VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion
VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion
VSRB Vol 5 - Royal Canadian Legion
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Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong><br />
DICKIE, Herman Samier<br />
WWI & WWII<br />
Herman was born in Eastville in 1888, son of George and Georgina (McKeen)<br />
Dickie, and joined the Army in 1917, shortly after the death of his first wife,<br />
Elizabeth Fulton, and spent some time overseas. After the war, he married his<br />
second wife, Lelia Smith of Cross Roads, and they moved to California. Herman<br />
was an Air Raid Warden during WWII, and in 1943, during a blackout, he tripped<br />
and fell down a stairway fatally fracturing his skull.<br />
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.<br />
DICKIE, Lloyd George<br />
WWII<br />
Lloyd was born in Eastville in 1916, son of Clarence and Clarinda (Matheson)<br />
Dickie, and joined the RCAF in Halifax in 1944 and was stationed at St. Hubert,<br />
Quebec, and served there as a mechanic until his discharge in 1946. He married Avis<br />
MacLeod of The Falls, Colchester County. They first lived in Upper Musquodoboit,<br />
where he operated a machine shop, then in Middle Stewiacke where he built a house<br />
and had a combination shop and garage. He later worked at a garage in Stewiacke<br />
town. Lloyd passed away in 1976.<br />
Submitted by the Stewiacke Valley Historical Society.<br />
DOREY, Halton Truman<br />
WWI<br />
Halton was severely wounded during a night time bombing patrol in no-man’s land<br />
on June 9, 1918, during the 2 nd Battle of Arras. He died three days later and is buried<br />
in plot 2 H 17 in the Wailly Orchard Cemetery. Halton was the son of H. Truman<br />
Dorey and Bessie Dorey of Newburne, Lunenburg County, NS. He joined the CEF<br />
on September 13, 1915, in Sussex, NB, at the age of 18.<br />
Submitted by Mahone Bay Branch #049 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
DOUCET, J. A. “Tony”<br />
SPECIAL DUTY AREA<br />
Tony was born in Collette, NB, in 1936, and joined the <strong>Canadian</strong> Army (Artillery)<br />
from 1955-1958 and the Naval Reserve from 1960-1985. Tony has been a member<br />
of the Calais Branch #162 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong> for the past 28 years. He<br />
received the CD1.<br />
Submitted by Calais Branch #162 of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Legion</strong>.<br />
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