Name: Hugh Thorburn Spinney Rank: Rifleman Service No: F/30557 Service: Halifax Rifles, R.C.I.C. Date of Birth: July 24, 1915 Place of Birth: Liverpool, NS Date of Enlistment: January 8, 1941 Place of Enlistment: Dartmouth, NS Address at Enlistment: Argyle Sound, Yarmouth Co., NS Age at Enlistment: 25 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Previous Military: 3rd Division Sigs. (18 months 1930-1931) Trade: Fisherman/Truck Driver Marital Status: Married Religion: Baptist Next of Kin: Annette Spinney (Wife) Argyle Sound, Yarmouth Co., NS Date of Death: September 4, 1941 Age: 26 Cemetery: Argyle (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery (Nova Scotia, Canada) The 105th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial Commemorated on page 45 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 3 Hugh Spinney was the son James Calvin Spinney (1875-1943) and Margaret Armanilla (Thorburn) Spinney (1882-1959) of Argyle Sound, brother of Edna Lydia Spinney (1913-1996), and husband of Annette (Bushell) Spinney (1912-1989), of Argyle Sound. He was the father of two children, Edna Faye Spinney (1935-2005) and Audrey Louise Spinney (1937-1990). Prior to enlistment, Hugh served in the Canadian Militia with the 3rd Division Signals for 18 months in 1930-1931. He died at Mosher’s Garage in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia the result of an automotive accident while travelling between Mulgrave and Halifax. A second soldier Rifleman Douglas William Langille (Service Number F/30305), age 19, was also killed in the crash. He was the son of David and Gladys Langille, of Halifax, NS. Two other Rifleman, ME Dauphinee and RE Lane, survived the crash. Sources and Information: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Veterans Affairs Canada