Cpl. Gouchie was born in Nappan, Nova Scotia. He trained in Amherst, NS before heading overseas during WW2 as an original North Nova Scotia Highlander. Cpl. Gouchie was a Rifleman for 'D' Company, and was a D-Day veteran.
Sgt. Maj. Baillie was an original North Nova Scotia Highlander who went overseas during WWII. He was one of the soldiers who liberated Authie, France in 1944.
Ration kits are essential to soldiers' well-being and nourishment. Such kits look different across different countries and cultures. This Russian ration kit always strikes interest among Canadian visitors to the museum.
The museum hosts many intimate WW2-era artifacts like this, donated by veterans and their families who had personal relationships with curator, Ray Coulson.
Here at the museum, we have a variety of artifacts and documents pertaining to the Amherst Internment Camp.
Our curator Ray Coulson was named Maritimer of the Month in July of 2020!
This is the list of the Original North Nova Scotia Highlanders who departed Halifax for England on 18 July 1941 aboard the S.S. "Orion". Being an "Original" was a status symbol among the members of the North Novas.
"Sgt. Lloyd G. Hurley of Maccan, son of Mrs. Amanda Hurley of that place, is one of the five men from Military District No. 6 to be decorated by the French Government in "recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the cause of the Allies."
After seeing the first light of day in Eureka, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, on 2 May 17, RSM MacNeil soon made himself known in the neighbourhood.
The Regimental Colour is made of blue silk, with a fringe and gilt silk. A crimson circle is the centre bears the name of the Regiment on the outside in gold lettering.
Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Museum 