ABRAHAM JOSEPH AVERY

 

Son of Jeffrey Avery & Euphrosine Gerrior of Larry's River.
born August 25, 1916 in Larry's River
died August 9, 2002 in Windsor, NS
married to Audrey Horne of Little Dover
3 children

Served in the Second World War, he went overseas with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders in 1944. He was traded to the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 9th Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.
He landed in Normandy one month after D-Day and was wounded in action on October 26, 1944 in the Breskins Pocket, during the liberation of Holland. After a lengthy hospital stay, he was repatriated to Canada.


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