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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
James Henry Roy
Service Number:
326913
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
58th Howitzer Battery, 14th Brigade
Date of Birth:
January 31, 1879
Place of Birth:
Brantford, Ontario.
Date of Enlistment:
April 12, 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Fredericton, NB
Age at Enlistment:
37
Height:
5 feet, 4 inches
Hair:
Dark
Eyes:
Hazel
Complexion: Dark
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Previous Military:
South African War (1902) 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Trade:
Cigar Maker
Religion:
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Mrs Grace E (Wife), Yarmouth, NS
Date of Death:
November 25, 1922
Cemetery:
Mountain Cemetery, Yarmouth, NS
Listed on the Yarmouth Memorial
Private James Roy was the son of Louis Joseph Roy and Anne Jane (Woods) Roy. The family initially lived
in Brantford, Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia. Private Roy served in the Boer War (1902). His
brother, David William Roy, was killed in action September 15, 1916.
On April 28, 1909 he married Grace Ethel Trefoy at Yarmouth. He enlisted for service in World War I in
April 1916. He went overseas in September, 1916 and to France on March 18, 1917. He returned to
Canada on HMT Regina and was discharged from service at Halifax on May 29, 1919.
Private Roy died of heart failure on November 25, 1922 at Yarmouth, NS. He was buried at Mountain
Cemetery.
Sources:
Library and Archives Canada
James Henry Roy