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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
James Anthony Cain
James Anthony Cann
551326
Lance Corporal
Fort Garry Horse;
16th Light Horse, 3rd Division Cavalry Squadron
Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS
August 25, 1889
May 14, 1915
Regina, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
26
5 feet, 7 inches
fresh
brown
blue
3 years Canadian Field Artillery
Single
Farmer
Baptist
Enoch Cann (Father) Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS
October 9, 1918
29
Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France
V. D. 10.
Commemorated on Page 380 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on August 18 and 19
Listed on the Role of Honour Fort Garry Horse
James was the son of Enoch Cann (1843–1923) and Margaret Susan (Saunders) Cann
(1845–1935) of Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS. James left Yarmouth in 1914 and was farming in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan prior to his enlistment.
He arrived in England on January 31, 1916 and embarked for France on April 3, 1916. He was
appointed Lance Corporal on July 13, 1917.
On October 9, 1918, having advanced through Maurais and Reumont to Le Cateay, he was
dismounted and holding some horses when he was instantly killed by an enemy shell.
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Hillside Cemetery, South Ohio,
Yarmouth Co., NS