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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
George Thomas Muise
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George Thomas Muise
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Private
216th Battalion
December 16, 1890
Yarmouth, NS
March 15, 1917
St John NB
27
5 feet, 1 inch
Dark
Black
Brown
Single
Roman Catholic
Labourer
Joseph Richard Muise (Father)
Water St., Yarmouth NS
March 8, 1941
George Thomas Musie was the son of Joseph Richard and Mary Muise of Yarmouth, NS. George first
enlisted with the 165th Battalion at Yarmouth on September 14, 1916. (Service No. 666843). He listed his
date of birth as December 16, 1886); however, he was discharged after six months as medically unfit. He
enlisted a second time with the 216th Battalion in St. John, NB on March 15, 1917. He arrived in England
on May 14, 1917 on the SS Justicia and was taken on strength with the 3rd Reserve Battalion at West
Sandling, Kent.
While at Sandling, George became ill after three weeks of training and it was discovered that he
suffered from valvular heart disease. Valvular heart disease occurs when the valves of the heart become
diseased or damaged, affecting the blood flow through the body. He experienced shortness of breath,
swelling of feet, weakness and fluttering of the heart. He was returned to Canada and hospitalized
between August 26, 1917 and December 31, 1917. He was given a medical discharge from service on
December 31, 1917 at Halifax, NS