Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 149 CLEVELAND, Aaron WWII Aaron was born in Bayswater, Nova Scotia in 1890. He was the brother of William Cleveland. Aaron served in World War II with the Canadian Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. On October 12, 1940, Aaron was killed in action on the North Atlantic in the sinking of the S.S. Saint Malo. His name is engraved on the Halifax Memorial Panel 17. Submitted by F. E. Butler Branch #044, The Royal Canadian Legion CLEVELAND, Franklin St. Clair WWI Franklin was born in Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia on November 14, 1887 to Joseph and Henrietta Cleveland. He served in the Army with the 9th Canadian Machine Gun Corps in Europe during World War I. On August 24, 1917, Franklin was killed in action on Hill 70 in Vimy, France. His name is engraved on the Vimy Memorial. Franklin’s brother, Granville, was also killed during the fighting in World War I. Submitted by F. E. Butler Branch #044, The Royal Canadian Legion CLEVELAND, Granville WWI Granville was born in Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia in 1896 to Joseph and Henrietta Cleveland. He signed up in Sussex, New Brunswick for World War I. Granville served in the Army with the 26th Battalion NB Regiment in Europe. On July 1, 1916, Granville was killed in action in Belgium and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. His brother, Franklin Cleveland, was also killed during the fighting in World War I. Submitted by F. E. Butler Branch #044, The Royal Canadian Legion
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