Wartime Heritage ASSOCIATION

January 1, 2024 Merchant Navy WWII Merchant Navy Casualties Nova Scotia WWII Remembrance Page Motor Transport Montrolite: Remembering Merchant Seamen Albert Joseph Aubie Frederick W. Bowdridge James Benedict Clannon Peter Martin Clannon Roy William Gillespie Arthur Robert Mason Louis Auguste Pierre Martin L. Sampson Harold Whitford Sponagle WWII Story Archive The Fall of Hong Kong - December 25, 1941 (Nova Scotia Casualties) HMS Thracian - Hong Kong, December 1941 George Egan - Able Seaman, Royal Navy (Updated) WWII Remembrance Pages: Angus John Jacquard (Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia; d. January 1, 1944) Richard Orton (Halifax Co.,Nova Scotia; lost at sea on January 28, 1940) January 4, 2024 Merchant Navy SS Lady Hawkins (Lost January 19, 1942) Remembering Merchant Navy: Bush, Henry Benjamin Cannell, Wilfrid Edwin Cook-Gorbell, Lillie Coolen, Carl Hastings Dunne, James Albert Hall, Lloyd Kenneth Hayman, Donald Stanley Houghton, Harry Purdy Kuhl, Rene Arnold McDonald, Thomas Morrison, Lewis Nelson Newell, Ephraim Eugene Parker, John Edward Ross, Donald Brenton Smith, Albert Osborne Stone, Philip Matthew Thompson, John Tyrrell, Harold Edward Remembrance Page: Robert Leonard Lawrence (New Glasgow, Pictou Co., NS) d. August 13, 1944 January 6, 2024 Remembrance Page WWII Merchant Navy Samuel Davis (Cape Breton) Galley Boy on the SS Justitia, Age 19 Lost at Sea: November 23, 1940 January 9, 2024 Remembrance Page WWII Otto John Peterson, KIA September 27, 1940. aged 25 (Halifax, NS) January 14, 2024 WWII Remembrance Page SS Wigry: Remembering Nova Scotian Merchant Seamen John Dickson (Fireman) Carl William Julien (Steward/Chef) Charles Henry Peach (Wireless Operator/Liaison Radio Officer) January 17, 2024 WWII Remembrance Page Nova Scotian British Army Casualties - Tunisia William Granville Letcher, Sergeant, 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards KIA April 2, 1943, age 22 David Arthur May, Captain, Royal Canadian Artillery KIA February 27, 1943 , age 24 WWII Remembrance Page Nathan Feinstein, Private, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, KIA November 2, 1944, age 27 WWII Remembrance Page Samuel Feinstein, Flight Sergeant, 12 (RAF) Squadron, RCAF KIA September 30, 1942, age 21 Remembrance Page George L. Houghton (1841-1917) b. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Congressional Medal of Honor American Civil War January 20, 2024 Merchant Navy SS Maplecourt - Lost February 6, 1941 Aucoin, Dedier Berry, Raymond Bowes, Edison Campbell, Garfield Dewhurst, Edward Doucette, Joseph E. Kelly, Joseph Barnabie Langille, Harold Stanley Luyten, Charles Cornelis Hendrick Matheson, William Morrissey, Michael Richards, Clarence Shaw, Joseph Shea, Albert Trefry, Ernest F. Young, George January 25, 2024 WWII Remembrance Pages John Alan Jefferson Sergeant, RCAF January 27, 1944 (Aged 28) Ronald Morrison Greaser, MV Mary Slessor Canadian Merchant Navy Lost at Sea: February 7, 1943 (Aged 38) Alexander (Sandy) Livingston, Seaman, SS La Salle Canadian Merchant Navy Lost at Sea: November 7, 1942 (Aged 34) Harold Risser Seaman SS Derrynane (London, England) Canadian Merchant Navy Lost at Sea: February 12, 1941 (Aged 21) Thomas Charles LeBlanc Second Steward, MV Inverilen Canadian Merchant Navy Lost at Sea: February 3, 1943 (Aged 27)

February 1, 2024 Remembrance Page WWII Peter John Whelan North Nova Scotia Highlanders KIA September 17, 1944 Age: 27 Percy Campbell Forsythe (Forsyth) Messman SS City of Atlanta, US Merchant Navy (b. Yarmouth, NS) Lost at Sea - January 19, 1942 (aged 63) Robert Anthony Bonneville (Updated Remembrance Page) Staff Sergeant Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division, United States Army (KIA August 26, 1944 (Age 25) February 2, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Clifford Bury Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: February 15, 1945 (Natural Cause) (Age 18) February 5, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Donald William Sangster Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: February 24, 1944 (Age 18) Lorne Clifford Taerum Flight Sergeant 550 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: February 3, 1945 (Killed in Action) (Age 18) February 6, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Richard Joseph O'Reilly Flight Sergeant 100 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: March 16, 1945 (Killed in Action) (Age 18) Harvey Albert Frizzell Pilot Officer 432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: March 22, 1944 (Killed in Action) (Age 18) February 10, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Robert Alexander Welsh Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: April 28, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Harry Gordon Thompson Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: April 23, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) John Henry Kearney Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: June 15, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Hector Patrick Samuel Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: June 15, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) WWII Remembrance Page (Updated) Arthur Raymond Hayes (Yarmouth Co., NS) Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: June 15, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 19) February 11, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Gordon Felix Loyer Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 4, 1940 (died of illness) (Age 18) Robert Lewis Greer Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 1, 1941 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Jamie Ralph Boyd Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 13, 1941 (Killed in Accident) (Age 18) Donald Andrew Harvey Redshaw Sergeant 9 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: June 22, 1944 (Killed in Action) (Age 18) Henry Benedict Bellew Sergeant R/202312 Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 2, 1943 (Killed in Flying Accident) (Age 18) February 12, 2024 WWII Remembrance Page (Updated) Donald Grant Hamilton (Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia) Warrant Officer Class II (Air Gunner) 429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force/Air