VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
MAYNARD, George William
WWI
Bill, son of James and Margaret Jane (Wright) Maynard, was born in 1896 at
Goshen, Upper Stewiacke and served with the 106 th Battalion. After the war, he
married Florence Letitia Boomer of Brookfield and settled there as a carpenter. He
passed away in 1981.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
McLEAN, Robert William
WWII
Robert was born April 9, 1924, in North Brookfield, Queens County, and joined the
Army in 1945 at age 21. He had his basic training at Aldershot, NS, and served in
England in the Military Police. He received the Volunteer Service Medal and the
1939-45 Star. He has been an active member of A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of
The Royal Canadian Legion for over 60 years and is now a Life Member.
Submitted by A. L. Patterson Branch #087 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
McPHAIL, Wourtle Emery
WWII
Wourtle was born in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, in 1908. He served in the Army
in Newfoundland from 1939-45. He was a Life Member of Westside Branch #126
of The Royal Canadian Legion. He passed away in 1991.
Submitted by his wife, Zelda McPhail, of Westside Branch #126 of The Royal
Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
MEGENEY, Ronald Kevin
AFGHANISTAN
Corporal Ronald Kevin Megeney (1983 - March 06, 2007) age 24 from New
Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Served with the 1 st Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders
(North). Kevin joined the Nova Scotia Highlanders as a reservist at age 17, training
in Pictou, Halifax, CFB Aldershot, and CFB Wainwright. He also trained with the
U.S. Marines in February of 2004. He was killed at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
after sustaining a gunshot to the chest.
Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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