VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
HENDERSON, George Donald
WWII
George, son of Charles and Bessie (Bonnyman) Henderson of French River,
Colchester County, was born in 1916 and lived in Birch Hill as a young man. He
enlisted in 1942 and took his training at Yarmouth, Camp Borden, and Hamilton
Trade School. In England, he was attached to the 7/11 Hussars, 5 th Division and
served in Italy, France, Belgium and Holland. He married Madeline Boland of
Hamilton, ON, and settled there.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
HENDERSON, Allen Parker
WWII
Allen was born in Upper Stewiacke in 1920, son of Matthew and Ella (Miller)
Henderson, and joined the Army in 1942 training in Yarmouth then joining the
Forestry Corps in Val Cartier, Quebec. He was sent later that year to Scotland where
he joined the Black Watch as a Bren Gun Carrier, a post he held until the end of the
war. He was wounded in Kalcar, Germany, in 1945 and was hospitalized in Belgium
for seven weeks. He married Vera Bailey and lived in Camden, NS, where he
worked in the woods and operated a dairy farm. Allen passed away in 2001.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
HENNIGAR, James Lauchlin
WWII
Jim, son of William and AMY (Johnson) Hennigar of Cross Roads, was born in
1921 and enlisted in 1940 in the 14 th AA Battery, RCA. In 1944, he joined the 1 st
Canadian Parachute Battalion and was stationed in Shilo, MB, winning his wings in
June 1944. He was sent to England and stationed at Buford for the remainder of the
war. He returned to Canada and was sent to Niagara Falls for more training for the
war in Japan and was discharged in 1945. He married Gladys Helen MacKenzie,
and lived in Stellarton where he worked in a steel plant then in the food and
restaurant equipment business. Jim passed away in 2005.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
HERSEY, Charles Henry
WWII
Charles was born in Digby, NS, in 1921 and served with the Royal Canadian
Medical Corps in Canada. Charles has been a member of the Digby Branch #020
of The Royal Canadian Legion for 54 years.
Submitted by Digby Branch #020 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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