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George Percy Muise
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George Percy Muise
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Private
219th Battalion; 85th Battalion
August 12, 1896
Yarmouth, NS
March 20, 1916
Yarmouth NS
Yarmouth NS
19
5 feet, 5 inches
light
light brown
brown
29th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Yarmouth NS
Married
Teamster
Teresa Muise (Wife), Regent St., Yarmouth, NS
March 18, 1966
Our Lady of Cavalry Roman Catholic, Yarmouth, NS
Military Medal
Louis Muise was the son of Martha Muise and husband of Teresa Muise Yarmouth NS. At enlistment he
was the father of George Peter Muise (4 months). He had lost his father and a brother to pneumonia and a
sister to tuberculous.
Enlisting with the 219th Battalion at Yarmouth he departed for overseas, arriving in England on the
SS Olympic on October 18, 1916. He was transferred from the 219th Battalion to the 17th Reserve
Battalion at Bramshott. On June 1, 1917 he was admitted to the Canadian Military Hospital at Bramshott
suffering from pleurisy. Following his recovery he returned to the 17th Reserve Battalion and was then
taken on strength with the 85th Battalion on November 10, 1917.
He proceeded to France and joined the forces in the field. He suffered a bullet wound to the left leg
while in action against the enemy at Valenciennes on October 23, 1917. He was taken to the 12th
Canadian Field Ambulance on October 24, and to No 57 Casualty Clearing Station. On October 26 he was
admitted to No 1 South African General Hospital where it was necessary to amputate his left leg below the
knee. He was then transferred to England and invalided to Canada, departing England on the SS Araguaya,
on May 21, 1919 arriving Canada on May 31, 1919. He was hospitalized in Canada until October 30, 1919.
He was given a medical discharge at Halifax on November 3, 1919 having served in Canada, England
and France. He was 23 years of age.