Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 163 Ward Hallett Nicoll Ward was born in Clyde River N.S. in 1918. In 1940, Ward volunteered for war service, signing up for No. 7 General Field Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps. He initially trained at Camp Aldershot and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia. In 1941, he sailed to England, landing in Liverpool. He received further hospital training (including surgical experience) in Windsor (Lady Astor’s Estate) and in Marston Green, near Birmingham. In the south, he also patrolled along the coast, reporting sightings of German bombers. In June 1944, one day after D-Day, Ward crossed the Channel to Normandy, helping to roll depth charges into the ocean. He saw steady action, transferring wounded soldiers to the field hospital, then assisting doctors with their treatment. His duties also included transporting soldiers who had been killed. Over the next few months, this work continued in France, then in Belgium, Holland (the Netherlands) and finally in Germany, where he was posted until the war ended. Ward had some narrow escapes, but was not injured. He returned to Canada in August, 1945. He was recognized with the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defense Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar, War Medal, Normandy Campaign Medal (commemorative) and, in 2015, Legion d’Honneur. Ward passed away in 2016.
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