Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 105 John Neil MacLellan John Neil MacLellan was the second oldest of the ten children of Angus MacLellan and Cassie MacLellan of Ottawa Brook, Inverness Co., NS. John was born on 6 October 1913 in Ottawa Brook, N.S. Private MacLellan trained in Canada between March 11, 1940 to July 23, 1940. He went overseas disembarking at Gourock, Scotland on September 2, 1940. He trained in the United Kingdom until August 1942. On August 18, he embarked England for France with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry as part of the attack at Dieppe. He was listed as missing and confirmed killed in action on August 19, 1942 by the Swiss Legation, Vichy, France in January, 1943. Private MacLellan was buried in the Communal Cemetery at Equihen Plage near Calais. In 1947 his remains were re-interned in the Calais Canadian Military Cemetery, St. Inglevert, France. Kenneth MacDonald Stuart Gunner Stuart, one of ten children, was the son of Cyrus and Laura Stuart of Hall's Harbour, King's Co., NS. Born 25 April 1921, and enlisted in Kentville N.S. 18 July 1940, he served in Canada from July 18, 1940 until April 10, 1941. He departed Canada April 10, 1941, arriving in Gourock, Scotland on April 19, 1941. He served in the United Kingdom with the Royal Canadian Artillery 3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment until August 18, 1942. On August 18, he embarked England for France as part of Operation Jubilee, the attack at Dieppe as part of the combined forces. He was listed as missing in action on August 19, 1942 and confirmed as killed in action on August 19, 1942, by a German official list in January 1943. continued ... continued ...
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