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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