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Updates - 2025
Updated - WWI Casualties of Yarmouth Town and County (April 29)
During the month of April Wartime Heritage has revised the list of men and
women connected to Yarmouth Town and County who lost their lives during
World War I (1914 -1918), or their post war death was attributed to
wartime service. We have researched and created 14 new Remembrance
pages and have added the names to our list of 26 names who died after
August 31, 1921.
“Death was attributed to wartime service” is officially recognized by
Veteran Affairs Canada; however, death certificates may also indicate war
service as a contributing factor. This was the case of the death certificate
of Milby Murray Spates, and we included his name on our list.
During our extensive research we identified a number of Veterans who died
of tuberculous and/or heart issues after discharge and who had suffered
from influenza, pneumonia, and related issues during service. Veteran
Affairs do not recognize them. Such is the case of Percy Fenton, who died
of tuberculous and who was hospitalized for influenza during service.
With a list of some 1738 individuals who served there are likely many who
died post war from illness related to service.
We coordinated with John Grattan who is undertaking a review of Veteran
graves in Yarmouth County, and we have shared information with each
other resulting from our research and his identification of veteran graves.
New Remembrance Pages WWI
(death attributed to wartime service)
New Remembrance Pages WWI
(death attributed to wartime service)
Burrell, Eric Judson
Cahan, John Flint
Hamm, William Edward
Holmes, Wallace W.
Kay, Leonard Redvers
Lorking, Albert
Moores, Clinton Ray
Nichols, Ansel Hamilton
Pitman, George Leslie
Pitman, William Leslie
Porter, Alvnie (Alvin Pottier)
Roy,Louis Joseph
Taylor, Charles Adelbert
Wilkinson, John William
Remembrance Page WWII April 26
George Leo McLean (Cape Breton)
Canadian Merchant Navy - SS Henri Mory
(Lost at Sea: April 26, 1941; Age 230
Remembrance Page WWII April 19
Albert Edward Taylor (Yarmouth, NS; Yarmouth Born Father)
(Died in Germany: July 23, 1945, Age 26)
Remembrance Page WWII April 11
Neil Maxwell Dalton (b. Yarmouth, NS)
(KIA: August 27, 1943; Age 25)
Updated: April 11
Casualties Connected to Yarmouth Town and County - WWII
Yarmouth NS War Memorial - WWII
Yarmouth Co. WWII Casualties by Year of Death
Remembrance Page WWI April 11
Ralph Burton Clark (b. Yarmouth)
Death related to War Service
Updated: April 11
Casualties Connected to Yarmouth Town and County - WWI
Remembrance Page WWII April 10
George William Abbott (Cape Breton)
(KIA: August 30, 1944; Age 19)
Remembrance Page WWI April 6
Harold Ryder Crowell (Those Who Served)
Remembrance Page WWI April 6
Willard Weymouth Crowell (Those Who Served)
Remembrance Page WWII April 6
Weymouth Crowell, Jr. (Yarmouth Co., born Parents)
KIA: April 17, 1944
Remembrance Page WWII April 4
Percy James Robicheau (b. Yarmouth NS)
(KIA April 5, 1945; Age 27)
Remembrance Page WWII March 26
Vera Catherine MacDonald (b. Cape Breton NS)
Remembrance Page WWII March 19
Gordon Allan Anthony
(b.Caledonia/South Brookfield, Queens Co., NS)
(KIA December 15, 1944; Age 21)
Remembrance Page WWII March 16
Loss of the SS Nerissa - April 30, 1941
Remembrance of 15 with a connection to Nova Scotia
lost at sea on the SS Nerissa.
