Remembering World War I Yarmouth Connections

Carl Denlon Hemeon   Regiment: Canadian Infantry Battalion: 112th Battalion/25th Battalion Regimental Number: 733247 Rank; Private Date of Birth: May 19, 1897 Place of Birth: Plymouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia Trade: Farmer Marital Status: Single Date of Enlistment: December 21, 1915 Place of Enlistment: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Address at Enlistment: Plymouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia Prior Military Experience: 29th Battery C. F. A. (Yarmouth, N.S.) Age at enlistment: 18 Height: 5 Feet 7 Inches Religion: Baptist Carl Hemeon was the son of George Henson, Plymouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. He was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 29, 1917.   Date of Death: April 29, 1917 Age at Death: 19 years, 11 months Buried at: Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France  Commemorated on Page 254 of the First World War Book of Remembrance This page is displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 6 Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 112th Battalion.       

Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)