Name: William Joseph Muise Rank: Private Service No: F/42624 Service: Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C. Date of Birth: January 23, 1905 Place of Birth: East Chebogue, Yarmouth Co., NS Date of Enlistment: October 5, 1939 Place of Enlistment: Bridgewater, NS Address At Enlistment: Bridgewater, NS Age at Enlistment: 34 Height: 5 feet, 4 inches Weight: 12 lbs. Complexion: Medium Eyes: Dark Grey Hair: Light Brown Trade: Farmer Marital Status: Married Religion: Roman Catholic Next of Kin: Alice Muise (Wife) East Chebogue, Yarmouth Co., NS Date of Death: September 14, 1944 Age at Death: 39 Cemetery: Coriano Ridge War Cemetery (Italy) Grave Reference: IX, B, 3. The 85th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial Commemorated on page 400 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on August 27 William Joseph Muise was the son of Juline and Amy Muise. He was the husband of Mary Alice Muise, and father of Joseph Francis, Augustus William, and Elie Louis, of East Chebogue, Yarmouth Co., NS. He departed Canada on December 23,1939 arriving in the United Kingdom on December 31, 1939 where he served until February 23, 1944. He disembarked in Italy on March 3, 1944. Private Muise was killed in action while serving in Italy and was initially buried on September 16, 1944 in Riccione, Italy. He was reburied in the Coriano Ridge Cemetery in 1947. Sources and Information: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian Virtual War Memorial