Korean War Remembrance March 10
Robert John Moore (b. Yarmouth, NS)
(d. July 21, 1951; Age 21)
Remembrance Page WWII March 10
Basil Garnet Sexton (b. Windsor, NS)
Remembrance Page WWII March 10
Franklin Joseph Crook (b. Pictou Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) March 6
Fenwick Hiram Dunn (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) March 4
Frank Kinney (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Archibald Kinney (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) March 3
Arthur Augustus Dunn (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Adelbert Perrin Dunn (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) March 2
George Henry Golden
WWII Story Archive
A Time to Remember - The Battle for Iwo Jima March 1
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 27
Robert Murray Pendrigh (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 22
Joseph Liboire D’Eon (West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co.,, NS
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 17
Calvin Valpey Marshall (Arcadia, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 14
Arthur Clayton Truell (Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 13
Earle Russell Miller (Yarmouth, NS)
Graydon George Miller (Yarmouth NS)
Edmund McConnell Lewis (Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWII Feb 10
Edward Raphael Gaudet (Yarmouth Co., NS Born Parents)
John Joseph Alphonse Gaudet (Digby Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 10
Arthur Gilman Spates (Tusket Lakes, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Updated Curated Lists Feb 10
Casualties of Yarmouth Co., NS - WWII
Casualties of Digby Co., NS - WWII
Casualties of Nova Scotia, - WWII
Casualties with Connection to NS Serving with US Forces - WWII
Remembrance Page WWII Feb 5
David Thompson Bayne (Antigonish Co., NS)
Westminster Regiment (Motor)
KIA: February 19, 1944
New Menu Bar that includes a Quick Menu Feb 3
Links to web pages of curated lists of
Casualties and Those Who Served
Remembrance Page WWII Feb 1
Lester Cameron Graham (Pictou Co., NS)
George Paul Gaudet (Yarmouth Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) Feb 1
Louis Malcolm Gaudet (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Jean Ernest Gaudet (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Adolphe Stephen Gaudet (b. Yarmouth, NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) (May 24)
Oscar Jeremiah Amiro
Lower East Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWII (May 24)
Clifford Dennis Dugas (Doucetteville, Digby Co., NS
KIA: May 20, 1944 (Age 20)
Remembrance Page WWII (May 16)
Cedric Gardiner Rafuse
Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force Transport Command, RCAF
Died: September 13, 1943 (Age 25)
Remembrance Page WWII (May 15)
Frederick Erven Rogers
Signalman, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals,
KIA: May 9, 1945 (Age 25)
Remembrance Page WWII (May 4)
Francis Leslie Mulcahy (Halifax, NS)
Private, North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
KIA: April 24, 1945 (Age 21)
Nova Scotia WWII Casualties (May 4)
Holten Canadian War Cemetery
FEBRUARY - MAY 2025
Story Archive WWII (June 24, 2025)
The Loss of the Schooner Lillian E. Kerr
November 13, 1942
Remembrance Page WWII (June 15, 2025)
Barter, Albert Archibald (Inverness Co., NS)
Mess Room Boy, Merchant Navy
MV Velma
KIlled: October 14, 1944 (Age 21)
Russell Adamson (b. Glace Bay, NS)
Fireman, Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Albert Le Borgne
Killed: December 21, 1940 (Age 25)
WWII Merchant Navy Casualties Nova Scotia
Remembrance Page WWII (June 14, 2025)
George Joseph Antoine Boucher
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accidental Death: June 24, 1944 (Age 20) while serving at
No. 3 Radio Detachment, Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS
Casualties: Royal Canadian Air Force and Fleet Air Arm
Royal Navy; RCAF Station Yarmouth (East Camp - West
Camp); No. 3 Radio Detachment Station, Tusket, Yarmouth
Co., NS; Eastern Air Command; and Camp 60 (CIBTC)
Yarmouth, NS
Remembrance Page Korea - Updated (June 6, 2025)
Cecil Robert Ellsworth Fancy (Lunenburg Co., NS)
Died of Wounds: June 5, 1951 (Age 25)
Remembrance Page WWII (June 5, 2025)
Cecil Clayton Fancy (Lunenburg Co., NS)
KIA December 16, 1943 (Age 43)
Louis Peter Brooks (Cumberland Co., NS)
KIA May 30, 1944 (Age 23)
Selected Stories - Wartime Heritage
The TAG’s Guide to Love
WWII TAG Story
(June 4, 2025)
The Daily British Chicken Count
WWII Story
(June 4, 2025)
Endless Possibilities
WWII Story
(June 4, 2025)
The War Project
WWII Story
June 3, 2025
Remembrance Pages WWI
(Those Who Served - Photo Pages) (June 2)
