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William Arnold Yorke Private F/52054 West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C. June 9, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. February 15, 1943 Halifax, NS Digby, NS 18 5 feet, 7½ inches Fair Blue Brown Single Sales Clerk Methodist Gertrude Yorke (Mother) Little River, Digby Co., NS January 4, 1945 20 Ravenna War Cemetery V. F. 3. Commemorated on page 577 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on December 2 William Yorke was the son of William Dimock Yorke (1891-1941) and Gertrude Mae Yorke. He had one brother Robert and one sister Dorothy. His father was born in Clementsvale, Annapolis Co., NS. The family lived in Boston, Mass. United States, until 1934 and then lived in Little River, Digby Co., NS. Immediately prior to his enlistment, he was employed at the Royal Department Store in Digby as a sales clerk. He left school to work having completed Grade VIII. His favourite subject i school was geography. He read in his space time, enjoyed sports, and especially liked hockey. Having completed his basic training at Camp 60, Yarmouth and advanced training at Aldershot, NS in Canada. He was certified as a motorcyclist Class III on August 14, 1943. He was assessed by the military as being alert, cooperative and enthusiastic about the army. Private Yorke went overseas, disembarking in the United Kingdom on April 12, 1944. He departed the United Kingdom on May 2, 1944 and disembarked in Italy on May 16, 1944 and joined the West Nova Scotia Regiment. He was wounded on September 21, 1944 and hospitalized until September 27 when he returned to the field. He was killed in action on January 4, 1945 near Granarola, Italy.