October 28, 2024WWI Remembrance PagesVance Alton Hemeon (b. Salem, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia Sapper 4th Company, Canadian Railway TroopsDied of Wounds: December 12, 1917; Age 27Wilfred Perry (b. Yarmouth, NS)Private3rd BattalionKIA: November 6, 1917; Age 20 George Crowell (Resident Brazil Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private40th Battalion/24th BattalionKIA: November 7, 1917; Age 23October 27, 2024WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who ServedJohn Harris (Jean Athanase "Johnnie" Harris) (b.Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co., NS) Private31 Company, Canadian Forestry CorpsServed in Canada, England, and France 1917-1919WWI Remembrance PageLouis Narcis HarrisPrivateCanadian Army Medical Corps3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun CorpsKIA: August 26, 1918; Age 22October 26, 2024WWII Remembrance Page Edgar Francis Oxner (b. Lunenburg, NS)Sergeant3360033545th Reconnaissance Troop, 45th Infantry Division (The Thunderbird Division)United States ArmyKIA: September 22, 1944; Age 35WWI Remembrance PageRobert McDonnell (b. Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS)Lance Corporal44th Battalion KIA: October 26, 1917; Age 23 October 25, 2024WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who ServedRemembrance PageCharles Asa CunninghamEverett Augustus CunninghamClayton Wilfred Cunningham October 24, 2024WWI Remembrance Page Ivan Vernon Higby (b. Yarmouth NS)CorporalCompany ‘A’, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, US ArmyKIA: October 27, 1918; Age 22WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who ServedJames Albert Higby(b. Yarmouth NS)Private Company ‘B’, 64th Battalion, 25th BattalionServed: Canada, England, France (1916-1919)Charles Ernest Higby (b. Yarmouth NS)Private112th Battalion; Royal Canadian RegimentServed: Canada, England, France (1915-1919)WWII Remembrance Page Thomas Standing (Cape Breton)PrivateWest Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsDied War Related Illness: July 7, 1945; Age 34October 21, 2004WWII Remembrance Page Elmer Norman Doane (Shelburne Co., NS)LieutenantWest Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.CKIA: December 12, 1943; Age 24WWII Remembrance Page (Updated)Elmer Bird Havener (Kings Co., NS)Second Lieutenant394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter GroupUnited States Army Air ForceKIA: April 24, 1945; Age: 22Korean Remembrance Page (Updated)Elwin Herman Goodwin (Central Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.KIA: October 4, 1951; Age 20October 19, 2024WWII Story Archive:Sinking of the Merchant Motor Tanker Barbro September 19, 1941Remembering: Andrew Parsons (Halifax; Age 24) Mess Room BoyMichael J. McIsaac (Cape Breton; Age 20) Mess Room BoyWilliam Albert Melville (Cape Breton; Age 30) Ordinary SeamanRenford ‘Ranceford’ Bayfield Weatherbee (Cape Breton; Age 22) OilerOctober 17, 2024WWII Story Archive:“Some of the Lads Don't Offer Their Stories Easily, Do They?”WWII Remembrance Page (Update)Frederick Clayton Boutilier Technician Fourth Grade (Sergeant) 497th Coastal Artillery Battalion (AA [Anti Aircraft])Remembrance Pages - Those Who served WWIEdward Stanley Gavel Sergeant6th Co., 152nd Depot Brigade50th Co., 20th Engineer Regiment, United States ArmyOctober 16, 2024WWII Remembrance PagesDigby Co., Nova Scotia, WWII Casualties(A complete curated listing researched by Wartime Heritage of Digby Co., NS casualties including those from Ashmore, Barton, Bear River, Brighton, Clare, Conway, Digby Neck, Doucetteville, New Edinburgh, Plympton, Smith's Cove, Weymouth and more, with Remembrance Pages, photos, and WWII newspaper news clippings)Kenneth Rae Forrester (Resident of Bear River, Digby Co., NS)MajorRoyal Canadian Ordnance CorpsDied of Illness: February 10, 1942; Age 61George Allen Wilson (b. Digby, NS)Craftsman No. 1 Canadian Base Workshop, Royal Canadian Mechanical and Electrical EngineersDied: April 12, 1945; Age 23Norman Mitchell Maling (b. Bear River, NS)Private Irish Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: September 13, 1944; Age 32Joseph Henry Godsoe (b. Digby, NS)Trooper 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse Regiment), Royal Canadian Armoured CorpsKIA: August 11, 1944; Age 23October 13, 2024Remembrance Pages - Those Who served WWIArthur Chester Gavel (b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS)Lance CorporalRoyal Canadian RegimentServed: Canada, United Kingdom, and France George Andrew Gavel (b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private1st Deport Battalion, NSServed: Canada(b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS)October 11, 2024Remembrance Pages WWIICurtis Warren (b. Centerville, Digby Co., NS)Able Seaman SS Marconi, Merchant NavyDied: December 15, 1939; Age 57Douglas Ernest Kelly (Resident: Westport, Digby Co., NS)CorporalCarleton and York Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: March 18, 1944; Age 23Joseph Watson Lewis (b. Waterford, Digby Co., NS)Private Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: March 3, 1945; Age 20Korean War Remembrance PageCharles Albert Meuse (Quinan and Belleville, Yarmouth Co., NS grandparents)Private First Class Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, US Marine CorpsKIA: February 24, 1951, Age 21October 10, 2024Remembrance Pages WWIIRoger Elderkin McCormick (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS)PrivateWest Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: December 12, 1943; Age: 24 Lloyd Allen Outhouse (b. Tiverton, Digby Co., NS)PrivateNorth Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsDied of Wounds: July 5, 1944: Age 28Ernest Marshall (b. England; Resident of Digby, NS)Petty Officer StewardHMCS Cornwallis, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer ReserveDied: June 5, 1943; Age 37Harold Alexander McGowan (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS)PrivateCanadian Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: July 15, 1944; Age 27October 7, 2024Remembrance Pages WWIIKenneth Angus Donnelly (b. Digby, NS)CraftsmanAttached to Headquarters, 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade,Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical EngineersKIA: July 11, 1944; Age 26Burgess Arthur Francis (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS)PrivateWest Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsDied of Illness: September 4, 1947; Age 42October 6, 2024Remembrance Wartime HeritageWartime Heritage Association Marks the 12th Anniversary of its Website. October 5, 2024Digby Co., NS - WWI CasualtiesWWI Remembrance PageStephen Henry MeusePrivate First Class ServiceCompany C, 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, United States ArmyDied of Wounds: October 1, 1918; Age 24Remembrance Page WWIIPaul Eaton Nichols (Freeport, Digby Co., NS)Warrant Officer Class II40 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air ForceLost: September 17, 1943; Age 19October 4, 2024Remembrance Pages WWIIGerald Joseph Doucette (b.Belliveau's Cove, Digby Co.,, NS)Private West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: August 2, 1943; Age 20William Alton Glavin (b. Westport, Digby Co., NS)Cook Royal Canadian Navy Reserve(Died of Illness) August 26, 1940; Age 55John Batiste Richard (Resident of Bear River, Digby Co., NS)PrivateWest Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry CorpsKIA: December 14, 1943; Age 22John Hetrick Harris (Resident of Bear River, Digby Co., NS)PrivateSouth Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps(Died of Illness) December 12, 1946; Age 34
December 21, 2024Selected Stories - Wartime HeritageA Christmas RememberedDecember 19, 2024WWI Remembrance PageFrederick William Campbell (Hants Co., NS)Pilot Officer582 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air ForceKIA: December 23, 1944; Age 29December 15, 2024WWI Remembrance PageCharles Emile LeBlancFlight Sergeant 419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air ForceKIA: June 17, 1942; Age 20December 14, 2024WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who ServedJohn Selvage, 25th BattalionJames Selvage, Canadian Army Medical CorpsWalter Selvage, 25th BattalionWWI Remembrance Page Landry Louis Amiro (b. Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private1st Depot Battalion, Nova Scotiad. April 9, 1918; Age 24November 30, 2014WWI Remembrance Page (new listing information page)Enlistments, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canadian Forestry Corps - Non Yarmouth Birth/ResidenceWWI - Remembering Those who Served (updated)(List of Casualties and Veterans with connection to Yarmouth NS;Identification of Canadian Forestry Corps enlistments; 41 new names added)WWI Remembrance Page (new)Arthur Stevens (Yarmouth, NS)Private No. 2 Construction BattalionNovember 26, 2014WWI Remembrance Page (update)Luke FrancisPrivateNo. 2 Construction BattalionDate of Death: September 12, 1967November 24, 2014WWI Remembrance Page (update)Percy Foreman Fenton (Yarmouth Co., NS)PrivateNo. 2 Construction BattalionDate of Death: October 13, 1924; Age 25November 12, 2014World War I Casualties - Yarmouth Town and County, Nova Scotia (Updates)(List of Casualties in Chronological Order)November 10, 2014Remembrance Page WWIICarl Norman Harris (b. Halifax, Nova Scotia)V/335Ordinary SeamanHMCS Ottawa, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer ReserveLost at Sea: September 13, 1942; Age 26Story Archive WWIIThe Loss of HMCS OttawaNS Casualties (September 13, 1942)November 7, 2024WWI Remembrance PagesEbenezer Tucker (b. Newfoundland; enlisted in Yarmouth, NS)Private72nd Company, Canadian Forestry CorpsDied: February 8, 1919; Age 27Percy Adelbert Berriman (b. Yarmouth NS)1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia PrivateDied: July 15, 1919; Age 23 (attributed to war service)Simon Doucette (b. Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private 219th Battalion/85th BattalionKIA: October 30, 1917 (Passchendaele); Age 21WWI Remembrance Pages - Those Who ServedCharles William (Guillaume) Doucette (b. Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private85th Battalion, 4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Canadian Expeditionary ForceLeo Frank LeBlanc (b. Abrams River, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary ForceNovember 1, 2024Remembrance Page WWIIElmont Gasper Prest (b. Spry Harbour, Halifax Co., NS)Flying Officer619 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air ForceKIA: August 18, 1943; Age 29 WWI Remembrance PagesJohn Mathers McDonnell (Lower Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private144th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles); 12th BattalionVernon Guy Crosby (b. Gardners Mills, Yarmouth Co., NS)Gunner 219th Overseas Highland Battalion, and the No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery, Royal Canadian ArtilleryAlvinie Anatole Lorgere (b. Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co., NS)Bandsman63rd Regiment, 6th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment John Henry Young (Resident: Abrams River, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private Composite Battalion, Halifax NS, and85th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary ForcesLeslie Smith Gavel (b. Gavelton, Yarmouth Co., NSPrivate1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia Royal Canadian RegimentGeorge Maynard Jeffery (b. Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)Private219th Overseas Highland Battalion, 85th BattalionWWI Remembrance Pages (Updated)Gordon Arnold Nickerson (b. Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)James Frank Bourque (b. Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co., NS)