Effects of World War I and II I do not recall all the men that joined up in the first World War. I can recall two of Willie MacDonald 's brothers, Hector and Murdock. Hector lived in Wood Islands and had several children. Murdock went to the United States. I do not know what he did for a living, but he was able to return home on several visits and was always a well-dressed gentleman. Malcolm Smith 's brother, James MacNeill Smith, went to war at the age of 18 years. I passed the house every day on my way to school, but I had never heard of him. He was killed in battle. How I got to know about him was that when Dr. John Bonnell was digging in his gar¬ den in Murray River , he found a disc to be worn around one's neck for identification in case of accidents or death. Dr. Bonnell gave it to me when I was a Pension Medical Examiner at Veterans Affairs. I sent it to Ottawa and it came back with the information that it belonged to a James MacNeill Smith. As I knew that Malcolm Smith 's mother was a MacNeill, I was able to trace who he was. I asked several people, including some who had gone to school with him, but none could remember him except Alvin MacKenzie . Alvin said to me, "Don't you remem¬ ber that picture of a soldier hanging inside the kitchen at Malcolm Smith 's?" We used to go to Malcolm Smith 's for water for the school. Mary Grace , his sister, used to give us cookies. Will all us old veterans, who thought we 115