Gunner Died: December 4, 1943 (Killed in Action) (Age 28) Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) George Robert Hooper Sergeant 429 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 4, 1943 (Killed in Action) (Age 18) February 15, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Roy Donald Peters Sergeant 57 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 24, 1942 (Killed in Action) (Age 16) Joseph Paul Buzik Aircraftman Second Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 11, 1942 (Killed in Flying Accident) (Age 18) Keith Pratt Gemmel Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 3, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) James Neil Gordon Sergeant 626 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 1, 1944 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 18) February 17, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) John Christopher Smart Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 18, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Gilbert Campbell McFadyen Aircraftman Second Class Marine Section, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 24, 1943 (Lost at Sea) Age 18 Garnett Arthur Davies Aircraftman Second Class Marine Section, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 24, 1943 (Lost at Sea) Age 17 Ralph William Ashford Wilson Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: January 20, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) William Frederick Windsor Pilot Officer 431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: July 29, 1944 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 18) Roy Neil Graham Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: February 25, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 18, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Ross Meredith Dickie Sergeant 19 OTU, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: August 30, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 20, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) John Duncan Morrison Flight Sergeant 1652 HCU, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: August 24, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Ernest Joseph Shelling Leading Aircraftman No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: August 19, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Cameron Warren Odell Aircraftman First Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: August 11, 1944 (Accidental Death) (Age 18) James Robertson Davie Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 5, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Kenneth Clarence Richardson Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 3, 1944 (Died in drowning accident) (Age 18) Pierre Paul Enée Bordeleau Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 28, 1944 (Died in drowning accident) (Age 18) James McIntyre Turner Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 6, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Joseph Georges Jean Legault Aircraftman Second Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 8, 1943 (Died in drowning accident) (Age 18) James Meldrum Watt Sergeant 101 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 13, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Henry Roberts Bessent Sergeant R/198740 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 17, 1943 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 18) February 21, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) George Sidney Perry Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: December 13, 1943 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 18) Ernest James Pridham Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: November 15, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Wesley Earl Meier Leading Aircraftman No.1 OTU, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: September 20, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Lawrence Hunter Ramage Warrant Officer Class II Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 20, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) James Ward Anderson Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: November 16, 1941 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 22, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) John Wakefield Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 20, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 23, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Francis Rudd Sergeant 431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 9, 1943 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 18) Earl William Reid Flight Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 2, 1944 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) Robert Malcolm McGregor Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 8, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) Oliver Charles Johnson Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 13, 1941 (Killed in a motor vehicle accident) (Age 18) Gordon Harry Manning Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 15, 1941 (Killed in a motor vehicle accident) (Age 18) John Harold Whalen Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: November 19, 1940 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 24, 2024 Royal Canadian Air Force Casualties (Ages 16 -18) Thomas Gerald Stevenson Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: October 30 1941 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 18) February 25, 2024 WWII Remembrance Page - Nova Scotia Arthur Rupert Rockwell (Colchester Co., NS) Seaman First Class Service LST-816, United States Navy Died: April 13, 1946 February 27, 2024 Updated WWII Remembrance Page - Nova Scotia Otis Keith Nickerson (Yarmouth Co., NS) Leading Aircraftman Royal Canadian Air Force Died: April 13, 1942 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 19) Bourneuf Freeman Pothier (Yarmouth Co., NS) Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Died: May 7, 1944 (Killed in Air Operation) (Age 21) New WWII Remembrance Page - Nova Scotia Douglas Haig Matheson (Yarmouth Co., NS) Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force Died: June 4, 1943 (Killed in Training Accident) (Age 24)