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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Private Charles Henry Durkee
Regimental Number:
283469
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
219th Battalion (Home Guard)
“C” Company
Place of Birth:
Lake George, Yarmouth Co., N.S.
Date of Birth:
August 8, 1875
Address at Enlistment:
Beaver River, Yarmouth Co., N.S.
Trade:
Farmer
Marital Status:
Married to Ella May Durkee
Prior Military Experience:
29th Battery, CFA
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, N.S
Date of Enlistment:
April 12, 1916
Age at enlistment:
40
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Religion:
Baptist
Charles
Henry
Durkee
was
the
son
of
the
late
Cyrus
M.
and
Mary
E.
Durkee
and
the
husband
of
Ella
May
Durkee.
of
Beaver
River,
N.S.
Charles
had
a
daughter,
Anna
Vivian
and
a
son
Private
Forrester
Durkee
who
was
stationed
in
Halifax
at
McNabs
Island
with
the
Canadian
Artillery.
Charles
enlisted
in
1916;
however,
due
to
his
age
he
was
considered
too
old
to
be
sent
overseas
and
was
stationed
with
the
Canadian
Militia
at
Halifax.
On
December
6th
1917,
at
the
time
of
the
Halifax
Explosion,
Charles
was
on
duty
at
the
Wellington
Barracks
and
incurred
a
severe
head
injury.
An
operation
was
performed
on
March
17th
to
remove
a
splinter
of
bone
from
his
brain.
He
did
not
recover from the operation and died the following day.
Date of Death:
March 18, 1918
Age at Death:
42
Buried at:
Port Maitland (Beaver River)
Cemetery, Nova Scotia, Canada
Plot:
L.101. N.B.
Commemorated on the Yarmouth War Memorial
Private Charles Henry Durkee
Port Maitland Cemetery
Wartime Heritage Photo (July 2014)
Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)
Photo: Courtesy of Kathleen (Durkee) Cann
