Archiebald D. Chisholm

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Full Name:

Archiebald 
Daniel 
Chisholm

Date of Birth:

March, 
17, 
1920

Place of Birth:

Caledonia Mills, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Antigonish District:

Beauly/Caledonia Mills

Service Rank or Number:

F-605271

Date of Enlistment:

May, 
20, 
1941

Location of Enlistment:

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Theatres of Service:

Canada, North America

Conflicts:

Second World War
Date of Retirement of Discharge:
May, 
11, 
1946

Location of Retirement of Discharge:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Rank on Retirement or Discharge:

Lance Corporal

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Biography

Archiebald “Archie Dan” Daniel Chisholm was born March 17, 1920 in Caledonia Mills, Antigonish County. He was the son of Angus Archie Chisholm and Mary Anne MacDonald. His older brother Andrew Benedict Chisholm also served in the Second World War. Prior to enlistment, Chisholm farmed on his family’s farm in the summers and worked as a logger in the winters.

Chisholm enlisted in the Canadian Army in New Glasgow, Pictou County on May 20, 1941. Family history states that he briefly returned home from the army following his mother’s death on May 29, 1941. In the spring and summer of 1941, Chisholm partook in basic training in New Glasgow and advanced training at Aldershot Camp, Kings County. On September 30, 1941, he was posted to the Pictou Highlanders as an infantryman. He then served in camps in Dartmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia until December 3, 1942 when he was transferred to Sussex, New Brunswick. In March of 1943, Chisholm was transferred to Gander Newfoundland. He stayed here until October of 1943 when he was transferred to Saint John, New Brunswick. In December of 1943, Chisholm was sent to Bermuda where he served for over two years until he was sent back to Halifax in Feburary of 1946. Over the course of his service, Chisholm served as a rifleman until he was promoted to Lance Corporal with the Canadian Military Police. Chisholm was discharged May 11, 1946 in Halifax.

Following the war, Chisholm married Helen Clare Chisholm on Novemeber 21, 1950 at St. Andrew Church, St. Andrews, Antigonish County. They moved to Pomquet River, Antigonish County and had ten children; four daughters and six sons. Two of their daughters died in infancy. Chisholm farmed in Pomquet River for several years, then worked as a janitor at St. Francis Xaiver University in Antigonish for seventeen years until he retired. Chisholm died on March 5, 1996 at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish. He is buried in South River Cemetery, Antigonish County.

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Chisholm's Grave, South River Cemetery, Antigonish County — Courtesy of Find A Grave

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