Name: James Albert Daniel Anthony Rank: Skipper Service Number: O/2500 Service: HMCS Loos, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Date of Birth: March 27, 1884 Place of Birth: Ovens, Lunenburg Co, NS Date at Enlistment: September 21, 1939 Place of Enlistment: Halifax, NS Age at Enlistment: 55 Address at Enlistment: 124 ½ Chebucto Rd, Halifax, NS Height: 5 feet, 4 inches Complexion: Medium / Dark Hair colour: Black Eye colour: Brown / Hazel Marital Status: Married Next of Kin: Stella Anthony (Wife) Religion: Church of England Date of Death: June 17, 1942 Age: 58 Cemetery: Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS Grave: Sec. W.A., Lot 39 Commemorated on Page 55 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 9 James Albert Daniel Anthony was the only child of Mr. Anthony (1860-1885) and Clara (Swieber) Anthony (1866 1919). James’ service file states his mother was Clara ‘Zwicker’. Dan Anthony married Stella Victoria Westhaver (1888-1950) of Halifax, NS, on February 18, 1913, in Halifax. They had one daughter Clara Ada Isabella (Anthony) Myers (1915-2010). Prior to WWI, James served 4 years with the 65th Rifles and 1 year, 11 months with the Royal Canadian Regiment. He served during the First World War (Regimental # 2731085) as a Lance Corporal with the 6th Engineering Depot, Taken on Strength on September 23, 1918 and discharged February 14, 1919, at Halifax, Nova Scotia. During WWII, he enlisted and first served as Second Mate on the CGS (Coast Guard Ship) Arras. HMCS Arras was one of twelve Battle-class naval trawlers that saw service with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The vessel entered service in 1918 near the end of the First World War and was used for patrolling and escort duties along the Atlantic Coast of Canada. Following the war, Arras was transferred to the Department of Marine and Fisheries where the ship was used as a fisheries patrol vessel. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, the ship re-entered RCN service as a gate vessel. James was promoted to the rank of Skipper on October 14, 1940. He also served on the HMCS Acadia, HMCS French, and HMCS Venture, also a gate vessel. Through the war, HMCS Acadia served as an anti-aircraft and gunnery training ship, as well as conducting some coastal patrols and escorting convoys in Canadian waters. James subsequently served on HMCS Loos, also a Battle-class naval trawler. Built by the Kingston Shipbuilding Company and launched in September 1917, the ship was commissioned in August 1918. Decommissioned in 1920, HMCS Loos was also transferred to the Department of Marine and Fisheries, and used as a lighthouse supply ship. Sold in 1937, the ship was re-acquired by the RCN in December 1940 and converted to a gate vessel, spending part of the war at Shelburne, Nova Scotia Skipper Anthony died of chest complications following a herniotomy operation on June 17, 1942, and was interred at the Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

HMCS Arras