VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion
WHIDDEN, Thomas Harry
WWI
Harry, son of Thomas Campbell (Cam) and Blanche (Inglehut) Whidden of
Springfield, was born in 1896, and enlisted in 1917 and served in France, Germany
and Belgium. Wounded in battle, he suffered the effects of it for years. After the
war, he lived on his home place at Smithfield and then moved to Murray Siding,
near Truro. Harry passed away in 1968.
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.
WHITE, Trafton
WWII
Trafton was born in 1925 in Yarmouth County. He joined the Merchant Marines,
serving in the North Atlantic. He returned to Tusket and worked as a farmer and
woodsman. He still resides in the area.
Submitted by Carleton Consolidated Branch #167 of The Royal Canadian Legion.
WILLIAMS, Bernice
PEACETIME
Bernice was born in Halifax, NS, in 1925 and joined the RCCS and CWAC serving
in Canada and has been a member of the Calais Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian
Legion for 35 years.
Submitted by Calais Branch #162 of The Royal Canadian Legion
WOODFIELD, Braun Scott
AFGHANISTAN
Private Braun Scott Woodfield (Jan 03, 1981 – Nov 24 2005). Born in Victoria,
BC, in 1981 and raised in Eastern Passage, NS. Joined the Canadian Army in 2003
and served with 2 nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment stationed in Gagetown,
NB. He was killed when the armoured vehicle he was riding in rolled over northeast
of Kandahar. Braun had a large red maple leaf tattoo on his shoulder and would joke
with family and friends – “Made in Canada.”
Submitted by Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.
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