Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 153 FRASER, Alistair WWI Alistair was born in Guysboro, Nova Scotia in 1886. He joined the 17th Battalion going overseas in September 1914. He became a Major in the 15th Battalion of the 1st Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was wounded twice, once at Vimy Ridge receiving the Military Cross. Alistair was Aide de Camp to General Sir Arthur Currie. After returning to Canada, he became Gen Council to the CNR, the V.P. of Transportation and later was appointed Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia. He is remembered on a stone in Riverside Cemetery in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Submitted Independently FRASER, James Gibson Laurier WWI James was born in Guysboro, Nova Scotia in 1895. Laurier was in Moose Jaw studying law when the war broke out. He responded and joined the 229th Battalion in Moose Jaw. He served a year without incident. On March 4, 1918, Lt. Laurier Fraser was in the trenches with the 16th B (Canadian Scottish) Battalion near Mazingarbe, France when he was killed by an enemy artillery barrage. A bomb dropped killing him and his fellow officers. He is remembered on a stone in Riverside Cemetery in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Submitted Independently FRASER, Margaret Pearl WWI Pearl was born in Guysboro, Nova Scotia in 1884. When war broke out, she enlisted with the CAMC as a Nursing Sister. Pearl and her cousin Harriet were among the first to establish the No. 1 Canadian General Hospital. They were the first to arrive in France with the 1st Canadian Contingent. In 1916, Pearl was transferred to the No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station in Bethune, Belgium. From there, she went to The King’s Red Cross Hospital in England as nurse in charge. Pearl was next assigned to the hospital ship Araguaya and from there was appointed as matron on the hospital ship Llandovery Castle. On the evening of June 27, 1918, the Llandovery Castle was torpedoed. Pearl and 234 crew members lost their lives that night. She is remembered on a stone in Riverside Cemetery in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Submitted Independently
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTM0NTk1OA==