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Remembering World War II
Yarmouth NS War Memorial - WWII
The Cenotaph, located in front of the Yarmouth County Library, Main
Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia lists 117 names of men and women
from Yarmouth Town and County who lost their lives during World War II.
The Wartime Heritage Association WWII Casualty Page
lists 166 war dead with the addition of the following 48 names
not listed on the monument.
(26) Born in the Town of Yarmouth /Yarmouth County
Amero, Alfred John
December 2, 1944 (Sergeant) West Nova Scotia Regiment, RCIC
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Berry, Raymond
February 6, 1941 (Fireman and Trimmer) SS Maplecourt (Montreal), Canadian Merchant Navy
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Boudreau, Herbert Andrew
October 28, 1944 (Private) Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, RCIC
(b. Lower Melbourne, Yarmouth Co., NS
Comeau, Emile Joseph
December 15, 1943 (Private) 48th Highlanders of Canada, RCIC
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Crosby, Frank Killam
March 8, 1944 (Captain) US Army Troop Transport SS Yarmouth
(b. Chebogue, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Crowell William
September 21, 1941 (Able Seaman) SS Lissa (Glasgow, Scotland)
(b. Yarmouth NS)
D'Entremont, Alcide Joseph
November 10, 1946 (Private) Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
(b. Upper West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS
D’Entremont, Frank Stephens
July 18, 1943 (Private) Carleton and York Regiment, RCIC
(b. West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS
Dixon, William Henry
August 16, 1942 (Private) Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Dow, Leonard Arthur
July 25, 1943 (Private) Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, RCIC
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Duffy, Warren Alvin
August 7, 1944 (Flight Lieutenant) 617 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Fells, Roy Morton
December 2, 1943 (Sergeant) Royal Canadian Artillery
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Forsythe, Percy Campbell
January 19, 1942 (Messman) SS City of Atlanta, US Merchant Marine
((b. Yarmouth NS)
Gray, Everett R.
June 7, 1944 (Private) Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
(b. Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Hubbard, Fred L.
March 11, 1944 (Staff Sergeant) 182nd Infantry Regiment (Americal Division; US Army)
(b. Pubinco, Yarmouth Co., NS)
LeBlanc, James
May 14, 1943 (Able Seaman) SS Centaur (Liverpool, England), Australian Merchant Navy
(b. Yarmouth Co., NS)
Murphy, Harry
October 19, 1940 (Engineman) HMCS Bras D’Or Royal Canadian Navy Reserve
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Newell, Daniel Edward Treymain August 3, 1940 (Lieutenant) HM Sub Thames, Royal Navy
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Parker, Douglas Roger
September 27, 1943 (Pilot Officer) 407 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Porter, Ralph Everett
April 9, 1945 (Captain) US Tanker St. Mihiel, United States Merchant Navy
(b. South Ohio, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Rogers, Harold Melville
April 3, 1943 (Flying Officer) 421 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Sabean, Walter, Angus
July 6, 1943 (Private) Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
(b. Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Simmons, Aubrey
March 26, 1947 (Sapper) Royal Canadian Engineers
(b. Yarmouth NS)
Surette, Joseph Jeremiah
June 26, 1945 (Private First Class) United States Marine Corps
(b. Eel Brook, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Watson, John Crittenden
May 7, 1944 (Lieutenant) HMCS Valleyfield, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
(b. Yarmouth NS)
(3) Sons of Yarmouth Born Parent(s)
D’Entremont, Francis Robert
January 6, 1944 (Chief Gunners Mate) USS Saint Augustine PG-54, United States Navy Reserve. Son
of James Thomas d’Entremont (1872-1935) born in West Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS
Gavel, Arthur Douglas
April 18, 1944 (Flying Officer) 525 Royal Air Force Squadron. Son of George William Gavel (1888-
1968) born in Yarmouth NS and Veteran of WWI.
Wood, George Arthur
February 8, 1945 (Pilot Officer) 12 RAF Squadron; Royal Air Force Squadron. Son of Stanley Harold
Wood (1893-1984) born in Yarmouth, NS.
