Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 191 POWER, Lawrence H. “Law” WWII Law was born in 1918. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served with 426 Bomber Squadron in Europe operations during World War II. As a member of 426 Bomber Squadron, he saved his life twice by parachuting. After his second jump, he was captured and became a prisoner of war for eighteen months in Stalag Luft III, the camp that was made famous in the Movie “The Great Escape”. Flight Lieutenant Power was liberated by allied troops in Lubes, Germany on May 2, 1945. He was a nineteen-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Ashby Branch 138. Law passed away in 2006. Submitted Independently SILVA, Fred WWI Fred Silva was born in 1890 in Pictou, Nova Scotia. He served in the Army during World War I and fought at Vimy Ridge. While his unit was stationed in Europe, they were settled in a bombed-out basement of a house. The shelling surrounding them was getting closer and a shell dropped so close to the house that the shock wave blew all of the lights out. Fred eventually made it back home after the war completely exhausted. He could hardly do anything and had lost forty pounds. No doctor could tell him why. After the summer, he finally recovered and was able to move on with his life. He was an Oddfellow and was a member of the Vimy Club. Fred passed away on May 18, 1988, buried at the Haliburton Cemetery in Pictou. Submitted by Family TRITES, Clifford “Cliff” WWII Cliff, along with ten brothers and five sisters, was born in Campbellton, NB, to Joseph and Bridget (Duguay) Trites. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a Dispatch Rider with the 4th Canadian Armed Division, Canadian Army and served in Canada, England and the Normandy Campaign from France, Belgium and Holland to Germany. For his service in the Normandy Campaign, Cliff was appointed the rank of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour from the Government of France. Following the war, Cliff was employed in a number of roles within the Public Service Commission. He retired in 1977 after thirty years of service. On retirement, Cliff served for two years with the Corps of Commissionaires at the Halifax Court House and the Victoria-General Hospital, completing his planned tour as a Major. He was an avid woodworker and specialized in Intarsia (artistry in wood) in his later years. His creations graced the walls of his room at Camp Hill, where he was a resident for the last eight years. He received the War Medal 1939-1945, France and Germany Star and Holland Star. Cliff passed away in 2020. Submitted by Peace Branch #060, The Royal Canadian Legion
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