Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 33 The seaborne follow-up wave: The men of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, 9th Brigade, were part of the second wave and came ashore at Bernières-sur-Mer about noon. They passed through the 7th and 8th Brigades and carried on the fight to defend the gains made by the assault wave. Corporal Lloyd Elmer Bishop of Sydney, Lance Corporal Joseph Earl Cuthbertson of Truro, and Private Glendon Dwight Raymond of Tidville, Digby Co. were all killed in action. Private Ralph Burton Tuttle, of Amherst, died of his wounds. All are buried in the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. Air support: Flying Officer Richard Reginald Irvine, an Irish immigrant who was living in Yarmouth when he enlisted, served as a navigator in 426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed when Halifax bomber, LW382 OW-O, exploded in midair on its way to Normandy to bomb the coastal batteries at Houlgate, near Trouville. He is buried in the Mount Jerome Cemetery Dublin, Ireland. Cpl. Bishop Lance Cpl. Cuthbertson Private Raymond F.O. Irvine
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