Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 157 MacNEIL, Beverley Elaine SPECIAL DUTYAREA Beverley was born in Germany in 1962. She served in the Army at the Cape Breton District Headquarters in Canada. Beverley is a ten-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Whitney Pier Branch 128. Submitted by Whitney Pier Branch #128, The Royal Canadian Legion MacRAE, Roderick MacKenzie “Rory” WWII Rory was born in Sugarloaf, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on March 19, 1927. He left Sugarloaf at the age of sixteen to sign on to a merchant ship in Halifax. He sailed on several of the Canadian “Park Ships” as well as an American Liberty ship during his service in the Merchant Navy, including throughout World War II. He retired from the sailor’s life in 1946, returning to Sugarloaf, where he worked for National Gypsum in Dingwall, following which he moved to Montreal in 1949 and worked for Dominion Engineering. In 1952, he returned to Cape Breton, settled in Sydney and began his career in the local automotive industry. Rory was very active as a volunteer during his retirement and supported many causes which had been important to him and his family over the years. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion, Ashby Branch 138, the Cape Breton Naval Veterans, Sydney Lions Club, CNIB and CCB and he was a common sight around Sydney every year on the Salvation Army Kettle campaign. Rory passed away in 2018. Submitted by Ashby Branch #138, The Royal Canadian Legion MANNING, Philip William WWI Philip was born in Chester, Lunenburg Co, Nova Scotia in 1897, the son of Leader and Florence Meisner. He enlisted in the Army and served in Europe with the Manitoba Regiment 85th Battalion. Philip was killed in action in France in 1917. His name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial in France. Submitted by F.E. Butler Branch #044, The Royal Canadian Legion
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