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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Arthur Charles Teale
Rank:
Private
Service Number:
F/5136
Regiment:
Cape Breton Highlanders, R.C.I.C
Date of Birth:
September 29, 1920
Place of Birth:
Halifax, NS
Date of Enlistment:
March 3, 1942
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Seabright, Halifax Co., NS
Age at Enlistment:
21
Trade:
Labourer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Pearl Johnson (Mother) Seabright, Halifax Co., NS
Date of Death:
September 8, 1944
Age At Death:
24
Cemetery:
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy
Grave Reference:
I, A, 7.
Listed on the Cape Breton Highlanders Monument
Commemorated on Page 459 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 3
Private Arthur Charles Teale was the son of James and Pearle Johnson, of Seabright, Halifax Co., Nova
Scotia, Canada. He was the brother of Huntley, Muriel, Irene, and Vera.
Private Arthur Charles Teale enlisted at Yarmouth, NS on March 3, 1942. He completed his basic Training at
No. 60 CIBTC Yarmouth, NS in January and February, 1942.
Private Teale served in Canada from March 3, 1942 to September 9, 1943; in the United Kingdom from
September 10, 1943 to March 2, 1944; and in the Italian Campaign from March 3, 1944 until September 8,
1944.
Arthur Charles Teale was killed in action while serving in Italy.
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Arthur Charles Teale