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October 28, 2024
WWI Remembrance Pages
Vance Alton Hemeon (b. Salem, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
Sapper
4th Company, Canadian Railway Troops
Died of Wounds: December 12, 1917; Age 27
Wilfred Perry (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Private
3rd Battalion
KIA: November 6, 1917; Age 20
George Crowell (Resident Brazil Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
40th Battalion/24th Battalion
KIA: November 7, 1917; Age 23
October 27, 2024
WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who Served
John Harris (Jean Athanase "Johnnie" Harris) (b.Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
31 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps
Served in Canada, England, and France 1917-1919
WWI Remembrance Page
Louis Narcis Harris
Private
Canadian Army Medical Corps
3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
KIA: August 26, 1918; Age 22
October 26, 2024
WWII Remembrance Page
Edgar Francis Oxner (b. Lunenburg, NS)
Sergeant
33600335
45th Reconnaissance Troop, 45th Infantry Division (The Thunderbird Division)
United States Army
KIA: September 22, 1944; Age 35
WWI Remembrance Page
Robert McDonnell (b. Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Lance Corporal
44th Battalion
KIA: October 26, 1917; Age 23
October 25, 2024
WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who Served
Remembrance Page
Charles Asa Cunningham
Everett Augustus Cunningham
Clayton Wilfred Cunningham
October 24, 2024
WWI Remembrance Page
Ivan Vernon Higby (b. Yarmouth NS)
Corporal
Company ‘A’, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, US Army
KIA: October 27, 1918; Age 22
WWI Remembrance Page - Those Who Served
James Albert Higby (b. Yarmouth NS)
Private
Company ‘B’, 64th Battalion, 25th Battalion
Served: Canada, England, France (1916-1919)
Charles Ernest Higby (b. Yarmouth NS)
Private
112th Battalion; Royal Canadian Regiment
Served: Canada, England, France (1915-1919)
WWII Remembrance Page
Thomas Standing (Cape Breton)
Private
West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Died War Related Illness: July 7, 1945; Age 34
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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
November 12, 2014
World War I Casualties - Yarmouth Town and County, Nova Scotia (Updates)
(List of Casualties in Chronological Order)
November 10, 2014
Remembrance Page WWII
Carl Norman Harris (b. Halifax, Nova Scotia)
V/335
Ordinary Seaman
HMCS Ottawa, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Lost at Sea: September 13, 1942; Age 26
Story Archive WWII
The Loss of HMCS Ottawa
NS Casualties (September 13, 1942)
November 7, 2024
WWI Remembrance Pages
Ebenezer Tucker (b. Newfoundland; enlisted in Yarmouth, NS)
Private
72nd Company, Canadian Forestry Corps
Died: February 8, 1919; Age 27
Percy Adelbert Berriman (b. Yarmouth NS)
1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia
Private
Died: July 15, 1919; Age 23 (attributed to war service)
Simon Doucette (b. Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
219th Battalion/85th Battalion
KIA: October 30, 1917 (Passchendaele); Age 21
WWI Remembrance Pages - Those Who Served
Charles William (Guillaume) Doucette (b. Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
85th Battalion,
4th Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps,
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Leo Frank LeBlanc (b. Abrams River, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada),
Canadian Expeditionary Force
November 1, 2024
Remembrance Page WWII
Elmont Gasper Prest (b. Spry Harbour, Halifax Co., NS)
Flying Officer
619 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
KIA: August 18, 1943; Age 29
WWI Remembrance Pages
John Mathers McDonnell (Lower Argyle, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
144th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles); 12th Battalion
Vernon Guy Crosby (b. Gardners Mills, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Gunner
219th Overseas Highland Battalion, and the
No. 10 Halifax Siege Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
Alvinie Anatole Lorgere (b. Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Bandsman
63rd Regiment,
6th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment
John Henry Young (Resident: Abrams River, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
Composite Battalion, Halifax NS, and
85th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Leslie Smith Gavel (b. Gavelton, Yarmouth Co., NS
Private
1st Depot Battalion Nova Scotia
Royal Canadian Regiment
George Maynard Jeffery (b. Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Private
219th Overseas Highland Battalion,
85th Battalion
WWI Remembrance Pages (Updated)
Gordon Arnold Nickerson (b. Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., NS)
James Frank Bourque (b. Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co., NS)