veterans - Royal Canadian Legion - Nova Scotia Command

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
HURSHMAN, John WWI
John enlisted at the age of 27 with the “F” Company of the 66 th Princess Louise
Fusiliers in Halifax on October 29, 1914. He remained in England only a few months
before crossing to France with the 13 th Battalion. He was wounded at the Battle of
Vimy Ridge and then sent to a hospital in Kent, England, where he died on April 23,
1917 from the effects of his wounds. Private Hurshman was buried in the Canadian
Corner of the Military Cemetery in Orpington, Kent.
Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
HURSHMAN, Raymond WWI
Raymond enlisted on August 18, 1915 with the No. 3 Company of the 1 st Canadian
Garrison Artillery. He served as a Sergeant for three years and three months at Fort
Charlotte and was on a draft for overseas when the Armistice was announced.
Submitted by the Middleton Branch #001 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
ILNITSKI, Kenneth Joseph PEACETIME
Kenneth was born in Sudbury, Ontario in 1944. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy
and served at HMCS York, HMCS/CFB Cornwallis, HMCS Assiniboine, ATC,
RCSCC Adm. Mountbatten, HMCS Stadacona, 19 Wing Comox as General Safety
Officer, Point Edward Naval Base, and HMCS Acadia. Kenneth has been a member
of Clementsport Legion Branch #122 for 39 years.
Submitted by the Clementsport Legion Branch #122 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
JACKSON, Kevin D. PEACETIME
Kevin was born in 1939 in Preston, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. He joined
the Royal Navy in 1956 and took his basic training at HMS Raleigh. He served for
15 years on the following ships and bases: HMS Centaur, Caryssoot, Submarine
Depot Ship, Blackwood, Duncansby Head, and AFD58 (Admiralty Floating Dock).
He took his engineering training at HMS Sultan. Kevin has been a member of
Clementsport Legion Branch #122 for two years.
Submitted by the Clementsport Legion Branch #122 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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