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Walker, Wayne W.

Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Honour Roll, 1914-1919 / Wayne W. Walker.  Ottawa, ON. : Wayne W. Walker, 2013. iv, 365 pages ; 30 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 N935 A613 2013 - Open Shelf

Bishop, Harold Fletcher, 1896-1919

As ever, the wartime letters written by Cpl. Harold Fletcher Bishop : A Student from Acadia University / compiled by John Bishop Grant.  Sydney : John Bishop Grant, 2016. 158 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D640 B547 2016

Harold Bishop, of Auburn, Nova Scotia was a member of the Class of 1917 at Acadia University. Upon completing his sophomore year in 1915 he, along with the majority of men in his graduating class, joined the 4th University Company of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. This is a compilation of his letters sent from training bases and the front lines of France to the home front. In them, he thanks those who wrote to him and sent parcels, as well as he advises his brothers how they should enlist. A personal story of military service, including mention of the loss of friends in combat. Bishop demonstrateds his attachment to family, the importance of his faith, and the connections to those he knew on the campus of Acadia and in his home community. Includes index.

Grant, John Bishop, 1955-

Bishop, Harold Fletcher, — 1896-1919 — Correspondence
Canada. — Canadian Army. — Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), 2nd — Biography
Acadia University — Students — Biography
World War, 1914-1918 — Personal narratives, Canadian
Soldiers — Nova Scotia — Biography
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Hillier, Kenneth

Come on the Tigers! : the story of Philip E. Bent VC, DSO / Kenneth Hillier, with a foreword by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC.  Leicestershire : Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum, 2017. 66 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - UA652 L453 2017

Walker, Wayne W.

Digby County, Nova Scotia Honour Roll, 1914-1919 / Wayne W. Walker.  Ottawa, ON. : Wayne W. Walker, 2013. iv, 275 pages ; 30 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 N935 D571 2013 - Open Shelf

MacDonald, Bruce F.

First World War honour roll of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia / Bruce F. MacDonald.  Antigonish : Bantry Publishing, 2015. Volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm. Issued also in electronic format.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D609 C2 M25 2015

The book contains profiles of 71 First World War soldiers from Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, all of whom died while in uniform, the majority in military combat. The stories are arranged chronologically by date of death and covering the years 1915 to 1917 inclusive. The profiles provide a glimpse into the events of the war through the soldiers' stories. While the majority served with Nova Scotian battalions, some served with units from New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada, also providing a glimpse into the roles of various military battalions and some non-combat units in the war's events. Includes index.

Canada. — Canadian Armed Forces — Registers of dead
World War, 1914-1918 — Registers of dead — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) Soldiers — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) — Biography

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Gray-LeBlanc, Linda

Halifax Heroes Remembered: the story of Halifax soldiers in World War I / by Linda Gray-LeBlanc.  Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2012. 264 pages: illustrations, portraits; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 G778 Z48 2012 - Open Shelf

Fox, Brent

The captain calls : 300 years of Nova Scotia military history / by Brent Fox.  Hantsport : Lancelot Press, 1993. 204 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - U54 C2 F69 1993

Cover subtitle: Heroes, scapegoats & men of duty from the colonial wars to the present day.

Soldiers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nova Scotia — History, Military.

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