Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 121 14 July – Corporal Allan McDonald of New Waterford and Private Michael John Nicholson of Glace Bay were wounded. 21 July – Private Clarence Morine of Wolfville was wounded. 27 July – Some Nova Scotians are still listed as ‘missing.’ They were Lance Corporal Alvin Ambrose Deveau of Comeauville and Privates Barry Stephen Gushue of Sydney and William Albert Stone of Stewiacke. The Korea Armistice Agreement is signed on 27 July and three years of fighting ends. When peace was finally negotiated, a fourth Canadian contingent was enroute to join the Canadian Brigade in Korea. When these new battalions arrived in Korea, they became the 2nd battalions of the Queen's Own Rifles, The Black Watch, and the Canadian Guards. Forty-four (44) Canadian servicemen of the Korean Conflict would die before the last of Canadian troops were withdrawn in 1957. 1953 -post Armistice All the following war dead are commemorated on the Wall of Honour in Calgary. Private Wallace MacPherson Betts served in Korea with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. He was the son of Edgar Allen and Elizabeth Betts of New Glasgow, NS, and the husband of Mrs. Gladys (Furlotte) Betts of Durham Centre, Restigouche County, NB. He had enlisted in the regular army on 7 February 1947. On 28 July, 25-year-old Wallace Betts died of a heart attack while visiting his in-laws in Durham Center, NB. His usual residence was in New Glasgow. Private Betts is buried in the Lorne Street Cemetery in New Glasgow. 24 November – The casualty report read: “The following personnel previously reported missing in action, now for all official purposes are presumed to have died as a result of enemy action.” Lance Corporal William Edward Johnstone of Westville and Private William Albert Stone of Stewiacke. Benjamin ‘Bennie’ Clements served in Korea as a private in the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He was born in Inglewood, Annapolis Co. and was the son of William and Minnie Clements of Annapolis and brother of Isaac, Ray, Eugene, Andrew, Rawleigh, Lorne, Wayne, Dorothy, Edna, and Gertrude. Bennie had served during WW II in Italy and NW Europe. He died on 15 December. (The details about his death are not easily accessible. He may have been murdered while helping Korean refugees escape to South Korea) 1954 Private Ralph Elvin Turnbull of Springhill was 29 years old when he died on 1 January while serving with 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. A veteran of the Second World War, he was the son of Roderick Martin and Mary Elizabeth Turnbull and brother of Obediah, Roy, Thomas, John, Harold, James, Margaret, Christie, Rhoda and Ruth. His name was added to the Amherst cenotaph in 2020. Sapper Alexander McNeil served in Korea with the 59th Independent Field Squadron of the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was older than most soldiers of the special force having been born in 1905 in Bridgeport. Alexander was a WW II veteran. He was the son of Michael and Mary McNeil and brother of Neil, James, Mrs. Anthony McCormack, Mrs. Dan McCormick and Mrs. Lauchlin McLean. He died on 21 May in Glace Bay of heart failure. continued ... continued ... Clarence Morine Bennie Clements Ralph Turnbull Alexander McNeil
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