veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
WALLACE, William John WWII & KOREA
William was born to Jim and Annie (Daley) Wallace in Merland, Nova Scotia on
October 2, 1924. He enlisted in the Army on June 15, 1941 at the age of seventeen
and served as a Private with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He went overseas
in 1943 and served in England, France and Holland. Shell shocked in Holland in
1944, he returned to Canada in 1945. William enlisted for Korea on February 21,
1952 and served until the war ended in 1953. After returning home from the service,
he married and he and his wife had one son. William died on April 3, 1963 at the age
of thirty-eight.
Submitted by Tracadie & District.
WALSH, J. F. WWI
J. F. was born in Port Hood, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the Army during World
War I and served in France as a Private with the 185 th Battalion of the Cape
Breton Highlanders.
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
WALSH, Ronald E. WWII
Ronald was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia. He enlisted in the Army during World
War II and served in Europe with Company A, North Nova Scotia Highlanders.
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
WALSH, William PEACETIME
William was born in 1931 in Holyrood, Newfoundland. He joined the Royal
Canadian Navy in 1951 and took his basic training at HMCS Cornwallis. He then
went to Naden, BC to take his Paywriter’s course. He served on HMCS Wallaceburg,
Portage, Nootka, Columbia, and Algonquin. He also served at these bases:
Cornwallis, Stadacona, Bytown, ON, Greenwood, and Avalon and CFS St. John’s,
Newfoundland. William has been a member of Clementsport Legion Branch #122
for 41 years.
Submitted by the Clementsport Legion Branch #122 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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