Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 111 On the night of 23 May “D” Company of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment conducted a raid against the Chinese position on Hill 113. Amongst the raiders was WilliamAlbert Stone of Stewiacke. Private Stone was the son of Bruce Hill and Verna Ellen Stone and brother of Charles Cecil, Ronald Everett, Bruce Harold, Earl Arthur, Ralph Oral, Raymond Owen, Vernon Roberts, Elsie May, Ruth Eileen, and Constance Naomi. William was killed in action during that raid. He has no known grave. 27 May - Lieutenant James William MacLean of Glace Bay was wounded. 30 May - Private William Calvin Sheppard of Glace Bay was wounded. 4 June - Acting Corporal Ambrose Morton MacInnis of Port Hawkesbury and Private Joseph Melvin McNiel of Reserve Mines were wounded. Gunner Charles Donald Webb served in the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. He was the son of Henry Edward Webb of Halifax and enlisted there on 17 January 1952. He was killed in action on 16 June. 19 June – Sergeant Peter Francis Elwood of Tufts Cove and Gunner John Vincent Long of Sydney were wounded. 25 June – Lieutenant Eric Gibson Bauld of Halifax and Privates John Robertson Barlow of Aylesford; Clarence James Boyce of Westville; Harold William Lane of Armdale; and Alonzo Williston Sawler of Cambridge were wounded. Private William Edward Johnstone of Westville was injured in action. 26 June - Privates Eric Roger Burgoyne of Northwest Cove and Alphonsus Loyola McIntyre of Glace Bay, along with Corporal John Benjamin James Pictou of Shubenacadie were wounded. 30 June - Privates Lionel Peter Halfkenny of Halifax and Alexander Hastie of Sydney Mines were listed as ‘missing in action (believed killed).” Lieutenant Arthur Graham Herman served in the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment. Arthur was born in Moncton, NB, and was the son of ReverendArthur K. and Myrtle A. Herman of Wilmot, Nova Scotia. On 19 August he was on Hill 210 when the Chinese attacked. Lieutenant Ramsey Withers, the battalion signals officer, and Lieutenant Herman were walking to the Company headquarters when the Chinese started shelling. Lieutenant Herman quickly returned to his men in a forward position. A 122mm howitzer shell struck the position. Lieutenant Herman, along with Lance Corporal Gaston Francoeur, and Privates Marcel Beland and Joseph Wilfred Major were killed. 3 September - Privates Alexander Bernard Gillis of Antigonish and Arthur Ernest Howard of Florence were wounded. 9 September - Private Neil MacPherson of New Aberdeen was wounded. Charles Webb continued ... continued ... William Stone John Long John Barlow William Johnstone Lionel Halfkenny Arthur Herman
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