Anthony Belliveau
Alvin Churchill
World War II Story Archive (June 1)
The Fall of France and Dunkirk
A Nova Scotian Perspective
Captain Israël Pothier (1903-1994)
A Memoir of the Wartime Experience
Remembrance Pages WWI
(Those Who Served - Photo Pages) (June 1)
Ernest William Amirault (b. West Pubnico)
Alphe Louis d’Entremont (b. West Pubnico)
Donald Isaac d’Entremont (b. West Pubnico)
Augustine Simon LeBlanc (b. Middle East Pubnico)
Alfred Augustin Amirault (b. Yarmouth)
Alex Volusien Amirault (b. West Pubnico)
Alcide William Amirault
(b. West Pubnico)
Norbert Angus D'Eon
(b. Middle East Pubnico)
Remembrance Page WWI (June 1)
Ernest Joseph Amirault (b. West Pubnico)
KIA: October 8, 1918 (Age 25)
Remembrance Page WWII (Updated) (June 1)
Alcide Joseph d’Entremont (b. Upper West Pubnico)
Date of Death: November 10, 1946
Charles Everett Boyle (Parents b. Halifax County)
KIA: April 1, 1945 (Age 33)
Frank Stephens D’Entremont (b. West Pubnico)
KIA: July 18, 1943 (Age 27)
Selected Stories - Wartime Heritage (June 1)
The Forgotten Names
Remembrance Page WWI
(Those Who Served - Updated Pages) (June 1)
Albert Agapit Pothier (b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Luc Amand Pothier (b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Charles Adrien Pothier (b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Cyril Edward Pothier b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWI (New) (June 1)
Alfred Ernest Aikman Williams (Yarmouth NS)
Joseph Leger Gaudet (Yarmouth Enlistment)
Fred Joseph Gaudet (b. Ohio, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Remembrance Page WWII (New) (June 1)
Thomas Hadley Roderic MacAulay (b. New Glasgow, NS)
Killed in Air Crash: January 8, 1945 (Age 30)
June 2025
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Remembrance Page WWII (July 25, 2025)
Leigh MacKay
Gunner
11 Army Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
Died of Illness: December 11, 1943 (Age 16)
Remembrance Page WWII (July 25, 2025)
Casualty - RCAF Station Yarmouth WWII
Stanley Arthur Ward
Flight Sergeant, 160 RCAF Squadron
Died: November 23, 1943 (Result of Illness; Age 26)
Remembrance Page WWI (Updated) (July 23, 2025)
Freeman Leslie Berry
Private
No. 2 Construction Battalion
Remembrance Page WWII (July 23, 2025)
Casualty - RCAF Station Yarmouth WWII
Cecil George Patton
Leading Aircraftman, 160 RCAF Squadron
Died: September 10, 1943 (Result of Accident; Age 24)
Remembrance Page WWI (July 23, 2025)
Charles Douglas Kirk (Yarmouth, NS)
Lieutenant
Canadian Engineers
Died: November 24, 1935 (Age 57)
(Death due to War Service)
Remembrance Page WWII (July 23, 2025)
Joseph Lawson Griffin
Gunner
Royal Canadian Artillery
Died: October 21, 1942; (Age 24)
Remembrance Page WWII (July 9, 2025)
Harris Gordon Hagen (Cumberland Co., NS)
Flight Sergeant
Royal Canadian Air Force
Killed: June 2, 1943 (Age 27)
World War II Story Archive (July 9, 2025)
Wartime History of Yarmouth NS
East Camp - RCAF Station Yarmouth - WWII
Remembrance Page WWI (July 9, 2025)
Those Who Served (Middle East Pubnico, NS)
James Theodore Amiro
Augustine Simon LeBlanc
Korean War (July 6, 2025)
Updated Korean War index page
New Pages:
Korean War Photos
Canadians at the Battle of Kapyong – April 1951
Canadians at the Battle of Hill 355 – October 1951
Remembrance Page WWII (July 4, 2025)
James Harry Bell
Able Seaman (DEMS Gunner) HMS President III. Royal Navy
Lost in MV Empire Sailor
Died: November 23, 1942 (Age 21)
Buried in Halifax, NS
Ernest Seymour Pelly
Assistant Cook
Canadian Merchant Navy
SS Lerwick (London) Canadian Merchant Navy
Died: February 26, 1940 (Age 64)
Remembrance Page WWII (July 1, 2025)
SS Nereus and SS Proteus (Canadian Merchant Navy)
Remembering seven Lost Nova Scotian Merchant Seamen
Remembrance Pages WWII (July 1, 2025)
Douglas Baker (Guysborough Co., NS)
Fireman and Trimmer (SS Kyno)
Lost at Sea: August 28, 1940 (Age 26)
Elmer Conrad (Lunenburg Co., NS)
Able Seaman (SS Ardanbhan)
Lost at Sea: December 17, 1940 (Age 23)
July 2025
July 2025
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Remembrance Page WWII (August 24, 2025)
Joseph Bernard Bona (Halifax Co.,NS)
Fireman and Trimmer, SS Kantara
WWII Merchant Navy
Died: October 21, 1944 (Age 33)
Martin John Bohin (Pictou Co., NS)
Seaman Second Class, USS John W. Brown,
United States Navy
Died: October 24, 1942 (Age 21)
Remembrance Page WWII (August 23, 2025)
Vilhelm Kruuse Boggild (Shelburne Co., NS)
Corporal, North Nova Scotia Highlanders
KIA: March 25, 1945 (Age 20)
Those Who Served Yarmouth Co., NS WWI (August 23, 2025)
3 New Names Added (Our research to date has identified
1750 with connection to Yarmouth Co., NS, served in WWI)
Peter George Boutilier (10th Siege Battery) Yarmouth Co. Res.
