THE LEGIONNAIRES "Service", "comradeship" and "unity", these three words inspired the formation of the Royal Canadian Legion . Their significance grew from the bloody battlefields at the Boer War and the First World War. It continued to grow after World War II and the Korean War. Service came when our nation called them to service in far away lands, on the oceans of the world, in the air over foreign countries. Our youth answered that call and are continuing to answer in peace and in war. Comradeship grew out of our association with our fellow countrymen and women. It grew on the battlefields, on ships, submarines, freighters and minesweepers half way round the world. It grew in the cockpits of planes. It grew in hospitals, military installations and it grows with our peace keeping forces around the world. Unity grew because many veteran organizations put forth a valiant effort for their membership but found that the piecemeal effort was not the answer. There was one answer and that was "Unity For All" Two men from Freetown , Benjamin Deacon and Leslie Baker , served in the War. Deacon is said to have returned with General Cronje 's pipe in his possession! Baker came back with a set of spurs. These are the men from the Freetown area who served in World War I. Those whose names are marked with an asterisk never returned. 111; *: Mil Sterling Andrew teaman Murl liic Gerald Jardine Wendell Reeves (turret gunner). 146