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Douglas Milford Rhyno
Douglas Milford Rhyno
Private
F/1061
West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
September 23, 1920
Milton, Queens Co., NS
April 9, 1942
North Bay, Ontario
Middleton, NS
22
5 feet, 10½ inches
Medium
Hazel
Dark Brown
Fireman
Single
Baptist
Mary Rhyno (Mother) Middleton, Annapolis Co., NS
March 28, 1944
23
Moro River Canadian War Cemetery
I. D. 8.
Commemorated on page 426 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on September 9
Douglas Milford Rhyno
was the son of Robert Ralph (b. 1881-1964) and Mary Ellen Rhyno (b. 1890-
1944), of Middleton, NS. While born in Milton, Queens Co., NS, he lived in Middleton for the eleven
years prior to his enlistment.
Private Rhyno completed basic training at CABTC #60 at Yarmouth, NS. He served in Canada
between April 9, 1943 and May 13, 1943; in the United Kingdom between May 14, 1943 and September
12, 1943; and in Italy from September 13, 1943 until his death on March 28, 1944.
Private Rhyno was killed in action.