hospital in England. After the war, he commanded the Cogswell Street Military Hospital in Halifax until February 1920. John was the first President of the Great War Veterans Association, forerunner of The Royal Canadian Legion in Middleton. Dr. Sponagle passed away in February 1937. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion STEWART, Dr. John Murdock WWI John was born at Pictou, NS, in 1885, the son of James MacGregor and Julia (Creelman) Stewart. He received his education at Pictou Academy, Dalhousie University and the University of Toronto and interned at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He went overseas in WWI with the No.1 Casualty Clearing Station, and later transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps No. M7 Stationary Hospital, Dalhousie Tent. By the end of the war, he had achieved rank of Major. In 1925, he became resident doctor in Upper Stewiacke (his mother’s birthplace), and he remained there for ten years. In 1935, he joined the staff of Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax, and remained there until retirement. He married Martha Riggs of Charlottetown, PEI. John passed away in 1961. Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society STODDARD, Ernest Ellis WWI Ernest was born in Clam Harbor, NS, in 1889. He served with the 7th Brigade Canadian Infantry British Columbia Regiment as Corporal, serving in England and France. Ernest was killed in action in France in 1917, and is buried in Aubigny Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. Submitted by Four Harbours Branch #120, The Royal Canadian Legion
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