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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
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 of Margaret Spinney, of Argyle
Sound and husband of Annette Spinney, of Argyle Sound.
He was the father of two children, Edna and Audrey.
He died at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia the result of an
automotive accident while travelling between Mulgrave
and Halifax.
ources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Hugh Thorburn Spinney
Photot: Wartime Heritage 2016