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September 28, 2024 Remembrance Pages WWII Elwood Leroy Stevens (updated) Pilot Officer Royal Canadian Air Force 102 (RAF) Squadron KIA: January 5, 1945; Age 23 Harry Vincent Banks (b. Lansdowne, Digby Co., Nova Scotia) Private Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Died of Wounds: August 2, 1944; Age 19 (b. Lansdowne, Digby Co., Nova Scotia) Clyde Prescott Crowell (b. Digby, NS) Fireman and Trimmer SS Florian, Merchant Navy Lost at Sea: January 20, 1941; Age 46 Richard Hartney Ellis (Bear River, Digby Co., NS) Lance Sergeant West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: August 2, 1943; Age 23 Elie LeBlanc (b. Little Brook, Digby Co., NS) Sapper 31 Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers Died of Wounds: July 26, 1944; Age 23 Emery Louis Geddry (b. Meteghan Station, Digby Co., NS) Rifleman Regina Rifles Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Died of Wounds: September 28, 1944; Age 22 Eugene Andrews Melanson (son of Digby Co.,born Parent) Merchant Navy Seaman Z81639 (son of Digby Co.,born Parent) United States Merchant Navy, Eastern Steamship Company Lost at Sea: 1942; age 25/26 Wilfred Herbert Howie (Cape Breton Co., NS) Pilot Officer Royal Canadian Air Force 101 (RAF) Squadron Lost: August 30, 1944; Age 19 Gordon Howard Nelson (Colchester Co., NS) Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Lost: May 28, 1944; Age 19 Roland Raymond Amey Flying Officer Royal Canadian Air Force 56 (RAF) Squadron Died of injuries: November 20, 1943, Age 20
October 21, 2004 WWII Remembrance Page Elmer Norman Doane (Shelburne Co., NS) Lieutenant West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C KIA: December 12, 1943; Age 24 WWII Remembrance Page (Updated) Elmer Bird Havener (Kings Co., NS) Second Lieutenant 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group United States Army Air Force KIA: April 24, 1945; Age: 22 Korean Remembrance Page (Updated) Elwin Herman Goodwin (Central Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS) Private 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. KIA: October 4, 1951; Age 20 October 19, 2004 WWII Story Archive: Sinking of the Merchant Motor Tanker Barbro September 19, 1941 Remembering: Andrew Parsons (Halifax; Age 24) Mess Room Boy Michael J. McIsaac (Cape Breton; Age 20) Mess Room Boy William Albert Melville (Cape Breton; Age 30) Ordinary Seaman Renford ‘Ranceford’ Bayfield Weatherbee (Cape Breton; Age 22) Oiler October 17, 2004 WWII 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 WWI Edward Stanley Gavel Sergeant 6th Co., 152nd Depot Brigade 50th Co., 20th Engineer Regiment, United States Army October 16, 2004 WWII Remembrance Pages Digby 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) Major Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Died of Illness: February 10, 1942; Age 61 George Allen Wilson (b. Digby, NS) Craftsman No. 1 Canadian Base Workshop, Royal Canadian Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Died: April 12, 1945; Age 23 Norman Mitchell Maling (b. Bear River, NS) Private Irish Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: September 13, 1944; Age 32 Joseph Henry Godsoe (b. Digby, NS) Trooper 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse Regiment), Royal Canadian Armoured Corps KIA: August 11, 1944; Age 23 October 13, 2004 Remembrance Pages - Those Who served WWI Arthur Chester Gavel (b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS) Lance Corporal Royal Canadian Regiment Served: Canada, United Kingdom, and France George Andrew Gavel (b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS) Private 1st Deport Battalion, NS Served: Canada (b. Argyle Head, Yarmouth Co., NS) October 11, 2024 Remembrance Pages WWII Curtis Warren (b. Centerville, Digby Co., NS) Able Seaman SS Marconi, Merchant Navy Died: December 15, 1939; Age 57 Douglas Ernest Kelly (Resident: Westport, Digby Co., NS) Corporal Carleton and York Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: March 18, 1944; Age 23 Joseph Watson Lewis (b. Waterford, Digby Co., NS) Private Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: March 3, 1945; Age 20 Korean War Remembrance Page Charles Albert Meuse (Quinan and Belleville, Yarmouth Co., NS grandparents) Private First Class Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, US Marine Corps KIA: February 24, 1951, Age 21 October 10, 2024 Remembrance Pages WWII Roger Elderkin McCormick (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS) Private West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: December 12, 1943; Age: 24 Lloyd Allen Outhouse (b. Tiverton, Digby Co., NS) Private North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Died of Wounds: July 5, 1944: Age 28 Ernest Marshall (b. England; Resident of Digby, NS) Petty Officer Steward HMCS Cornwallis, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve Died: June 5, 1943; Age 37 Harold Alexander McGowan (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS) Private Canadian Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: July 15, 1944; Age 27 October 7, 2024 Remembrance Pages WWII Kenneth Angus Donnelly (b. Digby, NS) Craftsman Attached to Headquarters, 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers KIA: July 11, 1944; Age 26 Burgess Arthur Francis (b. Weymouth, Digby Co., NS) Private West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Died of Illness: September 4, 1947; Age 42 October 6, 2024 Remembrance Wartime Heritage Wartime Heritage Association Marks the 12th Anniversary of its Website. October 5, 2024 Digby Co., NS - WWI Casualties WWI Remembrance Page Stephen Henry Meuse Private First Class Service Company C, 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, United States Army Died of Wounds: October 1, 1918; Age 24 Remembrance Page WWII Paul Eaton Nichols (Freeport, Digby Co., NS) Warrant Officer Class II 40 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Lost: September 17, 1943; Age 19 October 4, 2024 Remembrance Pages WWII Gerald Joseph Doucette (b.Belliveau's Cove, Digby Co.,, NS) Private West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: August 2, 1943; Age 20 William Alton Glavin (b. Westport, Digby Co., NS) Cook Royal Canadian Navy Reserve (Died of Illness) August 26, 1940; Age 55 John Batiste Richard (Resident of Bear River, Digby Co., NS) Private West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps KIA: December 14, 1943; Age 22 John Hetrick Harris (Resident of Bear River, Digby Co., NS) Private South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (Died of Illness) December 12, 1946; Age 34