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Clarence Bernard Kelly was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 3 February 1923 the son of William and Pansy Kelly. He grew up in the north end on Almon Street and attended A. MacKay School. In 1939 he joined the Canadian Army serving with the North Nova Scotia Regiment. He fought in both the Normandy and Holland campaigns and was wounded three times. He lost his left leg below the knee as a result of a landmine and after three months convalescing in England he returned to Halifax. He married Marguerite Andrews in 1946 and found employment with Wm. Stairs, Son and Morrow, Limited where he worked as Advertising Manager until 1976. Thereafter, he worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs until retirement in 1983. He was an outspoken advocate for injured veterans and was a founding member of the War Amputees of Canada in 1947. He died in 1990.
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created 2017-03-23
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Karen White