Charles William Richards (US Navy) Born Wedgeport, NS
Donald Kingston (Engineer SS Metapan 1914) Yarmouth Res.
Remembrance Page WWII (August 18, 2025)
Hugh Campbell (Cape Breton Co., NS)
Flying Officer, Royal Canadian Air Force,
226 RAF Squadron
Died: August 5, 1945 (Age 22)
Willoughby Brent Zwicker (Lunenburg Co., NS)
Private, West Nova Scotia Regiment
KIA: August 2, 1943 (Age 39)
World War II Story Archive (August 17, 2025)
Flying Accident - April 20, 1944
Aircraft KB126 - RCAF Station Greenwood
Non-Nova Scotian WWII Casualties
Buried in Nova Scotia (Updated) (August 17, 2025)
James Gerald Brown (killed in accident - April 20, 1944)
Hugh Edward McCann (killed in accident - April 20, 1944)
World War II Story Archive (August 17, 2025)
119 Squadron - RCAF Station, Yarmouth NS (WWII) (Updated)
Remembrance Page WWII (August 13, 2025)
Joseph Thomas Patrick Culbert
Civilian Radio Officer
Ferry Command, Royal Air Force
Died: August 14, 1941
Remembrance Page WWII (August 5, 2025)
Lawrence Fairn Chipman (Annapolis Co., NS)
Lieutenant (S)
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Died: July 11, 1945 (Age 26)
Remembrance Page WWI (Those Who Served) (August 1, 2025)
Charles William Richard
Boatswain
Merchant Navy, United States Navy
(b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Joseph Vincent Richard
Corporal
K Company, 323rd Infantry, 81st Division, US Army
(b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
George Edward Richard
Private
Company C, 301st Infantry Regiment, 76th Division;
Company B, 59th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division,
United States Army
(b. Wedgeport, Yarmouth Co., NS)
September 2025 Updates
Remembrance Page WWII (September 1, 2025)
Cedric Wilson Dixon (Queens Co., NS)
7th Engineer MV Inverdargle
Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: January 16, 1940 (Age 20)
William Joseph Crosbie (Richmond Co., NS)
Seaman, SS Lake Osweya
Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: February 20, 1942 (Age 24)
Walter William Burns (Halifax, NS)
Flight Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
38 (RAF) Squadron
Died: July 13, 1942 (Age 22)
John Robert Weldon Grant (Cape Breton, NS)
Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Died: October 8, 1942 (Age 20)
Carman Garfield Dixon (Updated) (September 1, 2025)
Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF Station Yarmouth
Died: April 15, 1943 (Age 28)
World War II Story Archive (September 1, 2025)
World War II Ends with Unconditional Surrenders
Remembrance Pages WWII (November 15, 2025)
Julian Eugene McNeil (Antigonish Co. NS born Parents)
Private
87th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron, USAAF
Died: April 14, 1943 (Age 47)
Remembrance Pages WWII (November 11, 2025)
Harry Walter Foote (Kings Co., NS born Parents)
Second Lieutenant
Company C, 41st Tank Batt., 11th Armored Div., US Army
KIA: March 20, 1945 (Age 23)
Arthur Hughes McLeod (Nova Scotia born Parents)
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class
Patrol Bombing Squadron 149,United States Navy
Killed: March 12, 1945 (Age 22)
Korean War Remembrance Pages (November 11, 2025)
Frederick George Works (Colchester Co., NS)
Private
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Killed: April 3, 1951 (Age 23) Korea
Joseph Bernard Surette
Private First Class (b. Wedgeport NS)
Company B, 1st Batt., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div., USMC
Killed: June 1, 1951 (Age 21) Korea
Remembrance Pages WWII (November 10, 2025)
Sigurd Yggeseth
Chief Engineer, SS Lago, Norwegian Merchant Navy
Died of Illness: May 9, 1940 (Age 49) Yarmouth, NS
Buried Mountain Cemetery (unmarked grave)
Charilaos Inglessis
Engineer, SS Leonidas N. Condylis, Greek Merchant Navy
Died of Illness: February 9, 1945 (Age 46) Yarmouth, NS
Buried Mountain Cemetery (unmarked grave)
Remembrance Pages WWII (November 10, 2025)
Adrian Albert Engelhard Jr.
