veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
VINCENT, George T. WWI
George enlisted with the 40 th Battalion in 1915. He went overseas and was
transferred to the 25 th Battalion. He then served in France for two years in the
trenches and was killed in Belgium in the last battle before the Armistice was signed
in 1918.
Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
VROOM, Donald Ira Morse “Don” PEACETIME
Don was born in 1935 in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. He joined the Royal Canadian
Air Force in 1957 and took his basic training at the RCAF Station Centralia and
Winnipeg. He served as an Air Obs Radar Tech Air at Centralia, Greenwood, and
Edmonton. Don has been a member of Clementsport Legion Branch #122 for 10
years.
Submitted by the Clementsport Legion Branch #122 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
WALLACE, James Vincent WWII
James was born on April 22, 1922 to Jim and Annie (Daley) Wallace from Afton.
He enlisted in the North Nova Scotia Highlanders on August 30, 1941 in New
Glasgow and served in the mail department, mainly in Victoria, British Columbia.
Corporal Wallace was discharged on May 14, 1946 and received the Canadian
Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939-45. He married Thelma Daley
with whom he raised several children and they lived in Afton. James died in an
accident on June 3, 1971 at the age of 49.
Submitted by Tracadie & District.
WALKER, Donald Hector WWII
Donald was born on July 15, 1920 in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the
Army during World War II and served as a Gunner with the Royal Canadian
Artillery in Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe. He was awarded the France
and Germany Star, the 1939-45 Star, the Defense Medal, the Canadian Volunteer
Service Medal with Clasp, and the War Medal 1939-45. Donald was a member of
Captain Angus L. Macdonald Legion Branch #132 in Inverness.
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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