Remembering World War I Yarmouth Connections

Gordon Murree     Regiment: Canadian Infantry Battalion: 25th Battalion Regimental Number: 67164 Date of Birth: January 1, 1893 Place of Birth: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Trade: labourer Marital Status: Single Date of Enlistment: November 12, 1914 Place of Enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia Age at Enlistment: 21 Height: 5 Feet 6 Inches Prior Military Experience: 29th Battery CFA Yarmouth NS Religion: Wesleyan Next of Kin: Reuben Muree (father), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Gordon Murree had enlisted with the 29th Battery Canadian Field Artillery at the outset of World War I and was transferred to the 25th Battalion on November 12, 1914.  He was reported missing in action in the course of the Vimy Ridge Battle of April 1917.  He was presumed dead and his death officially listed on April 29, 1917. Date of Death: April 29, 1917 Age at Death: 24 Listed on: Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France   Commemorated on Page 299 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. This page is displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 30 and July 1. Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 25th Battalion.    

Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)