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25th April 10, 12:44 AM
#401
Sergeant William Pow
William (Billie) Pow was born in Edinburgh in 1874 and took piping lessons from James Center, a noted bagpipe maker. In 1908 he moved to Calgary with his three brothers; Billie worked for the City of Calgary Waterworks Department while playing in his spare time with the Calgary Scottish. All four brothers enlisted in the Canadian forces during World War I; Billie served with the 113th Lethbridge Highlanders, one of many reinforcement units raised, and later the 25th and 85th (Nova Scotia) battalions. Two of the Pow brothers were killed, and Billie's surviving brother came home wounded.
Pow returned to Waterworks, rising to Foreman, and still played bagpipes in his spare time, moving on to composing tunes and judging competitions. He took over as Pipe Major of the Calgary Highlanders in 1925 and served in that capacity until 1939.
When the Regiment mobilized a First Battalion, Pow took over as Pipe Major of the Second Battalion - a reserve army unit composed of those too old, too young, or otherwise not suitable for overseas duty or else employed in essential war industries in Canada. The 2nd Battalion band played at unit parades, Regimental functions, recruiting drives, demonstration events, and during exercices at Camp Sarcee.
Pow retired to Vancouver after the war for health reasons, to enjoy a warmer climate, and to keep company with old friends and family. He died there in 1954.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:46 AM
#402
85th Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders CEF
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:47 AM
#403
85th Bn CEF Nova Scotia Highlanders
Left to right:
Frank Backman
Lunenburg,N.S.
Harold Goucher
(possibly Sgt.Frederick H. Goucher,
Middleton,N.S.)
Lester C. Bulmer
Sackville,N.S.,
Stanley (Alexander S.) Fraser
Stellarton,N.S.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:49 AM
#404
85th Bn CEF Nova Scotia Highlanders
left to right:
James ROY, Chester WOOD,
Sidney HALE, and Thomas ROY
all from Westville ,N.S.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:50 AM
#405
William L. Johnson - 85th Bn Nova Scotia Highlanders
William LeRoy Johnson
1899 - 1985
Born: August 26th,1899
Truro, Nova Scotia
Son of Daniel and Mary (Leigh) Johnson
Died in 1985
Buried: Terrace Hill Cemetery, Truro,N.S.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:52 AM
#406
Samuel M. McLean - 85th Bn Nova Scotia Highlanders
Samuel Merle McLean
1895 - 1980
Born: January 23,1895
Brookline,Massachusetts,U.S.A.
Parents: Louis and Anzenneta (Kelly)
of Port Saxon, Nova Scotia
Married: 1920, Rhoda Siteman
of Ship Harbour, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
They had 14 children.
Died: December 27,1980
Quincy, Massachusetts,U.S.A.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:53 AM
#407
John S. Power - 85th Bn Nova Scotia Highlanders
John Stanley Power
1898 - 1983
Born: August 18, 1898
in Sheffield Mills, Kings Co. Nova Scotia.
Son of Frederick Weatherby Power
and Bertha ( Strong ) Power of Sheffield Mills, N.S.
Married Lottie Edna Cahoon in 1922
and resided in Lakeville, Kings Co. N.S.
Stanley was a farmer and Lottie a nurse.
They had six children:
Doris, Bill, Shirley, Hilma, Jean and Harold.
Died: September 10,1983
in Berwick, N.S. at age 85.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 12:55 AM
#408
William T. Robertson - 85th Bn Nova Scotia Highlanders
William Tait Robertson
1884-1976
Born Jan. 10, 1884, Riverview, Co Cumberland, NS
Son of Evan C. Robertson and Ruth (Tait) Roberts
Married Mary Isabel Maitland in 1921
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 11:20 PM
#409
Highlander sentry at a gas post (WW1)
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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25th April 10, 11:21 PM
#410
Highlanders in the Balkans (WW1)
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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