Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 119 ABELL, George E. “Bud” RCMP George was born in 1933 in Moncton, New Brunswick. He was a member of the RCMP serving during peacetime. He retired as a Staff Sergeant. George was a member of the Hants County Legion Branch 9 for 36 years before he passed away in 2014. Submitted by the Hants County Branch #009, The Royal Canadian Legion ACKER, Robert W. WWII Robert was born in 1925 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the Army during the Second World War with the RCAMC on February 4, 1944. On his way to training, he came down with Rheumatic fever for which he spent nine months in a Montreal hospital. He was discharged for medical reasons. Robert received the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. He was a member of the Hants County Legion Branch 9 for 43 years before he passed away in 2010. Submitted by the Hants County Branch #009, The Royal Canadian Legion ADAMSON, Russell WWII Russell was born in 1915 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He joined the Merchant Navy in 1940 and signed on with the British Ship S.S. A Leborgne on November 22 of that year as part of a convoy from Sydney, NS. Russell was killed by an enemy air raid on December 21, 1940. He was the only man to be killed from the entire crew. His daughter, Joan Spurr, is a long-time member of Middleton Branch 1 of The Royal Canadian Legion. Submitted by Middleton Branch #001, The Royal Canadian Legion
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