veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command
veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command
veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command
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<strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong>/Nunavut <strong>Command</strong> of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong><br />
GILLIS, Francis WWI<br />
Francis was born in Deepdale, <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong>. He joined the Air Force to serve in<br />
World War I and he was a Private with the 375 Aeronautics Squad of the American<br />
Expeditionary Force, serving in Europe.<br />
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
GILLIS, Frank WWII<br />
Frank was born in Inverness, <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong>. During World War II, he joined the<br />
<strong>Canadian</strong> Army and served in Europe from 1941 to 1942. He also served with the<br />
<strong>Canadian</strong> Merchant Marines from 1942 to 1945.<br />
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
GILLIS, John WWII<br />
John was born in Inverness, <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong>. He joined the Army and served with the<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> Hamilton Light Infantry in Europe during World War II. John was a member<br />
of Captain Angus L. MacDonald <strong>Legion</strong> Branch #132 in Inverness.<br />
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
GILLIS, Hugh Allen WWII<br />
Hugh was born in Deepdale, <strong>Nova</strong> <strong>Scotia</strong> on April 25, 1911. During World War II,<br />
he served with Battery D, 109 th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion of the United States<br />
Army in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France, the Rhineland, and<br />
Normandy. Hugh died on October 17, 1975.<br />
Submitted by the Inverness Branch #132 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
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