Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 115 Sapper Arthur Thomas Jackson, 6th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, Canadian Army Arthur was born 7 Dec 1912 in Shelburn, N.S., the son of Albert and Christina (Buchanan) Jackson. Arthur married Mary Ellen Crowell in 1936 and they had two daughters and one son. Arthur’s uncle, Sgt Roy Jackson (his father’s brother) served in WWI, and all seven of Arthur’s brothers served in the Canadian Army during WWII. Arthur enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Bridgewater, N.S. on 6 July 1941. After his initial training, he was posted to the 7th Construction Company and on 12 Mar 1942 he was a Sapper undergoing training at Petawawa, Ont. Sapper Jackson arrived in England in late 1942 and was posted to 6th Field Company on 17 Dec1944. He was assigned to 2 Platoon – that was to be the assault Platoon in the first wave on D-Day. Sapper Jackson was mortally wounded by German machine gun fire during the beach landing and died a short time later. He was 31 years old, and is buried at Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. Major Fraser Rainnie, Royal Canadian Artillery Fraser was born on 2 Mar 1908 in Dartmouth, N.S. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery on 18 Oct 1939 in Halifax, N.S. Major Rainnie was killed in action on 6 June 1944 and is buried at Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. Private Harold Thomas Lewis, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Harold was born on 12 Jan 1919 in Port Lorne, Annapolis County, N.S. Harold was the son of Amos and Blinda (Sabean) Lewis and husband to Elsie May Lewis. Harold enlisted with the Saint John Fusiliers (Machine Gun) Regiment in Saint John on 10 July 1940. Basic training was completed in Saint John and, afterward, he was assigned the rank of Gunner and placed with the 4th Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery. In July 1943 Harold was sent overseas and upon arrival in the U.K. he was transferred to the Canadian Infantry Reserve Unit and a month later placed with the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Private Lewis landed in Normandy with B Company, A and B Companies were the first to come ashore. Records show that B Company suffered thirty-six casualties on D-Day, eight of which were fatal. Private Lewis was killed in action on the beach. He is buried at Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. continued ...
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