Private
135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division, US Army
(also served in the Canadian Army)
KIA Tunisia: April 10, 1943 (Age 23)
Remembrance 2025 (November 1, 2025)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 1939 - 1940
WWII Story Archive
The Closing of Camp 60
October 30, 1945 – October 30, 2025 (New October 30, 2025)
Remembrance Pages WWII - (New October 28, 2025)
Walter Philip Leadbetter (Kings Co., NS; NS Born Parent)
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Composite Squadron 26 (VC-26), US Navy Reserve
Died: June 30, 1943 (Age 26)
Remembrance Pages WWII - (New October 24, 2025)
Joseph Leo Preshong (Antigonish Co., NS)
Radioman Third Class
Patrol Squadron 91 (VP-91), Patrol Wing 1, US Navy
Died: October 14, 1942 (Age 23)
Paul Franklin Cecil (Halifax (Resident at Enlistment)
Second Lieutenant
Corps of Engineers, US Army
Died: July 21, 1942 (age 24)
Remembrance Pages WWII - (New October 21, 2025)
Rodney John NcNeil (Cape Breton)
Staff Sergeant, Company F, 5th Engineers, US Army
Died: April 23, 1940 (age 37)
Remembrance Pages WWII - (New October 14, 2025)
Ralph Charles Gaudet, SS Patrick J. Hurley
Cook, American Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: September 13, 1942 (Age 43)
Remembrance Pages WWII - (New October 12, 2025)
Joseph Hazel, SS Ceramic
Assistant Steward, Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: December 7, 1942 (Age 20)
Angus MacKinnon, SS Erviken
Deck Boy, Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: October 17, 1941(Age 24)
Simon Guthro, SS Erviken
Engine Room Boy, Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: Lost at Sea: October 17, 1941(Age 19)
Remembrance Page WWII - (New October 4, 2025)
John Joseph MacDougall
Radio Operator, SS Carolus, Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: October 9, 1942. (Age 19)
Remembrance Pages WWI Those Who Served
Yarmouth (October 2, 2025)
Thomas Porter McConnell
SS Verdi, Merchant Navy WWI
Remembrance Page WWII - (Updated October 1, 2025)
Richard Reginald Irvine
Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Yarmouth Connection
Royal Canadian Air Force
Died: June 6, 1944 (Age 34)
Commercial Manager CJLS Yarmouth (1940-1942)
Remembrance Page WWII - (New October 1, 2025)
Donald Allen Durkee (Yarmouth Connection)
Fireman First Class
USS S-28 (SS-133), US Submarine Force, US Navy
Died: July 4, 1944 (Age 18)
World War II
Canadian Casualties of WWII Aged 14 to 17
Our Research has identified 85 casualties who died while serving
with the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air
Force, and Merchant Navy, 14, 16, and 17 years of age at the time
of death. (October 1, 2025)
Remembrance Pages WWI Those Who Served
Yarmouth (October 1, 2025)
Lawrence Burrill (New Name added)
Harold Everett DeWinter (New Name added)
Frank Clayton Durkee (New Name added)
Harold Allen Durkee (New Name added)
Lester Pearl Durkee
Alonzo Willis Durkee
Quick Menu (Updated) (October 1, 2025)
September 2025 Updates
Remembrance Page WWII (September 1, 2025)
Cedric Wilson Dixon (Queens Co., NS)
7th Engineer MV Inverdargle
Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: January 16, 1940 (Age 20)
William Joseph Crosbie (Richmond Co., NS)
Seaman, SS Lake Osweya
Canadian Merchant Navy
Lost at Sea: February 20, 1942 (Age 24)
Walter William Burns (Halifax, NS)
Flight Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
38 (RAF) Squadron
Died: July 13, 1942 (Age 22)
John Robert Weldon Grant (Cape Breton, NS)
Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Died: October 8, 1942 (Age 20)
Carman Garfield Dixon (Updated) (September 1, 2025)
Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF Station Yarmouth
Died: April 15, 1943 (Age 28)
World War II Story Archive (September 1, 2025)
World War II Ends with Unconditional Surrenders