(9) Resident of Yarmouth County at Enlistment
Bambrick, Robert Burnyeat
December 22, 1941 (Captain) 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
(b. Sidney Mines, NS ; Resident of Yarmouth, NS; husband of Ida Catherine Gordon Bambrick,
Yarmouth, NS)
Blackadar, Karl Kenneth
May 7, 1947 (Major) Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
(b. Meteghan, Digby Co.; son of Martha Blackadar, Hebron, Yarmouth Co., NS; Hebron resident)
Irvine, Richard Reginald
June 6, 1944 (Flying Officer) 426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Dublin, Leinster, Ireland; resident of Yarmouth at enlistment)
Nickerson, Herbert Eugene
November 8, 1946 (Private) The Royal Canadian Regiment
(b. Woods Harbour, Shelburne Co., NS; resident of Lower East Pubnico at enlistment)
Nickerson, Osborne Charles
December 6, 1944 (Able Seaman) HMCS Ville de Quebec, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve
(b. West Head, Shelburne Co., NS; resident of Seal Island, Yarmouth Co., NS)
Oikle, Winslow Earl
June 7, 1944 (Corporal) 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, RCIC
(b. Cape Sable Island, NS; resident of Yarmouth NS; brother of Mrs. Beatrice Lennox, Pubnico;
enlisted at Yarmouth)
Rice, Clarence Everett
March 19, 1945 (Lance Corporal) Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
(b. Lequille, Annapolis Co., NS; husband of Pearl Marie Rice of Yarmouth; resident of Yarmouth at
enlistment)
Ritcey, Charles Allister
May 27, 1944 (Lieutenant) Princess Louise Fusiliers, R.C.I.C.; 11th Inf. Bde. Support Group
(b. Lunenburg, NS; husband of Bertha Marion Ritcey, Vancouver St., Yarmouth; resident of
Yarmouth at enlistment)
Ruggles, Isaac Wilkins
January 18, 1945 (Trooper) 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment, R.C.A.C.
(b. Lequille, Annapolis Co., NS; resident of Yarmouth)
Smith, Frank Edgar
December 23, 1943 (Lieutenant Skipper) Royal Canadian Navy Reserve
(b. Cape Negro, Shelburne Co., NS; resident of Yarmouth; husband of Clara Mae Smith of
Yarmouth NS)
(11) Connection to Yarmouth by Wartime Marriage
Bell, David
November 30, 1944 (Flying Officer) 429 Squadron RCAF
(b. Winnipeg, Manitoba; Husband of Barbara Ruth Currier [Dunlop], Yarmouth NS)
Holobow, Frederick Michael
April 13, 1943 (Warrant Officer Class I) 489 (RNZAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Watson, Saskatchewan; husband of Helen Louise (Cain) Holobow, of Yarmouth, NS)
Kerr, James Colin
October 10, 1944 (Lieutenant) Royal Winnipeg Rifles, RCIC
(b. Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Alice Pearl [Pippy] Kerr, of Yarmouth, NS)
Levesque, Edmond
April 22, 1945 (Lance Corporal) Carleton and York Regiment, RCIC
(b. Edmundston, New Brunswick; husband of Lea Marie Elizabeth D’Eon of West Pubnico,
Yarmouth Co., NS)
MacLellan, James G.
August 31, 1944
(Private) West Nova Scotia Regiment, RCIC
(b. Big Marsh, Antigonish Co., NS; husband of Alice Geraldine (Moses) MacLellan, of South Ohio,
Yarmouth Co., NS)
Newman, Joseph Gerald
September 1, 1942 (Flight Sergeant/Pilot) 5 OTU RAF, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. St. John, New Brunswick; husband of Helen Ferne [Brayne] Newman, Yarmouth, NS)
Sherman, Lawrence
June 13, 1944 (Flying Officer) 162 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Fort William, Ontario; husband of Mary Georgina Sweeney, daughter of Francis Sweeney of
Yarmouth, NS)
Thornton, Arnold Ernest
September 22, 1944 (Private) Calgary Highlanders, RCIC
(b. Amherst, Cumberland Co., NS; enlisted at Yarmouth; husband of Ann Berneice (Amiro)
Thornton, of Yarmouth, NS)
White, Albert Standford
December 6, 1944 (Flight Lieutenant/Pilot) 113 Squadron, RCAF
(b. Windsor, Ontario; husband of Anne Dora (Martin) White, of Yarmouth, NS)
Wiseman, Carl William
July 11, 1944 (Electrical Artificer 3rd Class) Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
(b. Dartmouth, NS; husband of Olive Wiseman, of Yarmouth North, NS)
(1) Non Resident with Yarmouth Address at Enlistment
O’Brien, Charles Stuart
October 31, 1941 (Flight Sergeant) 76 RAF Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
(b. Moncton, NB; listed Lakeside Inn, Yarmouth as residence at enlistment)