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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering WWII
Nova Scotia Casualties
John Joseph Desveaux
Rank:
Private
Service No:
F/209
Service:
Veterans Guard of Canada
Date of Birth:
October 15, 1888
Place of Birth:
Passchendaele, Cape Breton, NS
Date of Enlistment:
July 2, 1940
Place of Enlistment:
Sydney, NS
Address At Enlistment:
Passchendaele, NS
Age at Enlistment:
Trade:
Miner
Marital Status:
Married
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Mary Ellen Desveaux (Wife) Passchendaele, NS.
John was the husband of Mary E. Desveaux, of Passchendaele, NS. During World War I, he served with the
156th Battalion and #29 Company, Forestry Battalion.
He served in Canada between July 4, 1940 and January 5, 1942. Suffering from ill health he was unable to
meet the required physical standards and was discharged January 5, 1942 at Halifax. He died in
Passchendaele, NS.
Date of Death:
December 30, 1942
Age At Death:
54
Cemetery:
St. Anthony's Cemetery, Glace Bay, NS
Grave Reference:
Family Plot
Commemorated on Page 69 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 16
Sources and Information:
Veterans Affairs Canada
John Joseph Desveaux