Sapper Laurie Matthews (Ret'd)

    • RCE Badge circa 1937 - 1952

    We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Laurie Ross Matthews (Ret'd) in Truro, NS on Saturday, 3 August 2002 at the age of 82.

    Laurie was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War who served with the 6th Field Company RCE overseas from 1941 to 1945. After returning home from the war, he graduated in carpentry from the Veterans Training Centre in Windsor, NS in 1947 and then served as a civil servant for 29 years with the Department of Defence in Debert - retiring in 1976.

    Memorial donations may be made to the Victorian Order of Nurses or The Salvation Army.